Treasuring Nature
2021 Annual Report
2021 BY THE NUMBERS
13,575 11,391 6,427 2,458 1,175 183 150 104 49 21 3 1
Trees, shrubs, and seedlings planted in the Hardwood Swamp & other restoration areas Hours contributed by volunteers Feet of wheelchair accessible trail available for exploration Preschool and K-12 students experienced field trips, in-school visits, or virtual programming free of charge Children enjoyed Schlitz Audubon Summer Camps Wild bird species recorded at the Center Early learners explored the Center at Nature Preschool Education programs conducted virtually New wayfinding signs installed on the trail system Acres controlled for invasive buckthorn Wild milk snakes released into the oak savannah and a new hibernaculum New Peregrine Falcon added to the Raptor Program: Welcome Otis!
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center conserves our land’s diverse habitats on Lake Michigan and provides meaningful experiences and environmental education for all.
Thank you for treasuring nature! You, our donors, are a vital part of all that we accomplish here at Schlitz Audubon. Thank you for your dedication and support of our mission for 50 years! Over the past year, we commemorated half a century in the community by embarking on new land restoration efforts and enhancing the nature-based education programs that you have come to expect from the Center over the last five decades.
Aliah Berman, Board President and Helen Boomsma, Executive Director
As you will read in the following pages, our accomplishments this past year poignantly illustrate how so many in our community treasure the celebration and stewardship of nature. With donor and volunteer support, we have restored a degraded corner of our property into a rare and thriving southern hardwood swamp ecosystem. These four and a half acres will provide plentiful food and cover for migrating birds and high-quality habitat for several bumble bee species and other pollinators. Through the creation of a forest preschool classroom, we now offer our youngest learners experiential opportunities to engage with nature on an even deeper level. The Secret Forest is a fully outdoor, year-round learning space that uses the magic of nature to teach essential skills as we prepare these children for kindergarten and beyond. The heart of our hiking experience, the Central Wetlands Loop takes visitors on a journey of vistas: some familiar, some new. Featuring diverse habitats, this trail traverses through wetlands, forests, ravine, and prairie. Over the course of the next year, we will continue to enhance this loop with wheelchair friendly surfaces. Our new comprehensive wayfinding signs ensure that visitors confidently navigate their way through our complex trail system. These signs also indicate ecosystem type, trail distance, and surrounding areas of interest. We are happy to share that for the fourth consecutive year, we have received four stars from Charity Navigator, their highest rating. Thank you for entrusting Schlitz Audubon with your generous support and helping us continue our work throughout the seasons. We hope you continue to join us in treasuring nature as we embark upon our next 50 years.
Aliah Berman Board President
Helen Boomsma Executive Director
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Treasuring Nature | Restoring a Hardwood Swamp
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his past year, community support transformed a formerly unremarkable four and a half acres of Center land into a powerhouse habitat of immense ecological value. The emerging habitat, called
southern hardwood swamp, was uncommon in this region even prior to European settlement. Today less than 1% of natural areas in southeastern Wisconsin can be classified as this habitat type. Hardwood swamp and other wetlands benefit many species that are experiencing population decline due to habitat loss. Structurally diverse, hardwood swamps contain numerous microhabitats that many species depend upon. Bird species like Golden-winged Warbler favor understory thickets typical of a swamp, utilizing the cover and plentiful insects they provide. Hardwood swamp is also specifically associated with locally rare bird species such as Rusty Blackbird, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, and Yellow-crowned Night Heron—a species not yet recorded at Schlitz Audubon. In addition to birds, the restored hardwood swamp understory will support many pollinator species, including rusty patched bumble bee, the only federally endangered species known to occur at Schlitz Audubon, and monarch butterfly. Other species associated with hardwood swamp of particular conservation interest at the Center include Blanding’s turtle and northern long-eared bat. Integration of significant habitat types is important to Schlitz Audubon. After careful assessment of the Center’s 256 stands, the land management team prioritized these acres for restoration. Our volunteers and staff were able to begin work in this area in fall 2020 thanks to major support from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, as well as gifts from individual donors. The first task was planting native wildflowers, such as wild bergamot and black-eyed Susan. Next came shrubs, like silky dogwood, winterberry, and nannyberry. Tree installation is currently ongoing, and includes species partial to wetter habitats, such as swamp white oak and American sycamore. When finished, volunteers and the Center’s land management team will have planted more than 24,000 plants in the project area, in addition to having dispersed several pounds of seed.
