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2 EXECUTIVE DIECTO S report MIKE WOLLME Executive Director OU PATNES We re well into the new year by the time you are reading this. That said, Happy New Year! Last year was a banner year for the Alliance. As I write this I don t yet have firm numbers, but 2015 is a year to celebrate. Thanks to each and every one of you, the Ice Age Trail Alliance protected more land than ever, completed and met the goals of every single Mobile Skills Crew project, and engaged an ever-increasing number of youngsters and communities throughout Wisconsin. We set the bar high for 2016! Celebrating is good for the soul, so is working. My colleagues here in Cross Plains have accepted that charge enthusiastically. Within days of turning the calendar, we were already writing grant requests, submitting compliance documents, preparing for our advocacy visit to Washington, DC, and poring over this year s outreach projects. That s just a taste of the supposed off-season for the Alliance. At the first of the year, we also had a few staff changes. After almost 4 years on staff, Matt Kaufmann decided to pursue his Master s Degree and left the Alliance. In response, we welcomed some added horsepower to the office. Jo Ellarson, our part-time administrative assistant for the last 6½ years, accepted the same position on a full-time basis. Additionally, long-time IATA volunteer and consultant Bob Lange joined us as Philanthropic Advisor. In this role, he will be leading our development and fundraising program. He ll be doing so not by simply asking for donations, but rather assisting with positioning the Alliance s needs and opportunities with individuals, corporations, and foundations. We re focused on creating a culture around our philanthropic legacy. A couple more staff vacancies remain, but changes here in Cross Plains can do only so much. The real difference is made by you, our members and volunteers. I m so thankful that our staff works with you. With is the powerful word in the way we use it at HQ. It s such a pleasure knowing that all of us willingly work toward common goals in a respectful, collaborative manner. Barriers from long ago have vanished. Teamwork is paying big dividends. Enough mush. Thanks to the spring holidays, our Annual Conference is a little earlier than usual this year. We re working to put a great event together. There s a section in this issue with the schedule and all the details. Our entire staff is looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible. We re anxious to share what we know, to answer questions, and, especially, to listen. The Membership Meeting agenda on April 9th will include an open conversation that hopefully will make our chapters and volunteers work easier and less cumbersome. David Lonsdorf, a past Alliance president and Dane Chapter coordinator, will moderate that discussion. We ll also have reports from the Board, our partners, and yours truly. Sign up early! 2 MAMMOTH tales Spring 2016

3 OU mission The mission of the Ice Age Trail Alliance is to create, support, and protect a thousand-mile footpath tracing Ice Age formations across Wisconsin. ON THE COVE: Grandparents power through ound 8 of Swing the Granddaughter on the Springfield Hill Segment, Dane. IATA file photo. Processing by Nick Wilkes ( The Ice Age Trail Alliance (IATA) publishes Mammoth Tales for its members and friends. Together with the National Park Service, Wisconsin Department of Natural esources, local units of government, businesses, and volunteers from around the state, the IATA works to preserve Wisconsin s glacial heritage through the development of the Ice Age National and State Scenic Trail. The IATA welcomes your comments. them to eric@iceagetrail.org, call us at (800) , or send them to Mammoth Tales, c/o IATA, 2110 Main Street, PO Box 128, Cross Plains, WI Editor: Eric Sherman 2110 Main Street PO Box 128 Cross Plains, WI (608) (p) (800) (p) (608) (f) info@iceagetrail.org VOL. XXVII, NO. 1 SPING 2016 Printer: Action Graphics, Butler, WI (262) Printed with soy-based ink on 10% recycled, Wisconsin-sourced paper. Designer: Lynn LaSpisa Mammoth Tales template and IATA logo design by Celtic, Inc., Brookfield, WI (262) CONTENTS 2... Executive Director s eport 4... Annual Conference News 8... Official Notice 9... Chapter Highlights Trailbuilding Highlights Land Conservation Highlights Member and Donor News Thank You to Our Generous 2015 Donors Trail Kiosk EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President Bob Funk, Wheaton, IL President Elect Marcy Kempf, Delafield, WI Treasurer Jan Froelich, Verona, WI Secretary Gary Klatt, Whitewater, WI Vice President Development Jason Dorgan, Blue Mounds, WI VP Leadership Development Dave Phillips, Madison, WI Vice President Personnel Dolly McNulty, Two ivers, WI Assistant Secretary Mike Wollmer, Dane, WI DIECTOS od Bartlow, Slinger, WI Kevin Delorey, Madison, WI Dave Lonsdorf, Verona, WI obert Melzer, Sheboygan, WI James Mills, Madison, WI Marilynn Nash, Weyerhaeuser, WI Jerry Sazama, Chippewa Falls, WI Nancy Schuster, Chippewa Falls, WI Lee Swanson, Cross Plains, WI Brook Waalen, Luck, WI DIECTOS EMEITUS Adam Cahow obert Cromer Tom Drought oy Gromme Joe Jopek Dave Kinnamon Terry Kohler David Lovejoy obert usch LEADESHIP MEMOIAL Dick Cates Joyce Erdman Ody J. Fish Warren Knowles Henry euss Sarah Sykes Marion Barney Viste J.J. Doc Werner John Zillmer aymond Zillmer STAFF Executive Director & CEO Mike Wollmer mike@iceagetrail.org Director of Trail Operations Tim Malzhan tim@iceagetrail.org Director of Land Conservation Kevin Thusius kevin@iceagetrail.org Member and Volunteer Services Coordinator Eric Sherman eric@iceagetrail.org Special Projects Coordinator Brad Crary brad@iceagetrail.org Outreach and Education Manager Luke Kloberdanz luke@iceagetrail.org GIS Specialist Tiffany Stram tiffany@iceagetrail.or Administrative Assistant Jo Ellarson joanne@iceagetrail.org Philanthropic Advisor Bob Lange bob@iceagetrail.org Trail Program Specialist Dave Caliebe dave@iceagetrail.org Spring 2016 MAMMOTH tales 3

4 i LA COSSE MONOE VENON Menomonie iver Portage Falls COLUMBIA PIECE DODGE West Bend Baraboo C FO Wi sconsin ive Madison r MANI Germantown Milwau Waukesha WAUKESHA MILWAUKE pp Whitewater ssi DANE GANT EAUPort CLA Washi ssi JEFFESON IOWA Eau Claire Oconomowoc BUFFALO Mi Prairie du Chien PEPIN WA SH AW SAUK ICHLAND U She ST. COIX FOND DUNN Fond CHIPPEWA DU LAC du Lac GEEN Chippewa LAKE SHEBOYGA Falls JUNEAU D Barron Oshkosh BAON WAUSHAA WINNEBAGO Tomah La Crosse POLK St. Croix Wautoma Falls ADAMS er ice Neenah Lake OZAUKEE pp iv Kaukauna i Platteville LAFAYETTE TEMPEALEAU ssi MA S t QU E. Croix TTE iv er ssi CHAPTEhighlights ANNUAL CONFEENCE news Appleton BOWN TON JACKSON OUTAGAMIE Waupaca CALUMET POTAGE Wisconsin apids ING Mi TEMPEA BUFFALO Lake Geneva iv er ACINE 2016 Annual Conference & Membership Meeting Monroe GEEN Janesville OCK Beloit WALWOTH KENOSHA a L CO Ken La Thursday, April 7 Sunday, April 10 Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center, othschild, WI A journey through the beautiful Plover iver Segment will be part of a day-long field trip on Thursday, which also includes a stop at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. Photo by Dave Caliebe. highlighted activities Thursday 7:00 p.m. Trail Mix Hear from the 2015 Thousand-Milers, learn about new Alliance initiatives, jump into a game of cribbage, or catch up with Trail friends from other parts of the state and beyond. This relaxed opening-night session will have something for everyone. Friday 7:00 p.m. National Park Service Awards The Ice Age National Scenic Trail is home to thousands of volunteers from across the Upper Midwest. The impact of this work is realized in grand vistas, well-built tread, and the ever-present yellow blaze. Please join us for the National Park Service Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP) Awards to honor your efforts. Each hour you ve reported since 2007 makes you eligible for recognition as you pass 100, 250, 500, and 1000 hours (and beyond) in your volunteer career. Friday 8:00 p.m. Featured Speaker: Steven Gonzalez, Executive Director, El Camino eal de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association This event is open to the public. In addition to serving as executive director of El Camino eal de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association, Steven is on the board of directors for the Partnership for the National Trails System, serves on the steering committee for the Texas Alliance for 4 MAMMOTH tales Spring 2016 Geographic Education at Texas State University, and is a member of the advisory committee for the feasibility study for the Connecting Trails to Parks project between the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, National Trails System Intermountain egion office, and the ivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program.steven enjoys the opportunity to serve the association and communities along the El Camino eal de los Tejas National Historic Trail, and believes that we can have a greater appreciation for the places we live in by understanding the cultural and natural history of the area. Saturday 8:00 a.m. Chapter Leader Summit This session is a great opportunity for chapter leaders to celebrate successes, discuss challenges, and, most importantly, gather ideas and tools to help you build up your chapter. Saturday 1:30 p.m. Annual Membership Meeting with Board of Directors Elections The Saturday afternoon Annual Membership Meeting is free and open to all members. No registration is required. Saturday 6:45 p.m. Mammoth Achievements: Ice Age Trail Alliance Awards Celebrate the work of 2015 by recognizing standout volunteers at the IATA awards presentation. The Spirit Stick, Thousand-Miler, In the Mud, Stickman Scholarship, and other awards honor the accomplishments of the many by recognizing a few. P C

