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Bureau of Endangered Resources

Principle Investigator for the American Marten population estimate; Bioregional monitoring for Northern Goshawks and the Menominee Forest Red-shouldered Hawk inventory; Leads the Forest Raptor project; and is the research and metadata liaison for the Aquatic & Terrestrial Resources Inventory (ATRI).

Dean Van Doren
Conservation Biologist
715.365.8848

Vacancy
Conservation Biologist

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GIS Analyst

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Avian/Forest Ecologist

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Field Technician

Ecosystem and Diversity Conservation Staff

Rebecca Schroeder
Section Chief
608.266.5244

Supervises Ecosystem & Diversity Conservation Section Staff;Administers the State Natural Area and Non-Game/Endangered Species Programs; Member of the Wildlife Policy Team Wildlife; and Administers Program Initiatives for the Maintenance of Biological Diversity

Susan Foote-Martin
Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail Coordinator
608.266.0545

Coordinate the development of the Great WI Birding & Nature Trail; Develop outreach & promotional materials for the Bureau and ornithology program; and Respond to inquiries from the public regarding birds

Beth Kienbaum
Conservation Biologist
608.266.3219

Wisconsin Whooping Crane Recovery Coordinator; Direction Team and Bird Team representative for Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP). Development of Wisconsin Whooping Crane Management Plan, advocate for WCEP database development and extensive collaboration with government and private organizations.

Gregor Schuurman
Conservation Biologist
608.266.8736

Bob Hay
Cold-blooded Species Program Manager
608.267.0849

Cold-blooded Species Management and Protection, specializing in Reptiles and Amphibians; Herptile Regulations; and Mussel and Herptile Environmental Review Consultation

Dawn Hinebaugh
Natural Areas Assistant
608.266.5243

State Natural Area GIS and web manager, SNA cartographer, assists with land acquisition and grant management, Wildlife Action Plan GIS coordinator.

Randy Hoffman
Natural Areas Ecologist
608.267.7758

Natural Areas Management Implementation, Management Plans, Work Crews, and Exotic Species Control; Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest Master Plan Committee; Natural Areas Inspection Coordination; Breeding Bird Survey Coordinator; and Member of the "Land Management Policy" Division Team

Randy Jurewicz
Staff Biologist
608.267.7507

Endangered Resources Grant Coordinator; Bureau Liaison to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered/Threatened Animal Damage Program; Coordinates Outreach for Bureau; Leader of Revision of State Statute 29.604 Endangered and Threatened Species Law (exit DNR); and Coordinates Rule Revision Activities in Bureau

Kelly Kearns
Plant Conservation Program Manager
608.267.5066

Invasive Plant Program; Department Invasive Species Team Member; Outreach and Education Regarding Plants; Plant Policies and Regulations; Plant Community Restoration; and Wild Ginseng Program

Darcy Kind
Landowner Incentive Program Conservation Biologist
608.267.9789

Implements the Landowner Incentive Program which helps private landowners manage and restore habitat for at-risk species on their property. Works with private landowners and conservation partners on conservation planning efforts, developing community partnerships and advises landowners on the management of rare species and natural communities and the threats to natural systems on private lands

Pat Manthey
Assistant Avian Ecologist
608.789.5651

Bald Eagle and Osprey Program Coordinator; Peregrine Falcon Recovery Program; Trumpeter Swan Program assistant Coordinator; Raptor Issues in General; Assist with Forest Raptor Policy Issues; and Mute Swan Control Policy Leader

Mark Martin
Natural Areas Specialist
608.266.8916

Natural Areas Budget Issues; Feasibility Studies; Development Projects; Acquisition; and Coordinates the Native Plant Seed Program

Sumner Matteson
Avian Ecologist
608.266.1571

Leads the Conservation Program for endangered, threatened, and rare nongame birds; Specializes in waterbirds, shorebirds, neotropical migrants, swans, and Barn Owl; Migratory Bird Stopover Initiative co-leader; Upper Mississippi/Great Lakes Waterbird Team - WI rep.; Upper Mississippi Flyway Technical Section, Nongame - WI rep.; State IBA Committee member; WDNR Forest Raptor Working Group member; Interagency Cormorant Research and Management Team member; Bird Conservation Region 12 planning lead; Directs WI Trumpeter Swan Recovery Program; Advisor: powerline bird diverters and tall artificial structures/bird issues; NHI Impact Review nongame bird consultant; Advisor to National Park Service and FWS on Piping Plover monitoring and management; WDNR liaison to Bluebird Restoration Association; WI Endangered and Threatened Species List Revision Team member.

