State Natural Area Contacts

General Contact Information

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Endangered Resources Program
PO Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707
Phone: (608) 266-7012
Fax: (608) 266-2925

Central Office Staff

Rebecca Schroeder
608.266.5244
Chief, Ecosystem and Diversity Conservation Section
Administers the State Natural Area Program

Randy Hoffman
608.267.7758
Natural Areas Program Ecologist
Ecological site evaluation, Ecosystem gap analysis, SNA public land designation, SNA management plan coordination, Natural community management guidelines, Prescribed burn team co-leader, Forestry silviculture and old-growth liason, Science Advisory liason land trusts

Mark Martin
608.266.8916
Natural Areas Specialist
Natural Areas Budget Issues; Feasibility Studies; Development Projects; Acquisition; and Coordinates the Native Plant Seed Program

Thomas Meyer
608.266.0394
Designation and Public Lands Specialist
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

Dawn Hinebaugh
608.266.5243
SNA Program Assistant
State Natural Area GIS and web manager, SNA cartographer, assists with land acquisition and grant management, Wildlife Action Plan GIS coordinator

Regional Staff

Armund Bartz
608.785.9019
West Central Regional Ecologist - LaCrosse

Owen Boyle
414.263.8681
Southeast Regional Ecologist - Milwaukee

Cathy Bleser
608.275.3308
South Central Regional Ecologist - Fitchburg

Joe Henry
920.662.5194
Northeast Regional Ecologist - Green Bay

Ryan Magana
715.635.4153
Northern Regional Ecologist - Spooner

Matt Zine
608.273.5943
Natural Areas South Central Field Manager - Fitchburg