5 KEWAUNEE FOEST ONEIDA Phillips hinelander PICE Crandon Ladysmith SK Manitowoc ITOWOC MAINETTE HIG AN LINCOLN LANGLADE Y A B MIC Antigo N E LAK E sin MA JUNEAU hikes/excursions GEEN LAKE VENON Plover iver Segment and Leigh Yawkey Woodson Thursday: Art Museum Portage AN Sheboygan FOND Fond Friday: DU LAC duthe Lac Underdown Segment Nestled within thesheboygan Harrison Moraine, the Underdown Segment is comprised MIC Crosse E QUE MONOE HIG TTE CALUMET G E iver OSSE nosha Wiscon Leutze is a national spokesman for the Land and Water Conservation Fund Coalition andmarinette has testified before Congress on the need for increased funding for public land conservation. He is frequently asked to MENOMINEE AN Mr. Leutze was raised in Chapel Wausau be a guest lecturer on conservation.doo Since publication of Stand Up That OCONTO Hill, NC, and lives in the Southern Sturgeon MAATHON Mountain he has lectured at 16 universities across the country, Bay Appalachian mountains on the e teaching courses in literature, environmental studies, environmental North Carolina Tennessee border. CLAK SHAWANO law, and public policy, and has performed over 120 public readings. Trained as an attorney, he has become IE He recently appeared at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. ingtona leading voice for statemarshfield and federal In 2012, he wasgreen awarded North Carolina s Algomahighest civilian honor, Stevens Bay conservation funding for investment in Point The Order of the Longleaf Pine, for his contribution to the conservation WOOD WAUPACA public lands. He is a Trustee and Acquisition Specialist for the Southern Kewaunee of land and water in his home state. He was the winner of the 2013 Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, one POTAGE of the nation s most established OUTAGAMIE KEWAUNEE North Carolina Governor s Conservation Communicator of the Year Wisconsin BOWN He is the author apids of Stand Up That Mountain: TheWaupaca Battle to ukee land trusts. Award and was named Outstanding Conservation Advocate by the JACKSON Save One Small Community in the Wilderness Along the Appalachian Appleton Kaukauna oosevelt-ashe Society. EE Trail (Simon & Schuster, 2012). In the tradition of A Civil Action, it s the Neenah compelling true story of a North Carolina outdoorsman who teams up Wautoma Manitowoc ADAMS neighbors to save a treasured acine with his Appalachian mountain people Oshkosh WAUSHAA MANITOWOC LA landscape from being destroyed. WINNEBAGO Tomah Medford Saturday, 8:00 p.m. FeaturedMerrill eboygan TAYLO Speaker: Jay Erskine Leutze A LAK OZAUKEE WA SH ING TON of hummocks, deep kettles, an esker, and dense forests. Enjoy the hike over and around these glacial features as the route courses between hemlock Baraboo Westand Bend groves hardwood stands circling pristine lakes. Hikers will have the This hike and museum tour is a new feature for thecolumbia Annual Conference.DODGE Port SAUK chance to check out the Washington newly constructed shelter found near Dog Lake. The all-day adventure begins with a guided hike led by geologists Lisa D ICHLAND O Siewert and Dave Mickelson on the beautiful Plover iver Segment. Germantown F W will then load the bus and head to the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Saturday: Dells of the Eau Claire Segment AParticipants o n as iboxed n lunch and guided tour by docent Gail Piotrowski. C s cfor Oconomowoc The Dells of the Eau Claire Segment is rich in glacial history. This iver Prairie Art du Museum Madison Wi Chien This adventure will feature dueling moraines and Owen Gromme originals! stretch includes ancient volcanic rock palisades, roaring rapids, Civilian Milwaukee JEFFESON Waukesha Conservation Corps (CCC) handiwork, and potholes. Enjoy all of these IOWA The enchanting Underdown Segment serves as the site of our Friday MILWAUKEE features and camaraderie of the group while hiking across the 45th parallel. DANE WAUKESHA group hike. The roller-coaster terrain in this area is pitted with deep Whitewater GANT kettles, including Dog Lake, pictured here. Photo by Dave Caliebe. Platteville ACINE LAFAYETTE Monroe GEEN Janesville OCK Beloit Lake Geneva WALWOTH KENOSHA acine Kenosha Spring 2016 MAMMOTH tales 5

6 POTAGE JACKSON OUTAGAMIE Waupaca LA COSSE conference schedule MONOE La Crosse 6:30-8:00 a.m. Check-in and Coffee Hour 7:00-7:45 a.m. Breakfast 12:00-1:15 p.m. Lunch 1:30-2:45 p.m. Concurrent sessions: Ask Your Staff Dinner 7:00-8:30 p.m. Trail Mix Chien 1:30-2:45 p.m. GANT Platteville Concurrent IOWA sessions: Breakfast Leadership On and Off the Trail Navigating the NPS Volunteer LAFAYETTE Monroe Program 3:00-4:15 p.m. 1:30-4:00 p.m. Annual Membership Meeting Milwau with Board of Director JEFFESON Waukesha Elections WAUKESHA MILWAUKE DANE Hikers Forum GEEN Concurrent sessions: 4:00-5:15 Whitewater p.m. Social Hour 4:15-4:45 p.m. Board of DirectorsACINE Annual Meeting Lake Janesville OCK p.m. 5:15-6:45 Beloit Dinner Geneva WALWOTH KENOSHA What s On Tap? 6:45-7:45 p.m. Mammoth Achievements: IATA Awards Ice Age Trail Communities The Next Phase 8:00-9:00 p.m. Featured Speaker: Jay Erskine Leutze 4:15-5:30 p.m. Social Hour 5:30-6:45 p.m. Dinner 7:00-7:45 p.m. National Park Service Awards 8:00-9:00 p.m. Featured Speaker: Steven Gonzalez sessions Thursday: Ask Your Staff This session is back to help answer any questions you have for Ice Age Trail Alliance staff. Just about anything goes so please don t be shy and chime in. Your thoughts will make the entire Alliance stronger. Thursday: Before the Pick Hits Dirt Have you ever wanted to just go out and construct a quick reroute or build a short puncheon? Learn why, despite this temptation, it is best to wait for the compliance issues to be resolved. Alliance and partner staff will walk you through the compliance process and timeline so you don t end up on the wrong side of the law. Thursday: Land Protection Successes and Opportunities The Alliance had one of our most productive years for land protection in Come find out about the many successes as we delve a bit deeper into the transactions. We will also discuss the future of land protection for the trail, including roles of our partners such as the Wisconsin Department of Natural esources (DN). Thursday: Hiking Gear The Digital Version The most common visitors to the Ice Age Trail Alliance website are not familiar with the organization or the Trail. They are coming to our site to find ways to get outdoors. Learn the ways we are using this information to 6 MAMMOTH tales Spring :00-7:45 a.m. Port Washi ICHLAND 8:30-11:30 a.m. Board of Directors Quarterly O 8:00-12:00 p.m Chapter Leader Summit Germantown F Meeting (concurrent with AW Lunch 12:00-1:15 p.m. hike; all members welcome) C sconsin iv Oconomowoc Prairie du er Madison W i p.m. Lunch 12:00-1:15 Land Protection Successes and Opportunities 5:30-6:45 p.m. Breakfast D Hiking Gear The Digital Version Social Hour GEEN She LAKEa.m. Check-in and Coffee Hour SHEBOYGA 6:30-8:00 Portage Concurrent sessions: 4:15-5:30 p.m. JUNEAU Platteville MANI Fond du Lac 8:00-11:30 a.m. Group Hike:Baraboo Underdown 8:00-12:00 p.m. Group Hike: Dells of the COLUMBIA DODGE West Bend Segment SAUK Eau Claire Segment Before the Pick Hits Dirt 3:00-4:15 p.m. FOND9 SATUDAY, APIL DU LAC 6:30-8:00 a.m. Check-in and Coffee Hour 7:00-7:45 a.m. Oshkosh WINNEBAGO TON 8:00-11:30 a.m. Group Excursion: Plover iver and Yawkey Art Museum FIDAY, APIL 8 VENON Neenah GANT continued ING THUSDAY, APIL 7 WAUSHAA Tomah co Kaukauna WA SH i er Wautoma ADAMS TTE pp iv QU E ssi MA ssi CHAPTEhighlights ANNUAL CONFEENCE news Appleton s Prairie du Wi BOWN Chien OZAUKEE Wisconsin apids CALUMET Mi TEMPEA BUFFALO SUNDAY, APIL 10 6:30-8:00 a.m. Coffee Hour 7:00-7:45 a.m. Breakfast engage hikers and help them become active volunteers. This session will explore new components to the website, itineraries, and the app. Friday: Leadership On and Off the Trail Leadership development and succession are critical to the long-term success of the Ice Age Trail Alliance. They permeate all areas of our work including all program areas, chapter goals, and Trailwide initiatives. This session will explore commonalities and challenges in peer to peer multigenerational volunteer relationships. Friday: Hikers Forum What would an Annual Conference be without the Hikers Forum? Join this session to pick the brains of those that have most recently completed their Thousand-Miler journey. Be inspired, be informed, and be entertained. Friday: What s On Tap? 2016 Trailbuilding Overview The glacier formed our Wisconsin landscape through steady and constant pressure. Creating, supporting, and protecting the Ice Age Trail also take continual effort. Learn what is on tap for new Trail segments in Friday: Ice Age Trail Communities The Next Phase In 2015 the Village of Hartland became the first Ice Age Trail Community. Learn what has been accomplished since and what is in the works for Come with questions and ways local chapters can engage community leaders. a Ken