Thomas Meyer
Designation and Public Lands Specialist
608.266.0394

Legal dedications of State Natural Areas (SNA); Natural Areas Preservation Council liaison; SNA research permits; baseline data acquisition on SNAs; natural area rules and policies; SNA public awareness; Assists with organizations on stewardship grants;

Vacancy
Assistant Herpetologist/Conservation Biologist

Heidi Nelson
Landowner Incentive Program Coordinator
608.266.8736

Coordinates the Landowner Incentive Program which helps private landowners manage and restore habitat for at-risk species on their property.

Courtney LeClair
Invasive Plants Assistant
608.267.7438

Coordinates Invasive Plants of the Future project and Wisconsin Weed Watchers volunteer network.

Natural Heritage Inventory (NHI) Staff

Vacancy
Section Chief

Supervises Natural Heritage Inventory Section Staff; Administers Natural Heritage Inventory Program and Environmental Review Program; Administers NHI Partnership Initiative for Expanding Knowledge on Wisconsin's Biodiversity; Oversees Policy and Procedures for Sharing NHI Data; Member of Endangered Resources Management Team; and Member of DNR Energy Work Group

Craig J. Anderson
NHI Program Botanist
608.267.5037

Leads the Natural Heritage Inventory Botany Program; Specializes in Taxonomy, Tracking, Identification and Monitoring of Rare Plant Species in Wisconsin; Plans and Conducts Surveys for Rare Plants; Provides Consultation to Other Programs on Plant Ecology; Develops Survey Protocol and Provides Quality Assurance for Data Accepted for the Heritage Database; and Oversees Contracted Surveys.

Julie Bleser
Database Manager
608.266.7308

Heritage Data Manager and manager of the associated Biotics application;providing data and support to users of the data; Coordinates/Oversees the Development, Maintenance and Use of the Biotics Application; Provides Support to Natural Heritage Inventory Staff Using Biotics; Provides Consultation and Support to Other Programs Regarding Data Available through Biotics; and Provides GIS Guidance and Support to Section and Bureau Staff

Dustin Driese
Bureau Web Designer
608.267.0862

Eric Epstein
Natural Heritage Inventory Program Community Ecologist
608.267.5038

Leads Natural Heritage Inventory Community Ecology Program; Specializes in Identification and Tracking the Status of Natural Communities in Wisconsin; Plans and Conducts Field Surveys; Provides Consultation to Other Programs on Community and Landscape Ecology; Develops Survey Protocol and Provides Quality Assurance for Data Accepted for the Heritage Database; Identifies Areas in Need of Special Designation or Other Protection; and Oversees Contracted Surveys

Vacancy
Forest Inventory Specialist
608.267.5129

Coordinates in the biotic inventory work for Bureau of Forestry and other state lands master planning; Coordinates proposal development for future inventory work; Monitors and manages inventory budgets; Leads final report development and data synthesis; and Provides logistical/administrative support to inventory teams.

Kim Grveles
Assistant Zoologist/Ornithologist
608.266.0822

Interpreting and processing information on Wisconsin's rare birds; Database development; synthesizing and applying data to management situations; and Developing and maintaining contact with the network of ornithologists that collaborate with Natural Heritage Inventory.

Terrell Hyde
Assistant Zoologist/Mapping Specialist
608.264.9255

Interpreting and processing information on Wisconsin's rare fauna and aquatic communities; Database development; synthesizing and applying data to management situations; and Developing and maintaining contact with the network of scientists that collaborate with Natural Heritage Inventory.

Christina Isenring
Assistant Ecologist/Mapping Specialist
608.267.9788

Interpreting and processing information on Wisconsin's natural communities; Database development; synthesizing and applying data to management situations; and Developing and maintaining contact with the network of scientists that collaborate with Natural Heritage Inventory.

Kathryn Kirk
Conservation Biologist
608.266.0545

Specializes in terrestrial invertebrates; Plans and conducts field surveys of rare lepidoptera, orthoptera, and coleoptera and general site inventories of terrestrial invertebrates; Provides expertise in identification of orthoptera; Provides consultation on habitat management for rare terrestrial invertebrates; and Leads the monitoring program for the Wisconsin Karner blue butterfly Habitat Conservation Plan.

Lisie Kitchel
Environmental Reviewer
608.266.5248

Reviews Impacts to Rare Species and Natural Communities from Transportation Projects Statewide and Coordinating Responses; Assists in Field Surveys and Environmental Document Development for Transportation Projects; Provides Consultation to other Programs and Agencies in Interpreting Natural Heritage Inventory Data; Provides Technical Assistance for Projects Relating to Aquatic Resources.