As it matures, this rare habitat will attract an increasing diversity of species well into the future.
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Treasuring Nature | The Secret Forest Classroom
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he Secret Forest is our first preschool classroom intended to foster a completely outdoor educational experience. Protected by the tower, surrounded by stately conifers, and calmed
by the sounds of Lake Michigan’s waves, this immersion in nature makes the Secret Forest classroom an ideal location for our early childhood nature-based curriculum. Each of the four outdoor classrooms at the Center retain unique characteristics that inspire different types of play. Children in the Secret Forest are clearly inspired to climb and build as they learn and play together. The old limbs of spruce trees make a perfect ladder, and fallen limbs make fantastic structures. Teachers notice that students feel secure in the space, and with this security comes the drive to explore more—just the sort of confidence teachers say sets children up to excel in kindergarten. Patterned after a forest school, our Secret Forest classroom is a place of adventure, discovery, and imagination. Through interaction and play, it is a unique and experiential place to learn about math and science, explore art and crafts, and develop language and social skills. Equally important, it fosters a love and respect for nature among our youngest learners! In response to increased demand, the Secret Forest classroom was created last year to accommodate additional early learners. Though not originally designed to be permanent, students’ enjoyment of the space made it clear that the Secret Forest classroom had staying power. Thanks to the generosity of the community, over this past spring and summer, the Center started replacing temporary fixtures in the space with more durable elements: secure fencing, lasting play structures, and new educational equipment. Looking ahead, the success of the Secret Forest has spurred new ideas. The Center’s education team has decided that during the 2022-2023 school year, one preschool class out of the four will be offered as a fully outdoor experience, even as a return to indoor classrooms becomes the norm. In the years ahead, a K4 fully outdoor forest class will be offered in addition to our current Nature Preschool offerings.
Together we transform challenges into opportunities to innovate, learn, and grow our educational programs.
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Treasuring Nature | The Central Wetlands Loop
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ix miles of trails meander across Schlitz Audubon’s 185 acres, yet large pockets of land remain unexplored. From a conservation standpoint, this is intentional. Key habitats, like ephemeral
ponds, are left undisturbed to ensure that sensitive breeding amphibians and other aquatic organisms can thrive. This fact was front of mind as we made some changes to the trails this year, the biggest of which was the creation of the Central Wetlands Loop. The modified trails in this section maintain the integrity of key wetlands while providing enhanced access. As its name implies, the Central Wetlands Loop is a fundamental part of the Schlitz Audubon experience. At nearly one mile, the loop combines familiar segments with new treasures to traverse a diverse selection of habitats. This large trail loop is easy to find and simple to navigate, yet still produces awe-inspiring natural experiences and inspiring educational opportunities. The Central Wetlands Loop takes visitors to both ephemeral and permanent ponds. It meanders over Teal Pond, Molly’s Pond, and Mystery Lake and includes a connecting trail to Dragonfly Pond. Each of these wetlands is unique: Mystery Lake is a haven for turtles, frogs, and waterfowl. Teal Pond is an insect sanctuary. Both Molly’s Pond and Dragonfly Pond, created only two years ago as a part of our Stormwater Wetland and Ravine Restoration Project, are flourishing with aquatic plants like pickerelweed, arrowhead, and marsh marigold. Prairie habitats are also well-represented on the loop. Oak savannah invites visitors to become immersed in rippling waves of bluestem grasses, goldenrods, asters, and sunflowers during the growing season, or to appreciate beautiful wide expanses of fresh-fallen snow during winter months. Forested habitats on the Central Wetlands Loop offer a peaceful retreat. Hikers experience southern mesic forest habitats in all their splendor with cathedral-like canopies of oak, basswood, and maple. In spring, native woodland ephemerals herald the return of new life. Walking along the rim of the North Ravine, visitors have a birds-eye view of some of the highest quality forested Lake Michigan ravine habitat remaining in Milwaukee County.
We look forward to delighting visitors for decades to come by presenting new pathways to explore diverse habitats.