7 nsin o KEWAUNEE ive r Oconomowoc Madison JEFFESON IOWA DANE Whitewater Milwaukee Waukesha WAUKESHA MILWAUKEE HIG AN Manitowoc eitowoc LAFAYETTE MIC eboygan Monroe GEEN Janesville OCK Beloit lodging and meals Lake Geneva WALWOTH KENOSHA Located just south of Wausau in othschild, Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center will be the 2016 Annual Conference headquarters. oom blocks are available at special Ice Age Trail Alliance pricing. Camping is on your own. LAK E AN ington ukee acine ACINE Conference meals will be provided at Stoney Creek. We are going buffet style for all meals this year, so bring your bibs and extra-large plates. Vegetarian and gluten-free options will be available. Please order your meals on the registration form. Kenosha win big and support the trail This year s conference will feature daily raffles focused on experiencing the Ice Age Trail and amenities located near the Trail route. affles will take place daily with a new chance to win each evening. You must be present to win. We ll let you buy as many raffle tickets as you want to increase your odds! EE acine egistration materials due by Friday, March 18 nosha registration form PATICIPANT INFOMATION (PLEASE PINT CLEALY) Name(s) Address City State Zip Phone Emergency Contact Name CONFEENCE LODGING: Please make lodging arrangements by calling the Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center and asking for Ice Age Trail Alliance pricing. oom blocks will be released on March 14th. Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center 1100 Imperial Avenue othschild, WI (800) Emergency Contact Phone April 7, 8, 9 $80/Single Occupancy/ $99 Double Occupancy I/We will be attending the: National Park Services awards Chapter Leader Summit TOTAL FEES IATA awards EGISTATION FEES Number of People x $40.00 per person TOTAL $ egistration + Meals Total $ Check enclosed Please charge my credit card Name as it appears on credit card: CONFEENCE MEAL FEES Please indicate the quantity of the following meals you would like to order. Meals will be buffet style. Vegetarian options will be available at breakfast and lunch buffets. A plated vegetarian option will be served at dinner. Credit Card #: Expiration Date: Thursday: Saturday: Breakfast ($11) Breakfast ($11) Lunch ($15) Lunch ($15) Dinner ($20) Dinner ($20) Friday: Sunday: Breakfast ($11) Breakfast ($11) Lunch ($15) Dinner ($20) I prefer vegetarian meals I prefer gluten-free meals CVV Code: Mail registration form and check or credit card payment by March 18 to: Ice Age Trail Alliance P.O. Box 128, 2110 Main St. Cross Plains, WI Or register online at iceagetrail.org/2016-annual-conference MEAL TOTAL $ Spring 2016 MAMMOTH tales 7

8 OFFICIAL notice 2016 ANNUAL MEMBESHIP MEETING This provides Ice Age Trail Alliance, Inc. members with official notice of the IATA s Annual Membership Meeting at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 9 at the at the Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center in othschild, WI. The meeting takes place during the IATA s Annual Conference. You are welcome to attend the Annual Membership Meeting without attending/registering for other parts of the conference. ITEM I: VOTE BOAD OF DIECTOS ELECTIONS In January, all IATA members were sent a list of Board of Directors candidates recommended by the IATA s Leadership Development and Executive committees. Members did not submit any additional nominees by petition. Therefore, the final list of candidates is: New director-nominees: John Hutchinson (Sun Prairie, WI; egion 2) Dan Schuller (Tomahawk, WI; egion 3) Current directors recommended for re-election: Bob Funk (Wheaton, IL; egion 2) Marcy Kempf (Delafield, WI; egion 1) find it online To read nominee biographies and find more information about the Annual Conference, visit ICE AGE TAIL ALLIANCE, INC. POXY I hereby appoint Bob Funk or Gary Klatt as my proxy (with full power of substitution) to attend the IATA s Annual Membership Meeting to be held April 9, 2016 and any adjournment thereof and to vote on my behalf on all matters that may properly come up for membership approval during the meeting. Dated:, 2016 Signature: Printed name: Please return to: Ice Age Trail Alliance, Inc. PO Box 128, 2110 Main Street Cross Plains, WI MAMMOTH tales Spring 2016

