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Wisconsin Private Forestry Advisory Committee

The primary purpose of the Wisconsin Private Forestry Advisory Committee (WPFAC) is to advise the Wisconsin state forester and Department of Natural Resources on matters concerning Wisconsin's suite of private forestry programs.

The committee advises the Wisconsin state forester and the DNR on the following programs.

WPFAC's operating procedures [PDF] contain information regarding the official purpose and goals, membership, officer and committee descriptions and decision making process.

Connecting with 20,000 Landowners

In 2018, the Chief State Forester of the Wisconsin DNR adopted WPFAC's Recommendations [PDF], which encouraged the professional forestry community of partners to collaborate toward a five-year goal of connecting with 20,000 new non-industrial private forest (NIPF) landowners. Using the average ownership size of 50 acres, these 20,000 landowners – with the help of their foresters – will bring the next million acres into sustainable forestry in Wisconsin!

We have met and exceeded this exciting five-year goal! Read the 20K Final Report [PDF].

Meetings

Meeting dateAgendaNotes
July 31, 2025Agenda 
December 12, 2023AgendaNotes
August 20, 2021Agenda [PDF]Notes [PDF]
November 5, 2020Agenda [PDF]Notes [PDF]
July 11, 2019Agenda [PDF]Notes [PDF]
Oct. 18, 2018Agenda [PDF]Notes [PDF]
Nov. 30, 2017Agenda [PDF]Notes [PDF]
August 31, 2017Agenda [PDF]Notes [PDF]
June 2, 2017Agenda [PDF]Notes [PDF]

Membership

NameAffiliationRepresentingContact InformationMembership Type
Kristin Lambert
Committee Co-Chair
Wisconsin DNR
Chief, Public & Private Forestry Section
  • State agency
  • Private Forestry Program
kristin.lambert@wisconsin.gov
608-212-0320
101 S Webster St
Madison WI 53703
Co-Chair
R.J. Wickham
Committee Co-Chair
Wisconsin DNR
Chief, Tax Law Section
  • State agency
  • Tax law programs
richard.wickham@wisconsin.gov
920-369-6248
101 S Webster St
Madison WI 53703
Co-Chair
Nancy BozekWisconsin Woodland Owners Association
Executive director
  • Non-industrial private forest landowners
nbozek@uwsp.edu
715-346-4798
PO Box 285
Stevens Point WI 54481
Member
Henry SchienebeckGreat Lakes Timber Professionals Association
Owner, Burmeister Logging
  • Forest products industry
henry@gltpa.orgMember
Ann CalhounThe Nature Conservancy
Baraboo Hills Project coordinator
  • Environmental/conservation organization
acalhoun@tnc.org
608-356-5300
124 Second St Room 133
Baraboo WI 53913
Member
Shawn BrantmeierWisconsin Paper Council
  • Forest products industry
brantmeier@wipaper.orgMember
VacantAnew Climate, LLC
  • Industrial forest landowners
 Member
Allan BraunNatural Resources Conservation Service
State forester
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service
allan.braun@usda.gov
608-622-4422
8030 Excelsior Drive Suite 200
Madison, WI 53717-2906
Member
Joe HovelPartners in Forestry Cooperative
Director
  • Landowner cooperative
logcabin@nnex.net
715-479-8528
6063 Baker Lake Rd
Conover WI 54519
Member
Buddy HuffakerAldo Leopold Foundation
Executive director
  • Environmental/conservation organization
buddy@aldoleopold.org
608-355-0279 ext. 22
E13701 Levee Rd
Baraboo WI 53913
Member
Bill KlaseUniversity of Wisconsin - Extension
Natural resources educator
  • UW-Extension
william.klase@wisc.edu
715-365-2658
107 Sutliff Ave
Rhinelander WI 54501
Member
Dennis McDougallUnited States Forest Service
Forest Stewardship Program coordinator
  • U.S. Forest Service
  • State and private forestry
dennis.mcdougall@usda.gov
651-649-5182
1992 Folwell Ave
St Paul MN 55108
Member
Ian KraussFarm Services Agency
Agricultural specialist
  • Farm Services Agency
ian.krauss@usda.gov
608-662-4422 ext. 129
8030 Excelsior Dr
Madison WI 53717-2913
Member
Kim DestreeQuast Forestry Consulting, LLC
  • Consulting foresters
kquastforestry@charter.net
920-852-0038
PO Box 134
Rosendale, WI 54974
Member
Jeremy JohnsonWisconsin Land & Water Conservation Association
  • Local government
jeremyj@co.menominee.wi.us
715-799-5710
W3270 Courthouse Lane
Keshena, WI 54135
Member
Ron GroppWisconsin DNR
Private forestry & conservation easement specialist
  • State agency
ron.gropp@wisconsin.gov
715-281-6253
101 S Webster St
Madison WI 53703
Ex-Officio Member
Sadie BrownWisconsin DNR
Private forestry specialist
  • State agency
sadie.brown@wisconsin.gov
608-225-3408
101 S Webster St
Madison WI 53703
Ex-Officio Member