The Newport Wilderness Society was formed in 1985 as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, nonprofit, educational organization serving Newport State Park as its official friends' group. NWS members volunteer in many ways upon requests from Newport State Park management. They provide qualified guides for interpretive nature hikes about natural history of trees, ferns, wildflowers, birds, butterflies and about human history of this area. They pull garlic mustard and phragmites. They manage blue bird trails and monitor monarch butterfly migration. They write and publish informational pamphlets and brochures, offer presentations on the meaning of wilderness, light candles and serve refreshments for the February candlelight ski, put on Newport Wilderness Day in September, manage this web site and more. Over the past 5 years, members raised funds to pay for construction and outfitting of the Hotz Wilderness Room, a part of the new Public Entrance Visitor Station [PEVS]. Members express their appreciation for keeping Newport State Park a wilderness area developed minimally, only as is essential for visitor education and safety. New members are always welcome!
|
Current members of The NWS Board of Directors are:
| Jack Travis [2011], President |
|
| Ray DiIulio [2010], Vice President |
|
| Dan Fetterley [2010], Secretary |
|
| Don Luker [2012], Treasurer |
|
Marc Savard [2010], Fifth Officer
Marcia Eischen [2011]
Robert Judd [2012]
Bill Scheckler [2011], Immediate Past President
Dick Smythe [2010]
Tom Wilson [2010]
Michelle Hefty, Park Manager, Ex Officio |
|
Former NWS Board Members were: Jeff Berger, Don Buchholz, Merlie Cox, Don Detmer, Warren Dewalt [Past President], Mary Fales, Dick Glueckert, Steve Grutzmacher, Fred Hankwitz, Marilyn Hansotia, Jacqueline Holland, Jan Pfannenstiel, Carol Kreml, Lon Kopitzke, Roy Lukes, Tom MacDonald, Jan Mielke, Bruce Mielke, Beverly Njaa, Judy Rheberg, Jim Rheberg, Phil Saperstein, Rolliana Scheckler, Al Schneider, Fred Schwartz, Phil Smith, Don Thompson, Olivia Traven, Lee Traven, Steve Uglinica and Bob Yeomans.
Please notify web site administrator if anyone's name has been inadvertently omitted.
If you would like to serve on The NWS Board of Directors, please tell Vice President Ray DiIulio via the email link on "Contact Us" page.
|
|
|