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Treasuring Nature | New Wayfinding at the Center
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isitor experience is one of the pillars of our mission, and we continually look for ways to enhance every aspect of a visit to the Center. With an increasing number of hikers and
ever-expanding trail network, we decided to undertake a comprehensive Wayfinding Project last year to ensure that all visitors can easily navigate our trails. Accomplishing this was a large undertaking. Work began with analysis of our trails to see how they flowed together, which led to the creation of more clearly defined loops and connector trails. Trail and pond names were also updated to indicate what visitors might find there. Boardwalk Pond became Turtle Pond, North Pond is now Wood Duck Pond, and Bird Blind Pond became Mink Pond. As the heart of our trail system, the Central Wetlands Loop earns its name as it wanders past myriad wet habitats. The bisecting Gateway Trail provides a direct route to the western part of our property. The next step was the most impactful part of the project: the creation of new wayfinding signage. The first comprehensive trail sign system in our Center’s 50-year history, this undertaking was made possible thanks to generous funding from Margarete and David Harvey. Designed and installed by staff, we were able to create signs that give visitors more direction on our trails while maintaining a natural aesthetic. Now, trailhead signs at significant starting points help visitors plan their hike by giving detailed trail information, indicating accessibility, length, habitat, and key destinations along the route. At most intersections and ponds, informational posts remind visitors which trail they are on, and indicate key destination points with arrows. Trail maps with “You are here” markers have been strategically placed across our 185 acres to help visitors to pinpoint their location. Finally, at places like the Water Tower, educational signs impart rich information about these unique spots on our land.
By enhancing visitors' ability to navigate our trails, we hope to create a deeper connection with nature for all.
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2020-2021 Financial Summary Friends of Schlitz Audubon Nature Center operates under a ground lease and management contract with the National Audubon Society (NAS). Under these agreements, the land and buildings remain the property of NAS, but the local board of directors has legal independence and fiduciary responsibility for the Center and its employees. The Center’s fiscal year ends on June 30.
Operating Revenue Contributions & Memberships
$1,292,718
Programs & Admission
$1,031,436
Retail (net) & Rentals Investment Income
$123,113 $519,524
Other Total
$3,994 $2,970,785
Operating Expenses Education
$1,094,757
Conservation $582,846 Preschool
$639,680
Administrative
$275,201
Fundraising & Membership
$230,127
Rentals
$125,962
Total
$2,948,573
Assets & Liabilities Total Assets Liabilities Net Assets
$7,018,487 * $1,171,302 $5,847,185
*Assets includes the Friends’ Investment Fund, which is managed by Robert W. Baird Co. Incorporated and had a year-end market value of $5,223,884. Funds in the amount of $303,804 were either permanently or temporarily restricted.
Other Funds (Not Included in the Center's Assets) The Center is the income beneficiary of an endowment owned by NAS which is managed by Robert W. Baird Co. Incorporated, value of $4,934,349, and a trust fund owned/managed by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, value of $3,493,632.
Thank you for making a difference! Schlitz Audubon is celebrating 50 years of connecting members of our community with the natural world, and we truly could not have reached this milestone without friends like you. Your gift is valuable and directly supports our mission-driven work. Gifts listed are monetary or in-kind donations valued at $100+ and were given during our 2021 fiscal year. $50,000 + Greater Milwaukee Foundation Pearl Weller Fund National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Patricia Smith Estate
$25,000 - $49,999 Anonymous Shelly and J.D. Culea U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service We Energies Foundation
$20,000 - $24,999 Four-Four Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation VELA Fund Komatsu Mining Corp. Foundation Petrovic Nature and Art Trust Dorothy K. Vallier Foundation, Inc.
