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Laura Wyatt
Urban Forestry Council liaison
608-267-0568

Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council

The purpose of the council is to advise the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on the best ways to preserve, protect, expand and improve Wisconsin's urban and community forest resources.

Bylaws: [PDF 19KB] Contains official purpose and goals, membership make-up, officer and committee descriptions, etc.

Past meeting agendas and minutes

Regular voting members

Position Description [PDF 19KB]

Member Information Affiliation / Phone Term Expires
Dr. R. Bruce Allison
Allison Tree Care, President
1830 Sugar River Road
Verona,  WI  53593		 Member at-large
(Council on Forestry Rep.)
(608) 271-4126
rallison2@wisc.edu 		6/30/2015
Mr. Todd Chwala
Supt. Parks, Forestry and Cemeteries
1040 Forest Street
Eau Claire, WI  54703		 Member at-large
(municipal forestry under 100,000)
(715) 839-5039
todd.chwala@eauclairewi.gov		 6/30/2015
Mr. Christopher Deegan
Plant Protection Section Chief
2811 Agriculture Dr
Madison, WI 53708		 DATCP
(608) 224-4573

Christopher.Deegan@wi.gov		 6/30/2015
Ms. Patty Dreier  
County Executive              
Portage County   
1462 Strongs Ave
Stevens Point, WI 54481 		Member at-large (elected  official)
(715)346-1997
(715)346-1995 FAX  
dreierp@co.portage.wi.us 		6/30/2013
Mr. Thomas R. Dunbar, FASLA
2686 Blue Aster Blvd.
Sun Prairie, WI 53590 		Member at-large (non-profit)
(608) 381-0836
dunbar.tom@gmail.com		 6/30/2014
Mr. John DuPlissis
Forestry Outreach Specialist
UW-Stevens Point
Trainer NR Building – Room 362A
800 Reserve Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897		 UW-Extension
(715) 346-4128
(715) 346-4038 FAX
John.DuPlissis@uwsp.edu		 6/30/2015
Ms. Marla Eddy - Vice-Chair
City Forester
City of Madison 
1402 Wingra Creek Pkwy
Madison, WI 53715		 Municipal Arborists
(over 200,000)
(608)266-4450
meddy@cityofmadison.com		 6/30/2013
Mr. Mark Freberg
City Forester
City of Green Bay
100 N Jefferson St. Rm 510
Green Bay WI 54301		 Municipal Arborists (over 100,000)
(920)448-3379
(920)448-3393 FAX
MarkFr@ci.green-bay.wi.us		 6/30/2013
Mr. John Gall
Wachtel Tree Science
PO Box 716
Merton, WI  53056-0716
 Wisconsin Arborist Association
(262) 538-1900
(262) 538-1412 FAX
jgall@wachteltree.com		 6/30/2013
Mr. Daniel Green
Manager Line Clearance & Inspection
Alliant Energy
1001 Shaver Road NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402
 Utility Arborist     
(319) 786-2010
DanGreen@alliantenergy.com		 6/30/2015
Mr. Leif Hubbard, PLA ASLA
State Transportation Landscape Architect
PO Box 7986
Madison, WI  53707		 WI Dept of Transportation
(608) 267-6884
(608) 267-7856 FAX
leif.hubbard@dot.state.wi.us		 6/30/2014
Mr. Gregory W. Kessler AICP
Director - Community Development
3805 S. Casper Drive
New Berlin, WI  53151		 Member at-large (community development)
(262) 797-2445 x2501
(262) 780-4612 FAX
gkessler@newberlin.org		 6/30/2014
Mr. Thomas Landgraf
UW-Madison School of Business
Dimension Development, LLC
104 Ash Street
Madison, WI  53726		 Member at-large
(commercial development)
(608) 233-6898
(608) 235-4466 cell
(608) 233-9800 FAX
tom@dimdevllc.com		 6/30/2015
Ms. Shirley Brabender Mattox
1313 Jackson St.
Oshkosh, WI  54901
 Member at-large (citizen advocate)
(920) 233-2833
smattox@ameritech.net		 6/30/2014
Mr. Donald Merkes
Mayor - City of Menasha 
140 Main Street  
Menasha, WI 54952		 Elected official
(920)967-3600
(920)967-5273 FAX
dmerkes@ci.menasha.wi.us
 6/30/2013
Dr. Art Ode
Volunteer Forester-City of Bayfield
Professional horticulturist
236 S. Tenth Street
Bayfield, WI 54814		 Member at-large
(municipal forestry under 10,000)
(715) 779-9779
(715) 779-9907 FAX
aode@charter.net		 6/30/2013
Mr. Ken Ottman
First Choice Tree Care, Inc - CEO
4768 Marietta Lane
Junction City, WI 54443		 Commercial arborists
(414) 254-5604
(715) 457-6838 FAX
ken@firstchoicetreecare.com		 6/30/2013
Mr. Daniel Siewert
Line Clearance Coordinator
Wisconsin Public Service
2027 Navajo Street, P.O. Box 160
Rhinelander, WI  54501 		Utility Arborist
(715) 369-7159
DESiewert@wisconsinpublicservice.com
 6/30/2015
Mr. Terry Sime
Parks and Grounds Superintendent
City of Richland Center
450 S. Main
Richland Center, WI 53581		 Member at-large
(municipal forestry under 10,000)
(608) 647-8360 FAX
rcpg@mwt.net		 6/30/2015
Mr. David Sivyer
Forestry Services Manager
City of Milwaukee
841 N Broadway
Milwaukee, WI  53202
 Member at-large
(municipal  forestry –Milwaukee)
(414) 286-3729
(414) 286-8097 FAX
David.Sivyer@milwaukee.gov 		6/30/2015
Mr. Jordan Skiff
Director  of Public Works 
160 S. Macy Street
Fond du Lac, WI 54936		 Public Works
(920) 322-3472
(920) 322-3402 FAX
jskiff@fdl.wi.gov		 6/30/2014
Mr. Bryan Spencer
Superintendent of Parks & Forestry
622 Worthington St.
Oconomowoc, WI  53066
 WI Parks & Recreation Assoc.
(262) 569-2180
bspencer@oconomowoc-wi.gov
6/30/2014
Mr. Blake Theisen, PLA,ASLA, CPSI
SAA Design Group, Inc
101 East Badger Road
Madison, WI  53713
 WI Chapter of ASLA
(608) 255-0800
(608) 255-7750 FAX
btheisen@saa-madison.com
6/30/2015
Mr. Jeffery Treu
N2609 Ottman Drive
Waupaca, WI  54981
 Member at-large (citizen advocate)
(414) 840-2639 (cell)
jmtreu1@hotmail.com 		6/30/2015
Ms. Kelli Tuttle - Chair
Bluestem Forestry Consulting Inc.
49910 South Loop Road
Drummond, WI 54832
 Member at-large (consultants)
(715) 739-6831
bluestemforest@cheqnet.net
 6/30/2013
Dr. Les Werner - Past Chair
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
CNR 800 Reserve St.
Stevens Point, WI 54481
 University of Wisconsin System
(715) 346-4189
(715) 346-3624 FAX
lwerner@uwsp.edu
 6/30/2015
Mr. Kevin Westphal
Superintendent of Parks & Forestry
P.O. Box 49
Cedarburg, WI  53012
 Municipal Arborists (under 50,000)
(262) 375-7662, x4
(262) 375-7663 FAX
kwestphal@ci.cedarburg.wi.us
6/30/2015
Mr. Jeff  Wolters
Johnson’s Nursery
W180 N6275 Marcy Road
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
 Wisconsin Green Industry Federation
(414) 940-5723
(262) 252-4495 FAX
jeff@johnsonsnursery.com
6/30/2015

