Board of Directors
The Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council is a coalition of government agencies, organizations, contractors and individuals striving to make the use of prescribed fire in Wisconsin more safe, effective and accepted for all practitioners. Our current board members include:
Chair
Jeb Barzen
Private Lands Conservation LLC
Vice Chair
Nathan Holoubek
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Treasurer
Clay Frazer
Pheasants Forever/Native Range Ecological
Secretary
Jim Elleson
Quercus Land Stewardship Services
Board Members
- John Schwingel – Director, The Nature Conservancy
- Stephanie Judge – Director, Driftless Area Land Conservancy
- Cory Gritzmacher – Director, Mequon Nature Preserve
- Alison Duff – Director, USDA-ARS
- Lee Jensen – Director, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
- Sara Kehrli – Director, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Michael Tiller – Director, UW-Stevens Point
- Ronald Waukau – Director, Menominee Tribal Enterprises
- Vern Northrup – Director, Fond Du Lac Band of Ojibwe
- Molly Fyhrlund and Nick Baumgartner – Directors, UW-Stevens Point Fire Crew Executive Team
Council Meetings
The Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council holds council meetings every Spring, Winter, and Fall. If you are a WPFC member, you are always invited to participate in council meetings.
Council meeting minutes archive coming soon!
Council Bylaws
The Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council developed and adopted the official WPFC Bylaws in July of 2005. Last updates occurred in January 2023, adjusting the number of directors from ten to fourteen.