$15,000 - $19,999 Anonymous Greater Milwaukee Foundation Kopmeier Family Fund Margarete and David Harvey Nast Family Foundation
$10,000 - $14,999 Anonymous Antonia Foundation Bader Philanthropies Jim and Jane Bell Greater Milwaukee Foundation Mary Jane Ziska Memorial Fund Dorothy Inbusch Foundation Northwestern Mutual Foundation Pollybill Foundation, Inc. Judy Van Till
$5,000 - $9,999 Anon Charitable Trust Anonymous Sonya Bice Levinson Jonathan and Abbey Bloom John C. Bock Foundation Benjamin and Kristin Checota
Crysdahl Foundation, Inc. Kathleen and Randy Dean Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable Trusts Buffy and Steve Duback Elite Island Resorts Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Green Tree Garden Club Mary Ellen and Nathan Griffin Betsy Kimmel Krause Family Foundation Mary Mowbray and Roland Schroeder Barbie Brennan Nelson and Chad Nelson Diane K. O'Connor Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation Benjamin and Maria Rikkers Rusinow Family Charitable Foundation Jean Schloegel Speaker Family Foundation Bert L. and Patricia S. Steigleder Charitable Trust Rudolph Sundberg Christine Symchych and Jim McNulty David V. Uihlein Foundation Julia Uihlein Viking River Cruises Carol and Lee Wolcott Yabuki Family Foundation
$2,500 - $4,999 Anonymous (3) Robert Bell Suzy and John Brennan Pat Callahan Collina Foundation, A Fund of the Hamilton County Community Foundation Heidi and Brian Dondlinger Nyama and Joe Doyle Earthshare Wisconsin Ever-Green Energy John Gebhardt and Deborah McKeithan-Gebhardt Tim Gerend and Sandy Hellman
Amy Giuffre and Anthony Fuerst Greater Milwaukee Foundation Thekla Brumder Charitable Trust Cottrell / Jacobs and Housiaux Family Fund Edward Inderrieden and Jean Maier Fund Matthew and Victoria Haas Charles and Betsy Hoke Susan and Howard Hopwood Frieda and William Hunt Memorial Trust Ted and Mary Kellner Marge Kieckhefer Kevin and Meg Kinney Terry and Carole Knudsen Richard and Sherry Lundell Nick and Shannon Offerman Peck Foundation, Milwaukee Ltd Pieper Electric Inc. / Ideal Mechanical John Schaub Ellen R. Shear Phil and Katie Smith Sweet Water - Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust Michael Uihlein
$1,000 - $2,499 A.O. Smith Foundation, Inc. Acupuncture & Holistic Health Associates Mary Beth Alvarez Anonymous (5) The Augustyn Foundation Trust Badger Meter Foundation, Inc. Baird Barbara Barrow Barbara and Stephen Becker Susan and Steve Bell Aliah and Eric Berman Dawn Berzinsky Carol A. Carpenter Jessica and Matt Carpenter Joyce Chapman Marjorie L. Christiansen Foundation Shane and Keri Delsman Bob Dohmen
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$1000 - $2499 continued Paul and Patsy Ellsworth Kay Fine Barbara Nitchie Fuldner Greater Milwaukee Foundation Marge and Fred Brossman Fund Cottrell Balding Fund Northwoods Foundation Fund Stratton Fund Hauske Family Foundation, Inc. Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation A. L. Hentzen Family Foundation Al and Kathy Hentzen Sue B. Holcomb Infinity Benefits Solutions Thomas and Pauline L. Jeffers Johnson Controls, Inc. Johnson Financial Group Mat Johnson Kathryn and Matt Kamm Moshe and Debra Katz Dan and Marie Kramer Jonathan Kushi and Yvonne Chiu Dr. Rick and Roberta London Joan Lubar and John Crouch Loredana Lungana and Eric Belin Bill Lynch and Barbara Manger Katharine and Sanford Mallin Ray and Dawne Manista Patricia Marek Renee and Tom McCutcheon John and Debbie McGregor MGIC Investment Colin and Christiana Mooney Leah and Dan Murphy Linda and Jock Mutschler Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Greg and Rhonda Oberland Orion Motors LLC John and Debbie Pearce Gwenn and Rory Peters Jim and Sharon Petrie Andy and Cheri Seter Shully's Cuisine and Events Laura Spurr and Bradley Kruger Stone Creek Coffee Tall Guy and a Grill Rich and Anna Teerlink Kent and Marcia Velde Wendy Walcott Ken and Barb Wardius 12