Ex Officio Members, non-voting
Member Information Affiliation / Phone
Ms. Jill Johnson
Coordinator
1992 Folwell Avenue
St. Paul MN 55108		 Midwest Center for Urban and Community Forestry
U.S. Forest Service
(651) 649-5253
(651) 649-5238 FAX
jilljohnson@fs.fed.us
Mr. Richard Rideout
WDNR Forestry Division
PO Box 7921
Madison WI 53707		 DNR Urban Forestry Special Assignment
608-267-0843
608-266-8576 FAX
Richard.Rideout@wi.gov
Mr. Jeff Roe
WDNR Forestry Division
PO Box 7921
Madison WI 53707		 DNR Urban Forestry Team Leader
608-264-6294
608-266-8576 FAX
Jeffrey.Roe@wi.gov
Ms. Olivia Witthun
WDNR – East Central Region
1155 Pilgrim Road
Plymouth, WI  53073		 Regional Urban Forestry Coordinator Representative 
(920) 892-8756 ext 3044
(920) 892-6638 FAX
Olivia.Witthun@wi.gov
Ms. Laura Wyatt
WDNR Forestry Division
PO Box 7921
Madison WI 53707		 DNR Urban Forestry Council Liaison, Partnership Specialist
608-267-0568
608-266-8576 FAX
Laura.Wyatt@wi.gov
Last Revised: Thursday April 25 2013