DNR Contacts

There is at least one Community Services Specialist (CSS) in each of the five DNR Regions who will walk through the process with you from project conception to issuing the final check. They will explain the requirements of Stewardship, assist you in planning and evaluating project alternatives, bring in other DNR resource people as needed, help you complete the application form and suggest other funding sources if your project does not qualify for Stewardship. They will also determine which of the various grant programs is appropriate for your project. Their names are listed on page 5. We invite you to call your CSS early in the process of project selection and to communicate often.

Contacts

For more information and to submit applications use contacts below.

Northeast Region Counties: Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago

Chris Halbur
2984 Shawano Avenue
Green Bay, WI 54313
Telephone: (920) 662-5121
E-mail: chris.halbur@Wisconsin.gov

West Central Region Counties: Adams, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Marathon, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Portage, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Wood

Lavanne Hessler
1300 West Clairemont Avenue,
P.O. Box 4001
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4001
Telephone: (715) 839-3751
Telefax No.: (715) 839-6076
E-mail: lavane.hessler@Wisconsin.gov

South Central Region Counties: Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Richland, Rock, Sauk

Stefanie Brouwer
3911 Fish Hatchery Road
Fitchburg, WI 53711
Telephone: (608) 275-3218
Telefax No.: (608) 275-3338
E-mail: stefanie.brouwer@Wisconsin.gov

Southeast Region Counties: Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington,Waukesha

Tom Blotz
2300 N. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Telephone: (414) 263-8610
Telefax No.: (414) 263-8661
E-mail: tom.blotz@Wisconsin.gov
Also: Dan Kaemmerer (263-8704)
dan.kaemmerer@dnr.state.wi. us
Gene Park (263-8676)gene.park@Wisconsin.gov

Northern Region Counties: Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor, Vilas

Pat Zatopa
107 Sutliff
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Telephone: (715) 365-8928
Telefax No.: (715) 365-8932
E-mail: pat.zatopa@Wisconsin.gov

Counties: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, Washburn

Diane Conklin
810 West Maple Street
Spooner, WI 54801
Telephone: (715) 635-4130
Telefax No.: (715)635-4105
E-mail: diane.conklin@Wisconsin.gov

For information on program history, development, policy, statewide coordination, and program fund status, contact the following Madison DNR Central Office Grant Managers:

Leslie Gauberti - Stewardship and Federal Land & Water Conservation grants to local governments (608) 267-0497 (leslie.gauberti@Wisconsin.gov)

Kimberlee Wright - Stewardship Grants to nonprofit conservation organizations (608) 266-0868 (Kimberlee.Wright@Wisconsin.gov)