Steve and Christine Weingarth Weiss Family Foundation Linda and Daniel Wilhelms West Bend Community Foundation West Bend Mutual Insurance Company Charitable Fund Wisconsin Citizen-Based Monitoring Partnership Program Michael and Joann Youngman
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Torres Leiton Michelle Herro Cathy and David Higgins J.K. Lee Black Belt Academy Adam Jeffers and Rebekah Nagler Matthew Jeffers Andrea Kreft William Kummer Victor J. Larson LUMW Foundation Ann Ross MacIver Christine McBride and Bjorn Schweinsberg Kris and Karen McKinney Colleen McManus and Mark MacVicar Linda Mellowes Bob Mlynarek Alexandra Moede Mike and Babs Mortl Network For Good Faith and Tim Nichols Susan Nichols Kathy Nusslock David L. Olson and Claire Fritsche John Oster Family Foundation Chad and Krista Pankop Kristen and Benjamin Pavlik Russ and Mary Margaret Pilling Plunkett Family Foundation Alan Purintun and Jane O'Meara Nicole and Daniel Renouard Lee Riordan Lynn and Paul Rix Julie and Mason Ross Holly Russek Mary and Dave Scher Juliana Schwehr Steve and Janet Silverman Craig and Hope Siverhus Greg and Nancy Smith Square 1 Art Lindsay Stevens Streich Family Foundation Benjamin P. Teich Tom and Pat Towers Jaclyn Trate Usinger Foundation, Inc. Cheryl Wahlberg James B. Wigdale Ann Williamsen Richard and Kathleen Wirtz Courtney and Billy Zlotocha
$250 - $499 Anne's Mercantile Anonymous (6) Jane Appleby Kathie and Tony Asmuth Audubon Salon Steve and Amy Bachman Pat Bakula Chris and Kristine Beidel Peter and Sally Blommer Helen M. Boomsma Kathleen and Richard Brehmer Michael Briselli and Jeannee Sacken Anne Brower Jim and Diane Brown Andrea and Dan Burkholder MacKenzie and Dane Button Bobbi and Jim Caraway John and Julie Carpenter William and Nancy Carpenter William B. and Elizabeth Christiansen William Cleveland Dan and Paige Conley Gerry and Heidi Connolly Katie Conrad Michael Curley and Janaki Shah Sarah and Peter Damsgaard Don and Sallie Davis Don and Mary Demet Tom and Mary Jo Dempsey Del and Mary Dettmann Terese M. Dick Karl and Lisa Dickson Art and Rhonda Downey Dr. Noah's Ark Veterinary Clinic John Dyer and Theresa Skrivseth Henry and Judy Eckstein McKenzie and Jason Edmonds Carl Eisenberg Evelyn Ericson Amy and Andrew Farkas Tom and Mousie Fitzgerald Stacey and Ken Force Scott and Sarah Frandle Michael Franks and Julie Wojcik Penny A. Freedman Sarah D. Freimuth Robin Fuchs Mark and Virginia Gennis Kristin and Brett George Steve Giles and Jennine Pufahl Sarah and Jim Gramentine Jennifer and Jim Grayson
Claire and Glen Hackmann Barb Hamm Elizabeth and Daniel Handle Mark Hauer Michael Hayford Peter and Amy Hellman Jason and Meghan Hille Jeanne Hoff Deborah Holtkamp Stephanie Jacobus and Joshua Berrian Jewish Community Foundation Abigail and David Nash Donor Advised Fund Saffro and Levy Family Fund Marilyn W. John Jennifer Johnston Dolores Kabara Greg and Tracy Kabara Susie Kasten Evan Kirkstein William and Linda Koenig Ben and Lee Kordus Mary Krall Richard Krueger Lori Kuntz Emily Jane and Justin Laak-Loeding Mary Pauly Lacy Foundation John Laubach Margaret Layde Sri and Marc Lazzaro Eleanor Lee Stephanie Lichter Janet Loos Ann Lucht John and Martha Lunz Christopher and Maryann Marowski Jessica and Mike Martischang Danielle and Matthew Mathai India McCanse Patrick and Piper Mehigan Mr. David Meissner Linda Mitz Blake and Cheryl Moret Rose Mary and Dean Muller Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin David and Gail Nelson Jeff Nelson North Shore Country Club Chris and Anne Noyes Brian Olsen Patagonia
