Mitchel is a conservation-minded individual, who spent much of his career doing habitat management in the Driftless Area. Originally from central Wisconsin, Mitchel graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a degree in Wildlife Ecology. During his time at UWSP, Mitchel interned on the State Natural Areas crew in Alma, Wisconsin, with the Wisconsin DNR. Here, Mitchel experienced what the Driftless Area had to offer, doing habitat management on a diverse assortment of wooded blufflands, remnant prairies, savannas, and bottomlands. He instantly fell in love with the region’s stunning diversity of lands and character.
After graduation, Mitchel returned to the region as a Conservation Biologist on the State Natural Areas crew in Alma. In this position, he had the pleasure of completing habitat-management activities on some of the most beautiful public lands in the state of Wisconsin and had several projects involving some of Wisconsin’s rare and threatened species, including the eastern massasauga rattlesnake, the karner blue butterfly, and the timber rattlesnake. In addition to his work on state lands, Mitchel also has experience working with private landowners in the Driftless Area, assisting them with their land management and conservation goals.
Mitchel believes the Driftless Area is one of the most ecologically important regions of the state and nation, and he is passionate about conserving these lands. In his spare time, Mitchel loves to travel, hike, camp, and photograph wildlife.
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