Janeen Laatsch
Assistant Botanist/Mapping Specialist
608.266.7714

Transcribes and maps data from rare plant reports to Biotics; develops the rare plant database; Assures quality of data accepted for the Heritage databases by checking vouchers, expert statements, and/or geography, phenology, and habitat plausibility of rare plant records; Researches Wisconsin status of rare plant species of questionable provenance or taxonomic standing; Consults in development of rare plant management guidelines, public information requests, development of state species listing criteria, and interpretation of rare plant data; Assists Natural Heritage Inventory lead botanist on miscellaneous projects; and Conducts field inventories in support of peatlands project.

Vacancy
Bureau Information Systems Manager; Bureau Internet Manager

Vacancy
Environmental Reviewer

Department's contact for Natural Heritage Inventory (NHI) data sharing through license agreements; Oversees NHI portal and conducts Endangered Resources environmental reviews.

Emily Rusch
Environmental Review Assistant
608.264.6057

Coordinates Environmental Reiview project tracking and billing, coordinates NHI training, compiles data summaries and maps for environmental review of projects statewide, and prepares review responses.

Bill A. Smith
Natural Heritage Inventory Program Zoologist
608.266.0924

Leads Natural Heritage Inventory Zoology Program; Specializes in Raptors, Mussels, and Dragonflies and Tracking Animal Species Identification and Status in Wisconsin; Plans and Conducts Field Surveys of Rare Animal Species; Provides Consultation to Other Programs on Animal Ecology; Develops Survey Protocol and Provides Quality Assurance for Data Accepted for the Heritage Database; and Oversees Contracted Surveys

Rich Staffen
Assistant Zoologist/Mapping Specialist
608.266.4340

Interpreting and processing information on Wisconsin's rare vertebrates; assists Natural Heritage Inventory lead zoologist on miscellaneous projects; conducts field inventories in support of peatlands project; synthesizing and applying data to management situations; database development; and developing and maintaining contact with the network of scientists that collaborate with Natural Heritage Inventory

Vacancy
Endangered Resources Planning & Protection Specialist

Rori Paloski
Incidental Take Coordinator

Leads development of policy and procedures related to incidental take consultation; Develops tools for screening activities for impacts to endangered resources; Coordinates Natural Heritage Inventory training; and Coordinates Consultation Process for Incidental Take within DNR & among Other State Agencies.

Vacancy
Conservation Biologist/Mapping Specialist

Interpreting and processing information on Wisconsin's fauna, flora, and natural communities; Database development; synthesizing and applying data to management situations; and Developing and maintaining contact with the network of scientists that collaborate with Natural Heritage Inventory.

Drew Feldkirchner
Natural Heritage Inventory Forestry Liaison

Address endangered resources issues related to development and implementation of Department master plans on state forested lands; provide endangered resources expertise to the Division of Forestry in achieving sustainable forestry goals. Develop and implement information and tools to facilitate this work.

Regional Personnel

Armund Bartz
Regional Ecologist - Westcentral Region
608.785.9019

Sarah R. Boles
Wildlife Technician (seasonal/winter)
715.794.2548

Winter track surveys & coordinator of volunteer carnivore trackers.

Owen Boyle
Regional Ecologist - Southeast Region
414.263.8681

Catherine "Cathy" Bleser
Regional Ecologist - Southcentral Region
608.275.3308

Ryan Magana
Regional Ecologist - Northern Region
715.635.4153

Joe Henry
Regional Ecologist - Northeast Region
920.662.5194

Ronald N. Schultz
Wolf Program Technician/ Conservation Biologist
715.358.9257 / 715.588.3845

Trapping, collaring, health monitoring of wolves. Winter track surveys.Mammal capture and telemetry equipment specialist.

Jane Wiedenhoeft
Endangered Mammal Database Manager/Tracker
715.762.1362

Data & GIS Manager; database development, interpreting and processing information on Wisconsin's rare mammals, GIS mapping, guidance, and support, synthesizing and applying data to management situations, providing data and support to other users of the data, coordinating with researchers; conducting winter track surveys and assisting with other field surveys, assisting coordination of volunteers; conducting trainings, public presentations and presenting research findings.

Adrian Wydeven
Mammalian Ecologist
715.762.1363

Leads the conservation programs for rare and nongame mammals; Wolf program leader, supervising surveys, preparing reports, Chair the Wisconsin Wolf Science Committee, coordinated depredation control management with USDA-Wildlife Services, and promote education and outreach with the Timber Wolf Alliance; American marten recovery coordinator; Coordinate investigations on rare mammals such as lynx, cougar, and moose; and Provide training for volunteers on mammal tracking and wolf ecology; Wisconsin DNR representative to Eastern Gray Wolf Recovery Team.

Matt Zine
Natural Areas Biologist
608.273.5943

Acquisition and management of State Natural Areas in Southern Wisconsin; and Coordinates South Central Region Natural Areas crew

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