Stewards and Staff

Nachusa Stewards and Staff

The Nature Conservancy's Nachusa Grasslands Staff

Bill Kleiman, Project Director

Cody Considine, Deputy Director

Elizabeth Bach, Ecosystem Restoration Scientist

Dee Hudson, Administrative Assistant

2021 Restoration Technicians

Summer Crew

Anna Scheidel***
Matt Nugent*
Zach Storc

***Crew Leader and Nachusa Resident Fellow
*Assistant Crew Leader

2020 Restoration Technicians

Fall Crew

Anna Scheidel***
Khushali Desai

Emma Dombrow
Morgan Anderson

Summer Crew

Anna Scheidel***
Molly Duncan

Matt Nugent
Connor Ross

2020 Science Extern

Erin Rowland

To contact a staff member, complete this TNC Contact Form, which will be reviewed by TNC staff. Depending on office resources, it may take several days for someone to send you a response.

Volunteer Unit Stewards

Nourished by the fresh air and the beautiful and ever–changing scenery, Nachusa’s stewards work with one another in a vibrant community, forging lasting friendships and strong relationships as advocates for land conservation. Stewardship often involves physical exercise, and it feels good. The labor has a calming and relaxing effect as stewards work with their hands in the soil in communion with nature — enjoying the abundant butterflies, uncommon birds, and iconic bison around them. The results of restoration are exciting and tangible, as new habitats quickly emerge and create new homes for species that have been in a downward spiral. Steward work is ongoing and impacts generations to come. Interested? Join us on a Thursday or Saturday workday and see what Nachusa stewardship is all about.

Aldo Knob

Betty Higby

D Knob

Betty Higby

Didier Woods

Paul Say

Dot and Doug Wade Prairie

Mary and Al Meier
Keith Kauffmann (Co–Steward)

Edith and Anna Heinkel Savanna East

Mike Crowe

Edith and Anna Heinkel Savanna West

Jay Stacy

Eight Oaks Savanna

Jan Grainger and Laurie Faller

Fen

Kevin Kaltenbach

Gobbler Ridge North

Jay Stacy

Gobbler Ridge South

Cindy and Bernie Buchholz

Holland Prairie

Jay Stacy

Holland Savanna

Kirk Hallowell

Hook Larson Prairie

Joe Richardson

Kittentail

Dave and Amy Brewer

Leopold Knob

Betty Higby

LesLep

Dave and Amy Brewer

Orland Prairie Southeast

Mike Carr

Orland Prairie Middle

Dave Lawson

Preserve Roadsides

Emmylou Studier

Soderholm Vassalo Land and Water Reserve

Paul Soderholm

Tellabs Savanna East

Mark Jordan

Thelma Carpenter Prairie

Dee Hudson

Regular Volunteer Stewards

Kaleb Baker
Jeff Cologna
Damian Considine
Cindy Crosby
Ron Deters
Ray Derksen
Jim Duis
David Edelbach
Dick Gambrel
Joyce Gibbons
Mike Heng
James Higby
Susan Kleiman
Charles Larry

John Mcdonald
James McGee
Joy McKinney
Paul Mellen
Tim Ngo
Don Panozzo
Stew Pagenstecher
Sarah Rigdon
Cindy Schmadeke
John Schmadeke
Molly Sedig
Timothy Sherck
Paul Swanson
Kendall Winter

If we've missed your name or unit, please contact us!

Open Units Needing Stewards

Bennett Savanna
Big Woods
Clear Creek South
Clear Creek Knolls
Coneflower Prairie
Crosby Prairie
Dropseed Hills
Gobbler Bottom
Hamill–Winter Prairie
Harold Walkup
HQ Barn Steward

Meiners Wetland
Orland Prairie
Orland West Woodland
Prairie Potholes
Rolling Thunder
Sand Farm
Schafer Prairie
Tellabs Savanna West
West Dahlberg Woods

For more information, read Nachusa's Available Units page.