Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE WILDERNESS CENTER, A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT, HAS BEEN CONNECTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH NATURE, EDUCATING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, CONSERVING NATURAL RESOURCES, AND PRACTICING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SINCE 1964.
THE WILDERNESS CENTER (TWC ) EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONSISTS OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL PROGRAMMING WHICH SERVED OVER 11,600 PARTICIPANTS DURING OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020. FORMAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, YOUTH GROUPS AND ADULT ORGANIZATIONS. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SERVED ABOUT 4,400 PARTICIPANTS IN FORMAL PROGRAMS. INFORMAL PROGRAMMING SERVES TWC MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. STAFF, TWC CLUBS, AND VOLUNTEERS SERVED ABOUT 7,200 PEOPLE IN INFORMAL PROGRAMS.
THE WILDERNESS CENTER'S FACILITIES INCLUDE AN INTERPRETIVE BUILDING CONTAINING CLASSROOMS, MEETING ROOMS, EXHIBITS, A WILDLIFE OBSERVATION ROOM AND A BOOKSTORE/GIFT SHOP. TWC'S ASTRONOMY EDUCATION BUILDING HOUSES AN OBSERVATORY AND THE FRED F. SILK PLANETARIUM. TWC OFFERS 10 MILES OF HIKING TRAILS, PICNIC SHELTERS AND AN OBSERVATION TOWER FOR THE PUBLIC'S ENJOYMENT AND ENRICHMENT. TWC IS ALSO HOME TO A NATURE PLAYSCAPE AND A NATIVE PLANT NURSERY.
THE WILDERNESS CENTER'S PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO GROW DURING OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020. TWC CURRENTLY PROTECTS MORE THAN 3,400 ACRES OF FOREST, PRAIRIE AND FARMLAND AND MORE THAN 13 MILES OF STREAMS THROUGHOUT A SEVEN-COUNTY AREA. THE CENTER CURRENTLY OWNS (IN FEE) 2,075 ACRES AND HOLDS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON 1,305 ACRES. TWC CONSULTING FORESTRY CURRENTLY MAINTAINS MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR MORE THAN 18,000 ACRES. TWC HAS INTRODUCED A PROGRAM KNOWN AS THE COMMUNITY WATERSHED CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP (CWCP) WHICH WILL PROVIDE LAND OWNERS WITH A WAY TO PROTECT, ENHANCE, OR RESTORE WILDLIFE HABITAT ON THEIR PROPERTY THROUGH THE USE OF NON-BINDING AGREEMENTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sharon Stote | ACCOUNTANT (FORMER 9.30.2019) | 24 | $15,328 |
| Jeanne Gural | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $12,301 |
| Carolyn Bell | ACCOUNTANT | 40 | $0 |
| Joseph J Sommer | EMERITUS | 1 | $0 |
| David D Hoecker | EMERITUS | 1 | $0 |
| V Susan Cook | TRUSTEE (FORMER AS OF 1.1.2020) | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Regula | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Fritz | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Biltz | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Robert J Shedlarz | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Lola Lewis | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Justin Greenfelder | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jean Paddock | TRUSTEE (AS OF 6.1.2020) | 1 | $0 |
| George Goldsworthy | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Ed Wright | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Brenda Linnick | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Annette Feltes | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Alan R Dolan | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| George Film | MEMBER-AT-LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Judith Kenny | MEMBER-AT-LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| John Pound | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Arlene Nussbaum | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Roger E Baker | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Herbert W Broda | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Shernit | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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