9 CHAPTE highlights ice Lake POLK St. Croix Barron Falls BAON Polk and Burnett Counties INDIANHEAD CHAPTE Coordinator: Dean Dversdall ( , We had lovely weather this fall in northwestern iver Wisconsin. The chapter was busy all season with Falls many events. The first event was our annual Full Moon Hike at the Pine Lake PIECE Segment. It was a beautiful evening with many people from the area sharing a meal and a hike. Joe Synder brought two telescopes and we were able to see the moon and night skies in a whole new way. Thanks to Joe, Marie-Anne Westigard and all the people who organized this event. Later on in the season we gathered for the annual Fall Colors Hike at the Straight Lake Segment. Everyone packed a bag lunch and ate/ visited at the only picnic table in the park. We had plenty of people and Asian beetles to keep us company. We also were fortunate to host the first of the IATA egional allies at the Oak Forest etreat Centre on Oct. 31st. We had a good turnout and great food that was donated by Café Wren. Much thanks to Café Wren and all the people who organized and attended this event. Lastly we shared a booth at the bi-annual Midwest Mountaineering Expo in Minneapolis. The Superior Lobe and Chippewa Moraine chapters helped staff the booth for the 3-day weekend. It was a great day meeting people from all over the Midwest and nice to hear that so many people were familiar with the Ice Age Trail. Of course it wasn t all play as there is always work to be done on the Trail. Many thanks and much appreciation to all the volunteers who help maintain the Trail. We ve had many compliments about Trail conditions in this area throughout the year. We also want to give a high-five to all the people involved in the Saunters program through the Frederic and Luck schools. The kids so enjoy the event and then get their families interested in the Trail as well. We love seeing all the new faces at our events. We look forward to what the New Year has to bring and the many opportunities to introduce the Trail to people in the community. - Cheryl Whitman Barron and Washburn Counties SUPEIO LOBE CHAPTE Coordinator: Bob Held ( , HeldHarbor@gmail.com) Volunteers have spent the fall tearing out beaver dams to try and lower some of the flooded sections of the Ice Age Trail, especially on the Grassy Lake, Bear Lake and Hemlock Creek segments. Dale Cardwell laid out an alternative loop north of 30th Ave. toward Shingle Camp d. to avoid the high water in that section. The Trail was lopped and the down trees removed and the new section should make a good alternative to the water. Dale and Mitch Fox cleared an alternative route in the Bear Lake Segment, also to avoid the wet holes in the low spots towards the north-end half mile of that segment. - Bob Held usk BLUE HILLS CHAPTE Coordinator: Fred Nash ( , nashfd@bevcomm.net) St. Croix iver ST. COIX Medford Merrill CHIPPEWA MOAINE CHAPTE DUNN CHIPPEWA TAYLO Chippewa Coordinator: ichard Smith Chippewa ( , Falls Wausau chapter@iatchippewa.org) Menomonie MAATHON In a unique Eau Claire twist on our usual efforts to tell the Ice Age Trail story, a group of UW-Eau Claire students recently CLAKsponsored an event to interest students EAU and CLAIE community members in volunteering for the Ice Age PEPIN Trail. Marshfield The students, who developed the event as part of a UW communications WOOD class, designed BUFFALO the event to attract students in particular, with a goal of stimulating volunteerism. They provided the opportunity for Chippewa Wisconsin Moraine Chapter volunteers to do a presentation JACKSON about the Trail and apids the types of volunteer activities undertaken, and encouraged IATA to develop a volunteer opportunity that could be listed on the UW-EC Service Learning website. ADAMS Students publicized the event in LA local media and on campus, offering a COSSE Tomah nature walk with refreshments, door prizes, and information about the MONOE trail. On what turned out to be an unseasonably warm and beautiful early December Saturday, 18 students La Crosse and community members joined the 5 organizing students and 4 chapter volunteers to celebrate spending JUNEAU time outdoors in nature and specifically on the Ice Age Trail. VENON Hopefully the Ice Age Trail story was as compelling to the participants as the student organizers approach and enthusiasm was to the chapter Baraboo volunteers. SAUK ICHLAND The chapter has also updated its Ice Age Trail Store at the Obey Interpretive Center, Prairie du Chien thanks to the work of IOWA chapter volunteer Kate Lindsay of Chippewa Falls. Kate created the new display to make the GANT Platteville variety of merchandise more readily visible and accessible to visitors, and easier for the staff to handle. The chapter relies on the income from sales of the items to finance most of its activities. Just as important, all Ice Age Trail Alliance merchandise sold also helps generate awareness and enthusiasm for the Ice Age Trail. LAFAYETTE Mon G Mississippi iver - ichard Smith TEMPEALEAU USK Ladysmith CAWFOD Phillips Wisconsin PICE iver UW-Eau Claire students joined forces with the Chippewa Moraine Chapter to promote the Ice Age Trail via an early-december community event. Photo by ichard Smith. LINCOLN Spring 2016 MAMMOTH tales 9

10 Platteville C Prairie du Chien Wisco CHAPTE highlights continued GANT Taylor Lincoln HIGH POINT CHAPTE Coordinator: Buzz Meyer ( , gtmeyer@charter.net) NOTHWOODS CHAPTE Coordinator: uby Jaecks ( , brjaecks@airrun.net) The Northwoods Chapter held its annual Fall Color Hike on Sept. 26th in the beautiful rolling Harrison Hills of Lincoln. 26 hikers enjoyed the brilliant colors of maples, birches, aspens, and oaks and beautiful reflections from the many small lakes along the Trail. Volunteers were very busy keeping the Trail in good condition for the many hikers we are seeing. An Adirondacktype three-sided shelter was built this fall in the Underdown Segment at the campsite by Dog Lake. It has been named the Schotz Shelter in honor of Herb Schotz who developed the Trail. The shelter was funded by Church Mutual Insurance Company and its retired CEO/Chairman, Gerald Whitburn thank you! It will be a great asset to the Trail and we have had many users already. - uby Jaecks Langlade LANGLADE COUNTY CHAPTE Coordinator: Joe Jopek ( , jjjopekj@frontier.com) For our annual fall hike we had one of our better turnouts in recent years, including the presence of the second, third, and fourth generations of the McKenna family, The spirit of Pat McKenna, an early chapter member who encouraged her co-workers, siblings, nieces, nephews, and friends to join our outings, lingers. - Joe Jopek Marathon MAATHON COUNTY CHAPTE Coordinator: David Mix ( , mciat@solarus.net) Our chapter has had a very busy year. Two Boy Scout service projects in May and October contributed needed repairs and upgrades to the ingle Segment. Trail damaged due to logging was leveled out, blazes were updated, directional posts were planted, and two deteriorating bridges were repaired in October. Additional work days throughout the summer and fall included more blazing and sightline clearing in the project area. This work will continue in A big thank you to everyone involved, especially Dave Mix, for coordinating all of the Boy Scout activities. In September, Gail Piotrowski and I attended the United Health Care Giving Fair in Wausau, representing the Ice Age Trail Alliance as a member of EarthShare. Over the course of two days, we campaigned for votes for the Michelob Ultra/Superior Trails contest and shared the Ice Age Trail with hundreds of their employees. Our enthusiasm was contagious and all of our maps and brochures were eagerly snatched up! Plans for 2016 are already in full swing. The planning group continues to meet on a regular basis and four hikes are scheduled, including a snowshoe hike in January. All of the details regarding 2016 events will be available on the new Marathon Chapter Facebook page, currently under development. We are all very excited for the continued growth and new opportunities that await us in Patty Mishkar Portage and Waupaca Counties POTAGE COUNTY CHAPTE Coordinator: Julie Schneider ( , jschneideriat@gmail.com) The chapter had a very busy fall. We had 77 hikers on Oct. 3rd at our annual Hike-A-Thon that we co-host with the Waupaca Chapter. On Oct. 7th we hosted a recognition reception for Sally Freckmann, chapter coordinator for 26 years. Our big event of the fall was our participation in the Mobile Skills Project at Hartman Creek State Park. Many members of the Portage and Waupaca county chapters were a part of the 260 volunteers who donated more than 4,600 hours helping build a mile and half of new and greatly improved Ice Age Trail. Now hikers and showshoers have their own section of trail separate from the park s groomed ski trail. And lastly, we hosted a egional ally on Nov. 8th where we had a chance to share ideas with IATA staff and other local IATA chapter members. On a sad note, Sally Freckmann passed away on Dec. 2nd. Here s what IATA Executive Director Mike Wollmer had to say about Sally: One of the Ice Age Trail Alliance s most dedicated volunteers has passed away. Sally Freckmann died on Wednesday. She had a full life. She dedicated a remarkable share of that time (34+ years!) to volunteering for the Ice Age Trail Alliance. She was passionate and determined locally and statewide. Sally was a lightning rod for action. I attended a gathering recently [referenced above] to honor Sally. It was a delightful event and Sally was beaming, thoughtful, and appreciative. She reminisced a bit, but for the most part nudged all in attendance to keep pushing the Trail and conservation forward. - Julie Schneider Volunteer Karla Larson put the finishing touches on a new ingle Segment blaze. Photo by Patty Mishkar. 10 MAMMOTH tales Spring 2016

