
Our Leaders
Lane Johnson
Chair
Forest Researcher
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University of Minnesota / Cloquet Forestry Center
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lbj (at) umn.edu
Seth Kaduce
Vice - Chair
Executive Director/Owner
Native Resource Preservation LLC
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seth.kaduce (at) nrp.eco
Jason Andersen
Secretary
MN Prescribed Burn Coordinator
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Pheasants Forever
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jandersen (at) pheasantsforever.org
Michael Lynch
Treasurer
Lake States Region Director
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Forest Stewards Guild
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mike (at) forestguild.org
Steering Committee
- Forest Stewards Guild
- Lake States Fire Science Consortium
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Minnesota Department of Transportation
- National Park Service
- Native Resource Preservation
- Pheasants Forever
- The Nature Conservancy
- The Prairie Enthusiasts
- Three Rivers Park District
- University of Minnesota Cloquet Forestry Center

Training Subcommittee
Matt Graeve
The Nature Conservancy, mgraeve (at) tnc.org
Nate Johnson
MN Department of Transportation, nathan.d.johnson (at) state.mn.us
Jack McGowan-Stinski
Lake States Fire Science Consortium, mcgowan-stinski.1 (at) osu.edu
Mark Plantz
Native Resource Preservation, mark.plantz (at) nrp.eco
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Eli Sagor
University of Minnesota Extension, esagor (at) umn.edu
Taylor Schenk
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, taylor.schenk (at) state.mn.us