Grant contacts
Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program
Please contact us if you have questions about the Stewardship Program or need assistance in applying for a grant.
- Grant questions and pre-application discussions:
click a regional tab below to find your local Project Manager. - General program information:
click on the Grant Managers tab below.
Grant Managers
Nonprofit Conservation Organization Grant Manager
Luke Roffler
101 S. Webster St.
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
608-294-8017
Federal Recreational Trails Grant Program
Bobbi Winebar
Department of Natural Resources
2984 Shawano Ave
Green Bay, WI 54313
920-461-2595
Friends (State Property Development) Grant Program
Cindi Semmann
101 S. Webster St.
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
608-264-6058
Local Units Of Government & Federal Land And Water Conservation Fund Grant Programs
Pam Rood
101 S. Webster St.
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
608-333-3718
County Forest Grant Program
Doug Brown
LeMay Forestry Center
518 W. Somo Ave.
Tomahawk, WI 54487
715-966-0157
South Central
Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Richland, Rock and Sauk counties.
Local Government Contact
Cheryl Housley
3911 Fish Hatchery Road
Fitchburg, WI 53711
608-516-9560
NCO Contact
Mary Rothenmaier
3911 Fish Hatchery Road
Fitchburg, WI 53711
608-720-0121
Southeast
Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha counties.
Local Government Contact
Sara deBruijn
2300 N Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53212
414-897-5704
NCO Contact
Mary Rothenmaier
3911 Fish Hatchery Road
Fitchburg, WI 53711
608-720-0121
Northeast
Brown, Calumet Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago counties.
Local Government Contact
Jessica Terrien
2984 Shawano Ave.
Green Bay, WI 54313
920-461-2680
NCO Contact
Jeremy Holtz
2984 Shawano Ave.
Green Bay, WI 54313
920-883-7428
Northern
Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas and Washburn counties.
Local government contact and NCO contact for Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor and Vilas counties:
Jeff Pennucci
107 Sutliff Ave.
Rhinelander, WI 54501
715-499-1424
Local government contact for Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer and Washburn counties:
Pat Anderson
810 W Maple Street
Spooner, WI 54801
715-416-5020
NCO Contact
Jeff Pennucci
107 Sutliff Ave.
Rhinelander, WI 54501
715-499-1424
West Central
Adams, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Marathon, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Portage, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon and Wood counties.
Local Government Contact
Jessica Terrien
2984 Shawano Ave.
Green Bay, WI 54313
920-461-2680
NCO Contact
Jeff Pennucci
107 Sutliff Ave.
Rhinelander, WI 54501
715-499-1424