11 nsin iver Madison Oconomowoc IOWA DANE JEFFESON Milwaukee Waukesha WAUKESHA MILWAUKEE Whitewater LAFAYETTE Portage and Waupaca Counties ACINE Lake WAUPACA Monroe Janesville COUNTY CHAPTE Geneva OCK Coordinator: GEENDebbie Beloit Krogwold WALWOTH KENOSHA ( , Northern Columbia acine Kenosha HEITAGE TAIL CHAPTE Currently dormant; for info: Brad Crary ( , Waushara WAUSHAA COUNTY CHAPTE Coordinator: obert Jozwowski ( , I don t know who in our chapter is in charge of the weather, but give them a medal. Mid 60 s and sunny from start to finish of our Fall Color Hike and Dog Walk. We likely had a record turnout this year with about 100 participants including kids and of course dogs. We are very much appreciative to Judy Brown who hosted our event on her property adjacent to the Greenwood Segment. The 2-mile course was dutifully cleared and mowed by andy Lennartz and his outstanding maintenance crew starting on 9th Ave. and ending on oad GG. Thanks to Cathy Favelle for putting together the raffle and to Judy Bacon for supplying the15 dozen cookies as well as working the registration table. The Green Lake Animal escue Shelter was also on hand to provide dog tags which were engraved on site. Special thanks to Front Porch Pets in Wild ose for supplying the dog treats and snacks. Sauk BAABOO HILLS CHAPTE Coordinator: Donna & Neal Meier ( , donnaandneal@msn.com) Trail signage needed to be spruced-up along parts of the Ice Age Trail in Sauk, and the chapter made good use of the warm autumn weather by painting signs and kiosks well into November. Based on the steady requests for trail maps in Baraboo, Wisconsin Dells, and Sauk City, we weren t the only ones enjoying the Trail this late into the year. Still, we re ready for and looking forward to the snow and enjoying some outdoor winter activities. This season, we re thankful for a great many things but would like to share our appreciation for the work of former chapter coordinator Bob Lange, who will be taking a staff position with the Ice Age Trail Alliance. We would like to thank Bob for his hard work and dedication to the chapter and wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors. Hopefully, he and many others will be able to join us in Sauk for our annual membership meeting in February and an MSC event scheduled for August. - Greg Tenn Participants of all ages enjoyed spectacular fall weather for the Waushara Chapter s Fall Color Hike and Dog Walk. Photo by andy Lennartz. We ve been busy planning for our Feb. 13th Candlelight Sweetheart Hike, Snowshoe, or Ski. We are excited to announce that this year we are partnering with the Caribou Bay etreat in ichford. This year we will be back into a heated building to warm up, listen to the Cody Clauson Trio, and knock down a hot chocolate. The trail connecting to the Wedde Creek Segment will again be lit with candles. - Bob Jozwowski Marquette MAQUETTE COUNTY CHAPTE Coordinator: Gary Ertl ( , garebear510@hotmail.com) Southern Columbia LODI VALLEY CHAPTE Coordinator: Joanna Fanney ( , lodivalleychapter.iata@gmail.com) The chapter partnered with Wisconsin Wild Care, Inc., a wildlife rehabilitation nonprofit organization, and a number of other organizations to offer a variety of nature-themed activities for children and families along the Gibraltar Segment. More than 400 people came out to enjoy the Trail while learning about wildlife and nature. Chapter members volunteered with the Fontana Fall Color un on the Gibraltar Segment, contributing to the success of this annual event. Full moon hikes continue to be a great way to get people (and their dogs!) out on the Trail. Moon enthusiasts came together in September to witness the lunar eclipse from the vantage point of the Lodi Marsh goat prairie. The chapter partnered with the Lodi School District to provide an opportunity for youth to make a difference in their community as part of the annual Service Day. More than 70 high school students worked alongside chapter volunteers to do trail improvement on the Gibraltar Segment. - Patti Herman Spring 2016 MAMMOTH tales 11

12 GANT Pla CHAPTE highlights continued Bill Welch and other Lodi Valley Chapter members partnered with Wisconsin Wild Care to lead an educational trek along the Gibraltar Segment. Photo by Amy Unbehaun. Dane DANE COUNTY CHAPTE Coordinators: Tom Gross ( , and Andrew Bent ( , It s been a long autumn of preparation for better Trail and even better environs. In early December, we walked severely eroded Trail and reviewed reroute alternatives with DN s Heidi Hayes at Lodi Marsh State Wildlife Area. Land manager Andy Paulios is supporting the project by spending limited DN funds for mechanical brush clearing where it will most benefit the Trail. The rebuild may not happen until 2017, but in the meantime, chapter volunteers also will continue restoration work, including work supporting the reroute. West of Lodi- Springfield oad, several volunteers added blazed posts to mark a reroute that eliminates about 0.4 miles of road walk. At Moraine Kettles, south of Highway M in Verona, several years of restoration work, still led by Dave Lonsdorf, are now focused on a more scenic trail route there. Meanwhile, volunteers led by Gary Werner have continued clearing below the planted prairie at Table Bluff. Aided by the lack of snow that has impeded us elsewhere and canceled brush fire brat roasts, Werner s crews also have continued clearing the steep northwest-facing slope at the Cross Plains Ice Age eserve. - Dave Jenkins ock OCK COUNTY CHAPTE Coordinator: Dennis James ( , djames84@outlook.com) 2015 was an exceptional year for the ock Chapter. We had many great hikes in all seasons this year. We had great workdays with everything on the to-do list accomplished. And we had an exceptional turn out for the June MSC project. After the project we had several different volunteer groups come in and help us continue to clear buckthorn in the kettles along the new section of Trail. The chapter also opened up the Trail from Bowers Lake oad to the new woodland section of Trail. Thanks to all who came out for the MSC Project. As a chapter we have also been working with the National Park Service in Madison, ock Parks staff, the City of Evansville, and IATA staff on a reroute west of Janesville. While still in the early planning stages for building trail, we have a new road walk planned that will get most of the road walk off of the infamous Highway A taking hikers through two ock parks and Evansville. With the City of Janesville Parks crew, we were able to get some very large trees out of the Devil s Staircase to again highlight these natural steps left from the last Ice Age. Our chapter has also taken up the Yellow Duff Bucket challenge Mike Wollmer gave us this fall. As chapter coordinator I would like to express my appreciation to all chapter members for their continued support, my appreciation for the support ock, Milton, Janesville, and Evansville give to the chapter and the Ice Age Trail, and to all area businesses who have supported us this last year. Special thanks to our Executive Team : Beth Austin, Dean and Jayne Paynter, Ed Madere, and Larry Swanson. While 2015 was an exceptional year, watch us grow in Dennis James Walworth and Jefferson Counties Waukesha and Milwaukee Counties WALWOTH/JEFFESON COUNTY CHAPTE Coordinators: Lynn Larson ( , easttroylarson@yahoo.com) and Andrew Whitney ( , andywhitney1@yahoo.com) WAUKESHA/MILWAUKEE COUNTY CHAPTE Coordinator: Kris Jensen ( , Krisjen1846@gmail.com) The chapter would like to highlight the efforts of four scouts who have contributed to improving the quality of the Ice Age Trail hiking experience in our area. All have worked diligently to complete their projects. Their volunteer advisors generously provided advice and assistance throughout each process. Nick Johnston led his troop in the construction and installation of a much needed information kiosk at the northern end of the popular Monches Segment. Gary and Pat Witkowski were his advisors. Jack Turicek undertook the challenging task of building 18 box steps west of the Lapham Peak Tower. His efforts reduced the workload for the August MSC project participants. Brett Johanen offered guidance and planning information for this improvement. Another Eagle Scout effort included upgrades to the trailhead parking area south of Monches on East Kilbourne. Jack Sandman and his troop installed a split rail fence, replaced the primary trailhead sign, and 12 MAMMOTH tales Spring 2016

13 DANE Whitewater WAUKESHA MILWAUKEE tteville LAFAYETTE Monroe GEEN Janesville OCK Beloit Lake Geneva WALWOTH ACINE KENOSHA acine Kenosha added a new trail access sign giving the lot a cleaner, finished look. Pat Witkowski helped guide this effort. Abby Lesniak s Silver Award project at Nemahbin Springs included the design and installation of an interpretive sign. Abby s clearing upgrades at the site also improved the surrounding area. Her advisor on the project was Chris Miller. Thanks to the scouts and their advisors for their work to enhance the quality of the Ice Age Trail in Waukesha. - Kris Jensen CHAPTE STATSHOT Washington and Ozaukee Counties Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Kewaunee, and Door Counties WASHINGTON/OZAUKEE COUNTY CHAPTE Coordinator: Tom Alberg ( , alberg@ameritech.net) LAKESHOE CHAPTE Coordinator: Dan Mitchell ( , dmitchell001@new.rr.com) Chapter Ice Age Trail Miles Memberships Memberships per Mile Indianhead Superior Lobe Blue Hills Chippewa Moraine High Point Northwoods Langlade Co Marathon Co Portage Co. 19.0* Waupaca Co. 19.0* Waushara Co Marquette Co Heritage Trail Baraboo Hills Lodi Valley Dane Co ock Co Walworth/Jefferson Co Waukesha/Milwaukee Co Washington/Ozaukee Co Lakeshore Trailwide Affiliation 523 * Total mileage for Portage + Waupaca counties combined as the Trail route winds along the county line. Spring 2016 MAMMOTH tales 13