Anita Pena Scott Proctor and Renee Jones-Proctor Harriet Purtell Timothy Read Rexnord Corporation Lynn Roginske Robert J. Ruemelin Lorette Russenberger Katie and Ajay Sahajpal Bob and Cato Schley Robert Nick Schmal Thomas and Judy Schmid Matt and Callan Schoonenberg Robert and Peggy Schuemann Gail Schumann and Michael Switzenbaum Elizabeth Shero and Michael Weinert Jason and Laura Shimko Christy Siebers and John McGuire Catherine Singer Robert L. Smith Margaret Sohm Nita Soref Paul Sortal Dane Stenson and Britten Brenner Stenson Richard and Linda Stevens Dr. Richard Stone Liz and Nathaniel Sumner Target Susie and Graham Taylor Meru Thakur Keila Tirado-Leist Christine and Todd Townsend Lisa Trost and Laurel Doak Jayme Tschanz Kevin and Nancy Urbani Thomas and Mary Uttech Anne and Frederick Vogel III Betsy Vokac and John Blanchard Debra Weiner Marie Weiss Weyco Charitable Trust Whitnall Park Golf Course Thomas and Judith Wick Michael and Shannon Widlansky Ned and Mary Witte Lars and Catherine Woehlck Lucy Wyka yellow wood Allen Young Herbert Zien and Elizabeth Levins 13
$100 - $249 A. L. Schutzman Co. Teresa Alagna Richard A. Albert Kristin Alderson AllState Kathleen Alpren AmazonSmile Foundation Robert Amich Chris Anderson J. Stephen and Barbara Anderson Marcia Anderson Robert and Anne Anderson Anonymous (21) Michael and Mary Ann Apfeld Glen and Celeste Arnold Susie and David Arnold AVA Wine + Spirits Stephen Bachhuber Cindy and Rob Bacskai Scott Bahr and Margaret Wenger Anne and Jeff Ballentine Jessie and Chris Banaszak Andrew and Donna Barnes Jane Bassewitz Alexandria Bear Ann Becker and David Muschler Elizabeth Bedwell and Greg Capper Joseph and Sandra P. Behler Edward Benck and Kathleen Egan-Benck Ms. Cindy Benning Thomas and Patti Benson Katheryn and Joel Benway Melanie and Chris Berg Aaron and Joanne Bernstein Jean Bernstein and Matt Jensen Ann Binzak Holly Blake Bert Bleke Bliffert Lumber & Hardware Lisa Bliffert Bruce and Melissa Block Jonathan and Stacy Boettcher Kay Bokowy and Christopher Mullins Bookworm Gardens John W. Brahm Joe and Karen Branch Gil and Sara Brandt Jeff and Laura Bray Mark and Cheryl Brickman Betty J. Bronski 14
Scott and Bridget Brown Kenneth and Deborah Buchanan Nick and Alisha Burkhalter Rachel Butler Jose Cabrera Judith and James Callan Christina Calvert and Michelle Jensen Theoni and Andrew Calvert Sharon and Mark Cameli Jeff and Diane Carlin-Bartel Nancy and Mike Carter Central Standard Craft Distillery Pete and Linda Chadwick Dr. B. L. and Margaret Charous Jack Chin Peter Chiu Kathy Choren Susan Chouinard Christ Episcopal Church Erik and Lone Christensen Andrew Cieslewicz Justin and Carie Cieslewicz Kari and Joe Cincotta Sandy and Daven Claerbout Barbara B. Collings Bill Collins Timothy and Kathryn Collins Ellen Conley and Alliy Heling Mary and James Connelly Matthew and Paige Connolly Anne E. Cornell Sandy Couch Samuel Cox John and Catherine Crichton Curtis Crimmins Frances H. Curtis Sandy and Jean Custer Joanne Danforth and Stewart Edwards Michal Dawson Ellie and Julian De Lia Marcel De Ridder and Sandra Heim Dan Defnet Eduardo Delgado and Travis Brandt Tony Dent and Jessica Davies Nina Dentici Ken and Bess Dieffenbach Steven Donatello Gregory Downs Rhonda and Larry Dubin Michael and Kathy Dwyer Early Music Now
