Natural Areas Preservation Council
The Natural Areas Preservation Council (NAPC) is the official advisory body for the DNR's State Natural Areas Program, guiding establishing, protecting, and managing State Natural Areas. In 1951, the Wisconsin legislature established the State Board for the Preservation of Scientific Areas (later renamed NAPC) with duties found in State Statutes Chapter 15.347(4) and Chapter 23.26. The council comprises 11 members with professional backgrounds in conservation biology, botany, zoology, ecology and geology. Members serve three-year terms and are listed below under their respective appointing institutions.
- Council members
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Councilors are appointed for 3-year terms by their respective appointing institutions.
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters
Eric M. Anderson (Council Chair)
Emeritus Professor of Wildlife Ecology
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WIMarcia Bjornerud
Walter Schober, Professor of Environmental Studies and Professor of Geology
Lawrence University
Appleton, WIAlexandra Bohman
Forest Ecologist, Division of Biological Services
Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
Odanah, WIWisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Vacant
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Madison, WIDrew Feldkirchner (Council Secretary)
Director, Bureau of Natural Heritage Conservation
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Madison, WICraig Thompson
Chief, Program Integration Section
Bureau of Natural Heritage Conservation
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
La Crosse, WIMilwaukee Public Museum
Christopher Tyrell
Research Curator
Milwaukee Public Museum
Milwaukee, WIWisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Kevin Anderson
Science Education Consultant
Department of Public Instruction
Madison, WIUniversity of Wisconsin System
Three UW-System Vacancies
University of Wisconsin - Mission and core values
- Meeting minutes
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Council minutes are available upon request to the State Natural Areas Program.