14 TAILBUILDING highlights Student Groups Provide Shot in the Arm to Mammoth ib Lake Project St. Croi ST. C iver Falls PIE TIM MALZHAN Director of Trail Operations The second large-scale trailbuilding project on the ib Lake Segment in 2015 benefitted greatly from a strong contingent of student volunteers from Medford Area Senior High, Medford Middle School, ib Lake Middle School, and Barron High School. Photo by Tim Malzhan. ib Lake Segment September Participants: 190 Volunteer Hours: 3,302 The second ib Lake Segment Mobile Skills Crew event of 2015 needed a strong push to meet the goal of opening a newly imagined and newly constructed 4.7-mile section of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Volunteers did not disappoint as they pitched in with grubbing, stumping, and hauling and shaping rock, and at the end of the day carrying bags of potatoes, water, and firewood for the evening meal. By Sunday noon, everyone could look back with pride and satisfaction on the creation of 3,000 feet of tread and 20 rock walls stretching 252 linear feet, and the many smiles and laughs shared along the way. Thanks in part to the successful American Hiking Society Michelob ULTA campaign that yielded $25,000 for the Ice Age Trail Alliance, 2016 will feature two more spectacular trailbuilding events in Taylor. A cast of characters as entertaining and lovable as those from M*A*S*H* the obert Altman movie and syndicated television series that chronicles the trials and tribulations of an army medical unit during the Korean conflict began trickling in to base camp early in the week. Veterans caught an early breakfast Thursday and Friday to meet the promised muscle arriving from Medford and ib Lake. Enter MASH, Medford Area Senior High, with Medford Middle School, ib Lake Middle School, and Barron High School students close behind. I found working on the Ice Age Trail to be a very enriching experience, said 11th grader Grayson Dahlby. Sure, it was nice to get off of school and all, but I found trailbuilding to be very fun. Crews of students acted as the vanguard, wielding loppers, handsaws, and pick mattocks to clear the way through areas thick with brush and compounded by steep slopes. When we arrived, the task looked to be quite a taxing one, but as we worked I found that trying to accomplish our simple goal was borderline therapeutic! Dahlby said. Other students echoed Dahlby s comments. My experience at the Ice Age Trail was great, said junior Kenny Wesle, and I would happily do it again. Like a steady rain, stalwart partners New Vision Wilderness, UW-Hoofers, and landowner odney Strobach worked hard in the background. If you could have seen odney chasing a departing bus with a case of Famous Amos cookies down Bear Avenue, you d book your next ib Lake visit now. Going into the day I expected it to resemble a school forest trip where we would walk the land and learn about the trees, said 11th grader Madelyn Brost, but it was so much more than that. By the end of the day, we hadn t finished our segment of trail, but it was a huge eye-opener as to how much work really goes into that. Many thanks the Taylor Sportsman s Club, Bob and Ann usch, EI, and every volunteer who donated time, talent, and dollars to help make this project fun and rewarding. 14 MAMMOTH tales Spring 2016

15 LANGLADE Medford Merrill Antigo OIX DUNN CHIPPEWA TAYLO Marinette Chippewa MENOMINEE Falls Wausau DO OCONTO Menomonie MAATHON S B Eau Claire CLAK SHAWANO CE wet the next. As a state and a federally Boots, EAU CLAIE PEPIN assisted project, wetland structures are Marshfield regulated to ensure against Green Stevens potential Alg Bay Wetlands, Point WOOD impacts that may alter the flow of water WAUPACA Kewa BUFFALO or adversely affect naturally occurring and Lumber POTAGE OUTAGAMIE KEWAUN Wisconsin Waupaca events of nature. BOWN JACKSON apids Concurrent Appletonwith the Kaukauna September ib TIM MALZHAN Lake Mobile Skills Crew event, the Neenah Director of Trail Operations Alliance hosted a boardwalk construction ADAMS Wautoma Manitowoc workshop in the Chequamegon National LA WAUSHAA Oshkosh WINNEBAGO MANITOWOC COSSE Tomah Forest. The primary goal was to build MONOE transferable skills through hands-on experience, skills which can then be La Crosse FOND Fond Sheboygan JUNEAU applied by volunteers locally and at MSC GEEN DU LAC du Lac LAKE events. The secondary goal SHEBOYGAN was to leave VENON the forest with the Trail improved. Portage Baraboo Discussion topics included best COLUMBIA DODGE West Bend management practices, permit SAUK Port ICHLAND requirements, design styles, project Washington timelines, logistics, and Germantown how determine hardware and lumber needs. In the Prairie du Madison Oconomowoc field, 19 volunteers shared and applied Chien these tools to the Trail. Over four days IOWA JEFFESON Milwaukee Waukesha and through copious amounts of rain, DANE two boardwalks WAUKESHA MILWAUKEE GANT Whitewater totaling 180 feet rose from the muck and standing water, dry The Jerry Lake Segment boardwalk-training project was a Platteville two-fold victory: new skills for volunteers to apply across the passage was attained, ACINE and skills were acine Trail, dry feet LAFAYETTE for hikers at the project s classroom. Photo by transferred. Lake Special thanks to United Monroe Janesville Geneva Dave Caliebe. OCK States Forest Service staff and the Kenosha Town GEEN Beloit for life to make sense. Now that the boardwalk of WALWOTH KENOSHA Grover for their support of this effort. Jerry Lake Segment protects those plants and cuts down the September Participants: 19 slog, they find more reasons to go, and go Volunteer Hours: 765 more often. Mississippi iver TEMPEALEAU CAWFOD Swamp shadows played tricks in the fading light. The day s slog through standing water, almost forgotten save for the crusty mud smeared across their faces, filled two hikers with a primordial sense of well-being. The trill of swamp sparrows and the knowledge of a Dispersed Camping Area ahead kept them moving. Soon, they d cross the terminal moraine. In the morning, they d prop themselves on elbows and spy a carpet of trillium outside their tent. What first brought Jim and Jesse together, and what sustains their lives today, is escaping to the woods. They tell each other it s for the kids, and it is, but they each know they need to be with the boulders and the showy plants Wisconsin iver Wisconsin iver MAQUETTE Early European explorers called Wisconsin the Great Swamp since one-third of the territory was covered with wetlands land where water stands for at least part of the year. Today half of those wetlands have been drained, ditched, dredged, filled, or altered for human use. Bogs, swamps, fens, emergent marshes, forested seeps, floodplains, and ephemeral ponds are biologically diverse, aqueous habitats that filter water, dampen the effects of high water events, and harbor diverse communities of plants, animals, and invertebrates. Wetlands recharge life. Wetlands also present significant challenges for Ice Age Trail development. Soils generally do not support sustained foot traffic, flora and fauna need untrammeled space, boardwalks heave, trees tip-up, wood rots, and fluctuating water levels create dry conditions one year, sloppy CALUMET WASHINGTON OZAUKEE G E E N B A Y Since 2012 the Alliance has constructed 57 wetland structures spanning 7,092 linear feet. In 2016 about 2,200 feet of boardwalk construction is planned. By 2030 dozens of aged wetland structures will need to have been replaced and dozens more constructed to enable current and new sections of the Ice Age Trail to exist. Environmentally responsible, well-planned, and well-coordinated projects are just one of the keys to making sustainable progress locally and statewide on the Ice Age National Scenic Trail. Spring 2016 MAMMOTH tales 15 L A K E M I