Julianna Ebert and Frank Daily Jonas Eckert Claudia Egan Elizabeth S. Ericson Dan and Kay Esposito Greg Faludi and Tom Jakubiak Randy and Mary Farah William Farah Barbara Farhad Karen Fee Steven Fehrer A. Christine Fieldbinder Joe and Zoe Finney First Stage Katie and Douglas Fisher Janet Fitch Five O'Clock Steakhouse Florentine Opera Company Florsheim/Yeager Family Fund William C. and Kari H. Foote FPZ, Inc. Howard Frankenthal Family Foundation Sue and Tim Frautschi Peter Friedlander Jim Gay and Linda Robinson-Gay Nick and Katherine Gerrits Richard and Beverly Gieringer Greg and Sandra Gleisner Larry and Geli Golopol Steve and Anne Gorzek Jon and Beth Gould Jerome Green Sara Green James R. Grill David and Betty Groenewold Erwin Gross Alyssa Gruenwald Helene and Steve Gyarmaty Jim and Laura Hahn David and Carolyn Haight Richard Halfman Michael and Maggie Hammes Sarah J. Hammes Edward J. Hammond and Marcia P. Brooks Gina Haney James and Mary Hanin Michael Hankard Ryan and Kathryn Hanley Dayten Hanson and Susie Lamborn Kevin Hanson and Kimberly Unger Timothy and Vicky Hanson
$100 - $249 continued Kevin Hanus and Marian Byers Mark and Julia Harrington Brian Harnett Claire and John Harty Michael and Lisa Hatch Joann Hayes Mr. Thomas Hayssen Jason Heindel and Dyanna Czeck Paul and Lois Heiss Jeremy Herrscher Highland House Jenny and Bob Hillis W.A. Hinton and Sharon L. Simons Barbara Hollenback David Hoogerland David and Beth Hoover Mark and Mary Horowitz Catherine Hulder Thomas and Melissa Hunter James Huston and Theresa Miller William Huth Kenneth and Roberta Hypki David and Marissa Iancu Brett Ishihara Philip and Jane Islo Nancy Jacobs Judy Jacobson Grace Janik and Bill Matthaeus Susan Jans and Murphy Baumgardner Luke and Heidi Jeter Jewish Community Foundation Margery H. and Irvin M. Becker Donor Advised Fund David Moss and Colleen Beaman Donor Advised Fund Erin Jodat Ed Johns and Elizabeth Miles Deborah Kalmar Suzette and Steven Kappes Joe Karpfinger and Craig Thelen William and Judith Kay Demaris Kenwood Connie Kieckhefer Taylor Kirby Peggy Kirkeeng Mark and Bridget Kirkish Russell and Jean Kittleson W. David and Dedi Knox II Kent Knudsen David Korr and Jessica Franken John and Christine Kosma
Koss Corporation Vaso Kovijanic Bob and Sue Kowalsky Jim Krahn and Marjorie Schaefer Dennis Kuecherer Baerbel Kuka Anne Kumor Margaret and Matthew Kurlinski James and Debbie Kusik Sean La Fleur Lake Oconee Church of Christ Lakefront Brewery Judy and Norm Lasca Roland and Vickie Lascola Judith Laufer and Barbara Traczek Virginia Lawson Ann Lederman Michael and Erin Lemoine John Levendusky and Trisch Sayotovich Susan Levine and Kevin Mackey Missy and Bill Levit Walter Lipp and Gail Bruss Nancy A. Lizdas Natalie Lloyd-Jones Marcus and Barbara Low Laura and Rob Lubbers Lulu and Joel Lubbers Paul Ludacka Karen Luling Dr. Robert Lyon and Mrs. Gabrielle Davidson Steve Macek and Mary Sue Kristainsen Gerald and Elaine Mainman Jeff Martinka Ms. Vicki Marx James and Beth Mason Maura McCauley Robert J. McCaw and John Mendenhall Patrick and Jennifer McGraw Mark and Nancy McQuide Cassie and Tom Medved Pam Mehnert and Lisa Malmarowski Joe Meinecke Jennifer Mell and Mike La Montagna Barbara A. Meyer Donna and Wilfred Miles Jim Millard Bill and Val Miller Michael and Donna Miller Patricia Milligan Julie Millikin
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$100 - $249 continued David Rosenberg and Sandy Byrne Jacqueline Rosenfeldt Chip and Joanne Roska Alex and Dr. Abby Rothstein John and Jennifer Rothstein Devin and Aaron Rozansky Daniel Ruen Kathleen Ryan Jane Sachs Jon and Dawn Sagrillo Janet Sarnow Kathy and Joseph Sauer Karin Savage Rick and Michelle Schaefer Phyllis Scharner Erna Schatzman Terry and Kevin Scheu Joan M. Schilke Timothy G. Schlueter Denise Schmitt Rodd and Andrea Schneider Jeanine and Thomas Schoen David and Sarah Schroeder Heather Schultz Andrew Schutz Judith Scott Anthony Seeley Elizabeth Seidl Robert and Kathryn Selingo SFC Inc. Varsha Shah and Eben Slaunwhite Virginia Sherlock Kristin and Todd Sherman Mary Shiely Michelle Shinners
