Locations
Fontenelle Forest
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Camp
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Camp Logan
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Wetlands(Park here for Floodplain Trails) 103 Camp Gifford Road 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. Get Directions |
Neale
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Camp Wa-kon-da(Park here for History & Southern Uplands Trails) 402 Forest Dr. 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. Get Directions |
General Contact information
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Staff
| Jim Beebe Chief Ranger at Fontenelle Forest |
Natalie Drake Outdoor Recreation Coordinator |
Patrick Conner Animal Care Specialist |
| Kathy Fischer Raptor Program Manager |
Shawna Gorman Biologist |
Bridget Hanson Marketing & Communications Assistant |
| Miriam Holder Visitor Services Assistant |
Christina Joel Donor & Visitor Services Systems Coordinator |
Michaela Johnson Biologist |
| Dana Meyer Manager of Marketing and Events |
Hannah Miller Naturalist Educator |
Matt Miller Manager of Conservation |
| Toni Ptacek Naturalist Educator |
Celeste Robbins Visitor Services Associate |
Barb Shiffermiller Manager of Visitor Services |
| Eric Sundar Grounds Coordinator |
Abby Swanda Naturalist Educator |
Lauren Walker Education Program Manager |
PART-TIME EDUCATORS
| Mia Dempsey | Dianne Guinn | Liz Gunkelman |
| Tisha Johnson | Heather Pearson | Jessie Sevener |
| Taryn Schroeder | Deborah Woracek |
PART-TIME VISITOR SERVICES ASSISTANTS
| Sara Childs | Kathleen Jamrozy | Michaela Martin |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS |
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| Matt Hardebeck | President | Sarah Griger | Treasurer | Shannon Mullen O’Keefe | Past-President |
| Brittni Redding | Secretary | ||
DIRECTORS |
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| Dan Bolt Alyssa Borden Tom Bragg Matt Ferguson Sarah Griger Matt Hardebeck Brent Hardebeck |
Amy Henderson Andrew Huettner Janel Kaufman Sally McGill Jerry McCaw Chris Morrow |
Shannon Mullen O’Keefe Brittni Redding Todd Rynaski Hassan Shalla Ray Turkle Fred Uhe Bob Wells |
HONORARY TRUSTEES |
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| Anonymous Anonymous |
Stephen Kaniewski Gerry and Bruce Lauritzen |
Susan and George Haddix Marilyn and Carl Mammel |
HONORARY STEWARDS |
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| Shawn Bengtson | Dennis and Ann Christiansen | Neal and Debra Ratzlaff |