16 Missi TAILBUILDING highlights continued Season Finale Paves the Way for a Better Winter Experience at Hartman Creek DAVE CALIEBE Trail Program Specialist Each year s season finale is nothing if not a good party. In addition to a trailbuilding triumph, the Hartman Creek project also featured plenty of good cheer and camaraderie. Volunteers (left to right) Chet Anderson, Jo Ellarson, Gail Piotrowski, and Barbara Unger were recognized for outstanding contributions this year with donated Owen J. Gromme wildlife prints. Photo by Casey Ellarson. Hartman Creek Segment October Participants: 264 Volunteer Hours: 4,690 After helping clean and store several thousand pounds of base camp and trailbuilding equipment for winter storage, I had the pleasure of walking the new section of the Ice Age Trail s Hartman Creek Segment. First envisioned by Butch Siegel, an IATA Crew Leader and member affiliated with the Waupaca Chapter, the new section built at the 2015 Mobile Skills Crew season finale was four years in the making. By state park rules, trails groomed for winter skiing are closed to foot travel. The purpose of this project was to relocate the Ice Age Trail off existing Hartman Creek State Park ski trails and enable fourseason use of the Ice Age Trail by hikers and snowshoers. The end result? Ice Age Trail users and park users generally now enjoy a markedly improved outdoor experience. Newly fallen leaves crunched underfoot as morning frost softened with the warmth of the October sun. Stumps cut close to the ground were all that remained of hazard trees felled by a half-dozen sawyers and 30 swampers who worked as smartly as they did hard to create a safer environment. Crossing a dry ravine, the Trail contoured across a hill, the outside edge of the path supported by a 16-foot rock retaining wall. Although the wall is walked in a second or two, five volunteers strategized and worked all day collecting and placing the stones. A day s worth of work to last a lifetime. Next I came upon a signage post with a crisp yellow blaze painted on one side and an Ice Age National Scenic Trail emblem on the other. Unbeknownst to Trail users are the rocks, gravel, and clay that turned a routine job into something more arduous. I walked on and chuckled, remembering a joke told by a volunteer who manned the posthole digger for a spell. Continuing, I entered the home stretch. A strong Saturday push was needed to complete the reroute. Volunteers, including UW-Stevens Point students from five different activity clubs, really stepped up and powered through the last halfmile. Up, down, and around, the Trail snaked through rock gardens, towering oaks, and dry kettles. My walk ended and I reluctantly headed home. The trailbuilding season was over. The new section of Trail was not just another mile and a half walk in the woods, but a parade of memories from the final MSC event of the year. The 264 volunteers who devoted 4,690 hours over five days left an indelible mark not only on the Ice Age Trail and on Hartman Creek State Park, but within my mind. Veteran volunteers and newcomers, including more than 70 students from UW-Madison, UW-Stevens Point, and Waupaca and Middleton school districts, participated. Post-project, UW-Stevens Point student Jordan Lutz, offered these thoughts, After my trail [building] experience, I came away with one major realization: that this is way more than just a trail it s about connecting people with nature, education, and awareness; providing recreational opportunities; and bonding people with Wisconsin history. Thanks to the National Environmental Education Foundation/Toyota Motor Sales for financial support. Special thanks to the IATA s Waupaca and Portage chapters, Hartman Creek State Park staff, IATA Crew Leaders, and Jim Abert. 16 MAMMOTH tales Spring 2016

17 BOWN Kaukauna TTE La Crosse MA QU E MONOE Oshkosh WINNEBAGO JUNEAU Sheboygan FOND Fond DU LAC du Lac GEEN LAKE SHEBOYGAN D O Lake ib Lake & F Wood JulyW26-31 C Trade iver & Straight Lake Sept ICHLAND A Wi Prairie du Wausau Chien sconsin Green Bay Merrimac & Gibraltar + IAT-U Aug Storrs Lake Oct SAUK ive JEFFESON IOWA DANE The heart of a ripple begins with a single stone. In trailbuilding parlance, ripples continue to spread from a single Mobile Skills Crew event 15 years, 134 events, and 170 new (and many more improved) Ice Age Trail miles ago. These ripples engage thousands of multi-generational volunteers, support community partners, build friendships, and sharpen to a razor s-edge new Trail Eyes to skip new stones and create new ripples with. Join us and make your own ripple on and off the Ice Age Trail. Delve into the heart of some of the most wild and beautiful places along the Ice Age Trail; grab your gloves, your tape measure, or your spatula; and meet us on the Trail in 2016! EGISTE TODAY Learn more or register for any of the projects at volunteer/mobile-skills-crew-program/ project-schedule/. egistering helps the project team take your needs into account and plan for the right number of people. Germantown Whitewater Milwaukee Waukesha WAUKESHA MILWAUKEE Platteville Crew Leadership & Skills Training Storrs Lake April 27 - May 1 ACINE LAFAYETTE Monroe Port Washington Oconomowoc Madison r GANT Madison DODGE West Bend WA SH ib Lake May Portage COLUMBIA ING Baraboo TON E VENON Blue Hills & beyond June Manitowoc MANITOWOC AN Tomah WAUSHAA HIG LA COSSE Wautoma LAK pi Neenah ADAMS KEWAUNEE MIC Waupaca Kewaunee OUTAGAMIE Appleton 2016 Mobile Skills Crew Season Preview er POTAGE Wisconsin apids JACKSON WAUPACA OZAUKEE ip iv WOOD Algoma Bay CALUMET iss TEMPEALEAU BUFFALO Stevens Point Janesville OCK Beloit Lake Geneva acine Kenosha swim or early morning paddle from the alwaysapil 27 MAY 1GEEN WALWOTH KENOSHA terrific Wood or Kathryn Lake base camps. Crew Leadership & Skills Training, ock A not so secret part of the success of the Mobile Skills Crew program is Crew Leadership. Are you ready to take your trailbuilding is people building skills to a new level, on and off the Trail? Space is limited head to the website for an application and more information. MAY ib Lake Segment, Taylor Thanks to a $25,000 grant from American Hiking Society/Michelob ULTA, we visit Taylor twice. Our first trip finishes tread and boardwalk needs on a section begun in 2015 and launches a new connection with the Timm s Hill trail. Spring wildflowers are sure to be in bloom for the first major trailbuilding event of the year! AUGUST Merrimac & Gibraltar Segments +IAT-U, Sauk & Columbia Counties ecent landscape changes allowed a rethinking of the Ice Age Trail on a portion of the Merrimac Segment to take in great views of the Devil s Lake bluffs. We ll also tackle a difficult bridge and boardwalk replacement and continue rock work at picturesque Gibraltar ock. To top it off, we re offering chainsaw safety, First Aid & CP, Camp Chef, and other trainings at IAT-U. Check the website for up-to-date course offerings. SEPTEMBE Trade iver & Straight Lake Segments, Polk We head into the heart of the Blue Hills then spread out to lend a hand improving nearby Trail segments. New Trail, boardwalk construction, tread maintenance, and stewardship and signage are all components of this wide-ranging event. A signature section built between 2009 and 2011 needs a spruce-up after straight line winds tore through the glacial tunnel channel and frost heave turned 200 feet of boardwalk caddywampus. Boardwalk upgrades, tread construction, plenty of chainsaw work, and great hiking await in fabulous Polk. JULY Wood & ib Lake Segments, Taylor OCTOBE Storrs Lake Segment, ock Our focus broadens to include three Ice Age Trail segments named for bodies of water the ib Lake, Wood Lake, and Jerry Lake segments. Goals include reopening a mile of Trail that has been closed since 2012, replacing a deteriorated boardwalk in the National Forest, and building new boardwalk, puncheon, and a bridge near Wood Lake. It will be a fine time of year to enjoy a After a slate of projects all involving working with wood, we end the year with the most ambitious boardwalk project of This project builds 1.5 miles of new Trail by tight-roping the transition zone between what old timers called Maggies Marsh and private land. The sights and sounds of resident waterfowl and migrating birds promise great reward for hikers and great fun at the everintriguing MSC season finale. JUNE Blue Hills & Beyond, usk & Barron Counties Spring 2016 MAMMOTH tales 17