Gigi and Mark Short Parker and Joan Shriver Drew and Shelby Shuster Barbara Siebel Kristin and Dustin Siehr Sydney Silbar David and Rebecca Silber Scott and Emily Silverson Barbara and Albert Simon Gillian Simpson David and Karen Sislow Richard Slater Leah Sleger Colette and Chris Smiley Wendy Wastcoat Sopkovich and Katrina Kasten Peter Sorce Michael Stadler and Neda Esmaili Lisa Starks Patty Starr Brad Stech and Mallory Zink Mark Stedry Norman Stewart and Debra Salvo Nicole and Shea Stickler Trinette and Greg Stillman Paul Stillmank and Maggie Cain Martin M. Suchocki Scott and Mary Sullivan Davis and Patricia Temple Carol Tennessen Patrick Thomas Sarah Thompson Frank and Annie Timons Laura and Russell Tinsley Jack and Nancy Tossetti Walter Trattner
Sandra and Bill Tucker Gail and Fred Tyszka Peter and Pam Uihlein Fritz and Nicki Usinger Josie Vallone Melinda and Christopher Vernon Andrea Wagoner and Roger Ruggeri Jason and Lindsey Wallach Judy Ann Walz Michael Wanger Tim and Stacy Ward James Watson and Alice Marie Phipps Tim and Lorraine Wayman Elissa Lenkin-Weber and Charles Weber Therese A. Wick Terry and Carol Wilkins Craig Williams Michael and Catherine Williams Bernadine Williamsen Robin Wilson and Peter Foote Joyce Wolburg Sharon M. Wolf Julia Wolz Douglas Woods James and Derethia Wortman Timothy Wulf Jim and Claudia Youngquist Laura Zach Mary Jo Zachow and Bethany Kempfer Clare Zempel Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this list. If you find an error, please contact us at (414) 352-2880 x237 to make a correction.
Evergreen Society The Evergreen Society recognizes donors who include Schlitz Audubon Nature Center in their wills or trusts. Making a planned gift will create a lasting legacy for future generations to experience the Center. If you have included Schlitz Audubon in your estate plans and are not on the list, please contact the Development Department. Helen Boomsma Carol A. Carpenter Margarete and David Harvey Patty Kugel Victor Larson
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Jack and Janice McHugh Pollybill Foundation, Inc. Susan Reichard Jeff Rusinow and Jen Ellis Judy Van Till
Thora M. Vervoren Bethany Way Thompson Carol and Lee Wolcott Ed Zieve
Board of Directors as of June 30, 2021 Board Officers Aliah Berman President Benjamin T. Pavlik Treasurer Meg Kinney Secretary Jane B. Bell VP – Development
Current Board Barbie Brennan Nelson Shane Delsman Heidi Dondlinger John E. ‘Jack’ Gebhardt Timothy J. Gerend Amy Giuffre Sanderson S. ‘Andy’ Read Benjamin F. Rikkers Jeff Rusinow Carol Wolcott
John Schaub VP – Governance John Grunau Past President
Past Presidents John H. Kopmeier, Jr. Philip R. Smith Dennis L. Fisher Terrence K. Knudsen Thomas J. McCutcheon Thomas B. Fitzgerald Randolph H. Dean Stephen F. Geimer Thomas J. Drought David K. Hoover John S. McGregor Margarete R. Harvey Timothy J. Gerend
Director Emeritus Dorothy K. Vallier (1920-2013) Honorary Directors Edwin P. Wiley
Staff as of June 30, 2021 Elizabeth Alagna Michelle Allison Carrie Becker Amanda Betette Jonathan Boettcher Helen Boomsma Jennifer Booth Jessica Buehler Grace Daniels Patricia Darby Grace Dargiewicz Ian Dorney Nora Fardella Jason Festerling Anna Finley Thomas Finley
Zoe Finney Aubrey Fulsaas Jeffrey Gilardi Kyle Goergen Alexander Grill Danielle Gulke Paige Hanley Keith Helm Carrie Hiestand Jaimee Hills Khloe Holz Houston Marie Honel Lesley Houchin-Miller Christina Hughes-Schmid Colette Jarvela-Kuhnen Natasha Jewell
Jacob Kempinski Catherine Koons-Hubbard Laurie Lukaszewicz Sandra Manning Russell Mason Craig Mattson Joyce Michelstetter Katherine Moss Mary Mowbray Peter Mroz Lindsay Obermeier Megan O’Grady Corinne Palmer Autumn Petri Nancy Quinn Donald Quintenz
Lisa Randerson Grace Reckmeyer Cassandra Rincon Michelle Rollins Michaela Rusch Andrew Shuster Shelby Shuster Madelyn Sislow Jenna Smith Tess Stahler Lisa Trost Megan Van De Kreeke Quinlan Walinder Andrew West
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