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.
- Regional community services specialist for applying for grants
- DNR grant managers for general information
Grant Managers
Nonprofit Conservation Organization Grant Manager
Pamela Foster Felt
101 S. Webster St.
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
608-266-0868
Federal Recreational Trails Grant Program
Bobbi Winebar
Department of Natural Resources
2984 Shawano Ave
Green Bay, WI 54313
920-662-5175
Friends (State Property Development) Grant Program
Noah Balgooyen
Po Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
608-264-8841
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
608-261-7808
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
608-275-3218
Fax: 608-275-3315
NCO Contact
Mary Rothenmaier
3911 Fish Hatchery Road
Fitchburg, WI 53711
608-275-3322
Fax: 608-275-3315
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
414-263-8704
NCO Contact
Mary Rothenmaier
3911 Fish Hatchery Road
Fitchburg, WI 53711
608-275-3322
Fax: 608-275-3315
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
920-662-5121
NCO Contact
Faith Murray
2984 Shawano Ave.
Green Bay, WI 54313
920-662-5487
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
715-365-8928
Local government contact for Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer and Washburn counties:
Annie Loechler
810 W Maple Street
Spooner, WI 54801
715-635-4160
NCO Contact
Jeff Pennucci
107 Sutliff Ave.
Rhinelander, WI 54501
715-365-8928
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
Chris Halbur
2984 Shawano Ave.
Green Bay, WI 54313
920-360-1490
NCO Contact
Gina Keenan
1300 W Clairmont Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4001
715-836-6574