Monday, March 18: Forest staff will be conducting tree clearing operations on Camp Gifford Road. The road will remain open to through traffic.

Monday, March 18: Forest staff will be conducting tree clearing operations on Camp Gifford Road. The road will remain open to through traffic.

Locations

Fontenelle Forest
Nature Center

1111 Bellevue Blvd. North
Bellevue, NE 68005

From I-80, take Hwy 75 (Kennedy Freeway) south to Chandler Road. Turn left onto Chandler. Stay on Chandler approx. 1 mile until the road ends at the stop sign at Bellevue Blvd. Turn right onto Bellevue Blvd. Continue approximately .5 of a mile to the nature center (on the left).

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Camp
Brewster

1313 Bellevue Blvd. North
Bellevue, NE 68005

From I-80, take Hwy 75 (Kennedy Freeway) South to Chandler Road. Turn left onto Chandler. Stay on Chandler approx. 1 mile until the road ends at the stop sign at Bellevue Blvd. Turn right onto Bellevue Blvd. Continue approximately .3 of a mile to Camp Brewster (on the left)

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Camp Logan

720 Camp Gifford Road
Bellevue, NE 68005

From I-80, take Hwy 75 (Kennedy Freeway) South to Chandler Road. Turn left onto Chandler. Stay on Chandler approx. 1 mile until the road ends at the stop sign at Bellevue Blvd. Turn right onto Bellevue Blvd. Continue for a little over .5 of a mile and turn left onto Childs Road. Continue on Childs Road through the housing development. The road becomes Camp Gifford Road and will change into a gravel surface. After the first curve, Camp Logan Fontenelle will be on your left.

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Wetlands

(Park here for Floodplain Trails)

103 Camp Gifford Road
Bellevue, NE 68005

From I-80, take Hwy 75 (Kennedy Freeway) South to Chandler Road. Turn left onto Chandler. Stay on Chandler approx. 1 mile until the road ends at the stop sign at Bellevue Blvd. Turn right onto Bellevue Blvd. Continue for a little over .5 of a mile and turn left onto Childs Road. Continue on Childs Road through the housing development. The road becomes Camp Gifford Road and will change into a gravel surface. Continue 1.5 miles on the gravel surface.

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Neale Woods

Nature Reserve

14323 Edith Marie Ave.
Omaha, NE 68112

From I-80 take Hwy 75 North. Merge onto Storz Expressway towards Florence Blvd/Eppley Airfield. Take the Florence Blvd ramp and turn left at the stop sign. Florence Blvd. becomes J. Pershing Drive. Continue through the T intersection at Mormon Bridge onto River Road. From there, you will travel 2.7 miles to White Deer Lane (past NP Dodge and Hummel Park, stay to the right at the fork in the road). Turn a slight left onto White Deer Lane and left again onto Edith Marie Ave.

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Camp Wa-Kon-Da

(Park here for History & Southern Uplands Trails)

402 Forest Dr.
Bellevue, NE 68005

From I-80, take Hwy 75 (Kennedy Freeway) South to Chandler Road. Turn left onto Chandler. Stay on Chandler for a little over half of a mile. Turn right onto Fort Crook Road. Stay on Fort Crook Road for approx. 1 mile. Turn slightly left onto Galvin Road. Continue on Galvin Road for roughly .5 of a mile. Turn left onto Gregg Road. Stay on Gregg Road for a little over .5 of a mile. Turn right onto Bellevue Blvd. Continue for a little over .5 of a mile and turn left onto Forest Drive. Camp Wa-kon-da will be on your left.

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Our team at the Forest

Executive Director

Tyler Irvine
Executive Director

Directors

Dawn Jensen
Director of Finance & Administration
Denise Lewis
Director of Programs
Michelle Foss
Director of Operations
Emily Prauner
Director of Development and Community Engagement

Staff

Jim Beebe
Chief Ranger at Fontenelle Forest
Patrick Conner
Animal Care Specialist
Joy Cotton
Grants Writer and Community Giving Coordinator
Natalie Drake
Outdoor Recreation Coordinator
Kathy Fischer
Raptor Program Manager
Steven Fox
Conservation Technician
Shawna Gorman
Conservation Specialist
Bridget Hanson
Marketing & Communications Specialist
Miriam Holder
Visitor Services Assistant
Christina Joel
Donor & Visitor Services Systems Coordinator
Michaela Johnson
Conservation Specialist
Ellen Kinsey
Raptor Care Specialist
Hannah Miller
Naturalist Educator
Matt Miller
Manager of Conservation
Toni Ptacek
Naturalist Educator
Celeste Robbins
Visitor Services Associate
Jocelyn Rodriguez
Facilities and Grounds Technician
Barb Shiffermiller
Manager of Visitor Services
Eric Sundar
Facilities and Grounds Coordinator
Abby Swanda
Naturalist Educator
Lauren Walker
Education Program Manager

PART-TIME EDUCATORS

Dianne Guinn Liz Gunkelman Tisha Johnson
Heather Pearson Jessie Sevener Deborah Woracek

PART-TIME VISITOR SERVICES ASSISTANTS

Jamie Arriola Sheila Duralia Estefany Medina

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

Hassan Shalla | President Sarah Griger | Treasurer Matt Hardebecke | Past-President
Brittni Redding | Secretary

DIRECTORS

Dan Bolt
Alyssa Borden
Tom Bragg
Matt Ferguson
Sarah Griger
Sarah Gudeman
Matt Hardebeck
Amy Henderson
Janel Kaufman
Lori Kleinschmit
Jerry McCaw
Sally McGill
Shannon Mullen O’Keefe
Brittni Redding
Eric Roumph
Todd Rynaski
Hassan Shalla
Ray Turkle
Fred Uhe
Bob Wells

HONORARY TRUSTEES

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Gerry and Bruce Lauritzen
Susan and George Haddix
Marilyn and Carl Mammel
Valmont Industries, Inc

HONORARY STEWARDS

Shawn Bengtson Dennis and Ann Christiansen Neal and Debra Ratzlaff

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