Locations
Fontenelle Forest
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Camp
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Camp Logan
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Hitchcock Wetlands
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Neale
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Camp Wa-kon-da(Park here for History and 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. View Map |
General Contact information
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Our team at the Forest
Directors
Shannon Mullen O’Keefe Interim Executive Director |
Dawn Jensen Director of Finance & Administration |
Denise Lewis Director of Raptor Team |
Pattarawan (Tan) Watcharaanantapong Director of Education |
Michelle Foss Director of Resource Stewardship |
Staff
Jim Beebe Chief Ranger at Fontenelle Forest |
Dan Borgaila Facilities Supervisor |
Natalie Drake Outdoor Recreation Coordinator |
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Patrick Conner Animal Care Specialist |
Kathy Fischer Naturalist |
Miriam Holder Visitor Services Assistant |
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Christina Joel Development Associate |
Michaela Johnson Restoration Biologist |
Michele Kemmish Finance Associate |
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Andrew Klinkenborg Manager of Donor Relations |
Dana Meyer Manager of Marketing and Events |
Matt Miller Restoration Biologist |
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Reece Myers Chief Ranger of Neale Woods |
Tim O’Hara Adult Programs Manager |
Kate Opitz Visitor Services Assistant |
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Heidi Seals Public and Outreach Programs Manager |
Barb Shiffermiller Manager of Visitor Services |
Maddy Wahl Facilities Rental Associate |
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Kenneth White Raptor Care Specialist |
PART-TIME EDUCATORS
Dianne Guinn | Liz Gunkelman | Tisha Johnson |
Marcus Kubik | Jessie Sevener | Jake Wohlers |
Deborah Woracek |
VISITOR SERVICES ASSISTANTS (PART-TIME)
Jayne O’Connell |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS |
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Nickie Konen | President | Sarah Griger | Treasurer | Susan Nemer Haddix | Past-President |
Brittni Redding | Secretary | Fred Uhe | Executive-at-Large | |
DIRECTORS |
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Dan Bolt Tom Bragg Matt Ferguson Ryan Gibson Sarah Griger Matt Hardebeck Brent Hardebeck Amy Henderson |
Andrew Huettner Janel Kauffman Portia Kennel Nickie Konen Chris Morrow Susan Nemer Haddix Don Preister |
Brittni Redding Todd Rivers Hassan Shalla Brad Thrasher Ray Turkle Fred Uhe Bob Wells Jose Zambrano |
HONORARY TRUSTEES |
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Stephen Kaniewski Susan and George Haddix |
Gerry and Bruce Lauritzen Marilyn Mammel |
Ann Pape Walter Scott, Jr. |
Honorary Stewards |
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Shawn Bengtson | Charles Gifford Jeffry Green |
Neal and Debra Ratzlaff |