Minnesota Biological Survey Staff

Native Plant Community Classification Survey

The DNR's Native Plant Community Classification is used throughout Minnesota for vegetation management, conservation and land-use planning. The DNR is in the process of updating the classification and would like your input by taking this short survey.

Staff	Title	Phone	Email
Carlson, Bruce	MBS Supervisor	651-259-5083	[email protected]
Carré, B.J.	Project Manager	651-259-5656	[email protected]
Cieminski, Karen	Natural Heritage Information System Manager	651-259-5081	[email protected]
Johnson, Jason	Plant Ecologist	651-259-5150	[email protected]
Kendig, Amy	Biometrician/Wetland Research Scientist	651-259-5116	[email protected]
Leigh, Deanna	Community Science Coordinator	320-223-7848	[email protected]
Minor, David	Communications Specialist graphics/web	651-259-5280	[email protected]
Wovcha, Dan	Plant Ecologist, Technical Writer	651-259-5154	[email protected]

**Plant Survey Staff:** **Plant Ecologists** conduct surveys of native plant communities and evaluate sites with native vegetation. **Botanists** conduct surveys for rare plant species within targeted counties or ecological units.
Staff	Title	Phone	Email
Bernardo, Holly	Plant Survey Supervisor	651-259-5048	[email protected]
Anderson, Derek	Botanist/Plant Ecologist	651-259-5071	[email protected]
Berger, Alaina	Plant Ecologist/Botanist	651-259-5069	[email protected]
Dahlberg, Nathan	Plant Ecologist/Botanist	651-259-5726	[email protected]
Graham, Dustin	Plant Ecologist/Botanist	651-259-5640	[email protected]
Holmstrom, Rebecca	Research Scientist (Ecologist/Botanist)	218-723-4763	[email protected]
Host, Evan	Plant Ecologist	651-259-5133	[email protected]
Johnson, Rhett	Research Scientist (Prairie Ecologist)	651-259-5084	[email protected]
Lee, Jeff	Plant Ecologist/Botanist	218-514-4468	[email protected]
Lee, Michael	Research Scientist (Botanical Scientist)	320-223-7849	[email protected]
Ogdahl, Eric	Plant Community Specialist	651-259-5267	[email protected]
Perry, Ethan	Plant Ecologist/Botanist	218-514-4467	[email protected]
Reisinger, Katie	Plant Community Specialist	651-259-5355	[email protected]
Schirmers, Courtney	Aquatic Botanist	320-223-7843	[email protected]
Smith, Welby	NHNRP Botanist	651-259-5142	[email protected]

**Animal Surveys:** **Zoologists** conduct surveys for rare animals within targeted counties or ecological units; animal groups (and the specialists that work with them) include mammals (**mammalogists**), birds (**ornithologists**), amphibians and reptiles (**herpetologists**), fishes (**ichthyologists**), and insects (**entomologists**).
Staff	Title	Phone	Email
Nordquist, Gerda	Animal Survey Supervisor Mammalogist	651-259-5124	[email protected]
Boman, Melissa	Zoologist/Bat and Mammal Specialist	651-259-5159	[email protected]
Dunlap, Bob	Zoologist/Data Specialist	651-259-5088	[email protected]
Gerjets, Nicole	Bee Biologist	651-259-5699	[email protected]
Gillen Ashling, Jenn	Zoologist/Data Specialist	651-259-5163	[email protected]
Johnson, Kyle	Zoologist/Moth and Butterfly Specialist		[email protected]
Kranz, Rachel	Zoologist/Bee and Pollinator Assistant		[email protected]
Larson, Krista	Nongame Wildlife Research Biologist	651-259-5120	[email protected]
LeClere, Jeff	Zoologist/Amphibian and Reptile Specialist	651-259-5161	[email protected]
Petersen, Jessica	Invertebrate Ecologist	651-259-5130	[email protected]
Stucker, Steve	Ornithologist	651-259-5103	[email protected]

**Support Staff:** **GIS Support Specialists** facilitates the mapping of data within a Geographic Information System.
Staff	Title	Phone	Email
Richardson, Bart	GIS Support Specialist	651-259-5796	[email protected]
Cruz, Jared	GIS Support Specialist	651-259-5093	[email protected]