Our Volunteers

Many dedicated people, mostly volunteers, are making a behind–the–scenes difference at Nachusa Grasslands. Coming together, these folks are willing to share their unique and important talents to support the success happening at the preserve. Let us know how you would like to be involved.

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Dragonfly & Damselfly Monitoring​

• Steve Baginski
• Gail Chastain
• Cindy Crosby​
• Joyce Gibbons
• Teresa Haggestad
• Kay Handel
• John Harris
• Dee Hudson
• Linda Kuhns

• J.T. Morand
• Stew Pagenstecher
• Alejandro Reyes
• Rebecca Ryan
• Cheryl Wash
• Eric Wiltshire
• Holly Yee

Nymph Monitoring 

• Joyce Gibbons
• Jan Grainger​
• Jen Hawkins

• Linda Kuhns
• Holly Yee

Fall Festival Committee

• Dee Hudson
• Susan Kleiman

• Bill Kleiman
• John Schmadeke

Friends of Nachusa Grasslands 
​Annual Report

• Dee Hudson
• Bernie Buchholz​
• James Higby​

• Mike Saxton
• ​Joanne Stubbs

Newsletter

• Charles Larry

• James Higby​​

Visitor Center Docents​

• Phil Bratta
• Dave Edelbach
• Marcia Heuer
• Kathy Michel

• Tim Ngo​

• Judy Plum
• Charlene Riefler
• Ron Skleney

Photographers & Videographers

• Dee Hudson            

• Charles Larry

Savanna Bird Monitoring

• Karen Lund

Science Grants & Symposium Committee​

• Elizabeth Bach
• Kaleb Baker
  
• Cindy Buchholz
• Bernie Buchholz
• ​Cody Considine
• ​Cindy Crosby​
• Jan Grainger
• A. Anne Holcombe
• Heather Herakovich

• Linda Kuhns
• Mary Meier
• Tim Ngo
  
• Clara Orban
• Mary Vieregg
• Jim Vieregg
• ​Mike Saxton
• Bill Kleiman

Prairie Smoke Annual Report

• Elizabeth Bach​​
• Dee Hudson

• Tess Wilson

RiverWatch

• Mary Vieregg
  LEADER​
• Ethan Bergeson
• Michelle Bergeson
• Amy Brewer
• Dave Brewer
• Cindy Buchholz
• ​Matt Friberg 
• Heather Herakovich
  
• Jan Grainger

• Katee Johnson
• Zachary Kaufmann
• Linda Kuhns
• Mary Meier
• Tim Mescher
• TIm Ngo
• Jane Renkes
• Melissa Searing
• Cheryl Wash
• Holly Yee

Social Media

• Joy Cologna​
• Teresa Haggestad
• Heather Herakovich

• Dee Hudson
• Charles Larry
• Mary Meier

Photo Point Monitors 

• Charles Larry     

• Emmylou Studier​

Frog Monitoring

•  Susan Kleiman
  
• Paul Swanson  

• Eric Wiltshire

Thank You Note Writers

• Marilyn Carr
• Mary Coleman
• Chris Duym
  

• Kathy Michel
• Emmylou Studier
  
• Nancy Wadsworth

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Photos

Volunteers build the bison fence gates.

RiverWatch

UPDATED 05/2026