18 LAND CONSEVATION highlights ice Lake POLK St. Croix Barron Falls BAON ix iver U Marathon Acquisition Secures Year-ound Passage on ingle Segment KEVIN THUSIUS Director of Land Conservation The latest Marathon acquisition helps Trail users immediately by eliminating the need for an alternative route through the area during hunting season. It also offers great promise for the future, with potential for Trail reroutes that could better highlight the well-managed forest. Photo by Kevin Thusius. IATA Easement Mole Brook d N State Ice Age Trail Area Meadowlark Ln Miles For several years, the Wisconsin Department of Natural esources (DN) had been working with Daniel Kretz to acquire a 30-acre property in Marathon at the corner of oad N and Helf oad, adjacent to a State Ice Age Trail Area (SIATA). For many years, Mr. Kretz had generously permitted the Ice Age Trail to traverse his property by way of a handshake agreement. The landowner also leased the land to hunters who would close the Trail for four months each fall. This required Trail users to walk along busy oad N for more than a quarter-mile. Fire Lane d Former Kretz Property Helf d During the acquisition process with DN, the state legislature modified rules governing state acquisitions and the DN was no longer able to acquire the property because it was not in an approved project boundary prior to May This meant that the Ice Age Trail Alliance would have to step in and try to acquire the property. Fortunately, the Alliance was able to meet the seller s timeline and permanently protect the Ice Age Trail by being resourceful and using some inventive land protection tools. We closed on the transaction in summer 2015 and will pay off the loan on the property by using the State s Knowles Nelson Stewardship Fund and Marathon s Environmental Impact Fund. The property hosts about a third of a mile of the Ice Age Trail and is part of a nearly 2-mile fully protected section of Trail between Mole Brook oad and oad N. The property contains highrelief hummocky terrain as it is part of the Hancock (terminal) Moraine. Furthermore, decades of sound timber management have yielded a very aesthetically pleasing forest providing views of a variety of habitats and granite boulder fields. There is more to see on this property than you will see from the current Trail location. Future Trail reroutes in this area will no doubt bring users in better contact with these features. Stay tuned Hummocky terrain, as found on the recently protected Marathon property, is produced when glacial deposits sit on disintegrating ice as the glacier melts, leaving behind mostly unsorted glacial till. eprinted courtesy of The University of Wisconsin Press from p. 51 of Geology of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail (2011, David Mickelson et al.). 18 MAMMOTH tales Spring 2016

19 SK Ladysmith Phillips PICE LINCOLN hinelander Crandon MAINE Long-Time Neighbors/ Volunteers Donate Property, Expand Preserve Boundaries KEVIN THUSIUS Director of Land Conservation Timber Ln Noll Valley d Timber Ln Valley View Preserve Moraine idge d Wise & Fiore Additions Mid Town d Miles Tom Wise a skillful sawyer and long-time burn boss has volunteered with the Ice Age Trail Alliance for more than 25 years. His distinctive white beard and Einstein-like hairdo are iconic emblems at Dane Chapter workdays. About 30 years ago Tom and his wife Bonnie bought some land featuring beautifully mature oak trees, rolling topography, and a bit of distance from advancing development. The forest has only been improved since their ownership, the topography remains the same, and the Ice Age Trail made its appearance next door. But development is now at their doorstep. Few places in the state are Mound View d Sprawl-buster: The donated properties from the Wise and Fiore families add more ecologically rich lands to the Valley View Preserve, an oasis of protected property in a rapidly developing area west of Madison. Photo by Kevin Thusius. experiencing suburban sprawl at a rate like the Town of Middleton in Dane. This makes any open space that much more important. In 2010, Tom started a statement with I want to give this property to the Ice Age Trail Alliance and finished it with someday. Tom mentioned this during a conversation when I had asked him to help our interns complete a management plan for the Alliance s adjacent Valley View Preserve an 80-acre property that includes the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, miles of side/loop trails and many acres of restored oak savanna and prairie. No one knows Valley View better than Tom. Tom is a busy guy, traveling overseas for weeks at a time to work on massive projects to collect information on neutrinos tiny energy-carrying particles. Who knew when someday would happen? Tom and his wife Bonnie got a nudge from their neighbors, Susan and Jim Fiore. The Fiore family had a pending timber cut on their property. If they did nothing, they would lose what they have grown to love so much the many mature oak trees and the accompanying interconnected species. So to save what they loved, the best option was to give it away. They contacted the Alliance and our friends at the Natural Heritage Land Trust. By the end of the first meeting with the two families, we had a plan to move forward with a rather complex process for both the Fiore and Wise families to donate their properties to Dane, and then transfer them to the Alliance. Complications arose with regulations relating to local subdivision rules, the managed forest program, driveway permits, and fire truck access. At several times over the next 18 months the project seemed like it was about to derail. Accumulating costs of surveyors and accountants, along with various other fees, were adding up. At one point Jim muttered, It costs a lot to do the right thing. It s true. Tens of thousands of dollars were spent to donate the properties. However, all parties persisted, with an extremely determined Jim Fiore leading the charge. The Fiores even donated a significant amount of money for the Alliance s Property Monitoring Fund which will help oversee their property in perpetuity. As the dust settled from the transactions in early 2016, the Alliance took ownership of approximately 8.5 acres from the Fiore family and 20 acres from the Wise family. Coupled with the existing Alliance property, the Preserve now totals nearly 110 acres of land conserved forever while providing habitat for a host of plant species and animal species, including humans. The landowners also received benefits from these donations. They will receive unending satisfaction that the property they love so dearly will not be developed nor destroyed. And after the donations had occurred as a special holiday gift, Congress made permanent an enhanced incentive package for the donations of conservation land to tax-deductible charities, which means the donors will receive a greater-than-first-expected tax benefit for their generosity. Thanks to Jim and Susan Fiore and Tom and Bonita Wise for their generous donation of property. Thanks also to our partners at Dane, specifically Jan Zimmerman, and to the Fiores son/ attorney Matt Dregne for their expert assistance on this project. Without all these folks and their dogged efforts, these types of altruistic transactions are simply not possible. Spring 2016 MAMMOTH tales 19

20 MEMBE & DONO news September 22nd December 31st, 2015 PIECE M PEPIN BUFFALO THE IATA WELCOMES... NEW MEMBES We are pleased to welcome 159 new members to the Ice Age Trail Alliance! NEW YELLOW BLAZE CLUB MEMBES The Yellow Blaze Club consists of members giving annual gifts of $1,000 or more. Thank you to the following new members: John & Elizabeth Feith Gena Schachtschneider & Dennis James David usch Tommye Schneider Spencer & Sarah Schumacher Ed & Paulette Spoon Janet K. Zimmerman THE GIVING TEE The Giving Tree is an inspiring work of art adorning the entryway of our office in Cross Plains. Donations to the tree add names to the tranquil scene, connecting people in an intimate, artful way to the mission of the Alliance. Giving Tree gifts were made in honor of: Grandchild-to-be-named by ita Fox Michael & Lisa Lee by Dale & Joanna Kramer Fanney Hudson Liesch by Mike & Barbara Wollmer Shirley Miller by Jim Powers Mobile Skills Crew Crew Leaders by Dan ambo The wedding of Katie Kratcha & Jacob Pellman by Dale & Joanna Kramer Fanney Giving Tree gifts were made in memory of: Jenna, my German Shepherd by Shirley Miller obert Wessel by Edith Wessel and Forrest & Joan Dubberke Pat & Harvey Wilmeth by Sally Wilmeth & Terry Geurkink Kim Wilmeth Miller BU OAK LEGACY SOCIETY The Bur Oak Legacy Society recognizes those who have made a commitment to support the Ice Age Trail Alliance through their estate plans. We are honored to celebrate those people today for their future gifts toward the growth and success of the Ice Age Trail. Anonymous (8) Jason Dorgan Tom Gross & Linda Hein Dan ambo John & Sharon Bloodgood Joanna Kramer Fanney Mary Hilfiker Ann & Bob usch Bruce & oberta Boczkiewicz Bob Funk Linda Levengood Gerald & Mary Schwoch David Lonsdorf & Marilyn Chohaney Tom & Jan Gilbert oy & Sue Gromme Tess Mulrooney David W. Phillips Mike & Barbara Wollmer MATCHING GIFTS Matching gifts were received from: American Transmission Company thanks to Jennifer Bradley-Vent Bemis Company Foundation thanks to Sarah Mossbarger BMO Harris Bank thanks to Janet Tallberg GE Foundation thanks to Carl Engelhardt thanks to Anne Davies-Walsh thanks to obert Nevermann thanks to Marc Weasler Kimberly Clark Foundation thanks to Cheryl Knuppel Nuveen Investments thanks to Zac Hilbert Xcel Energy Foundation thanks to Anthony Schuster 20 MAMMOTH tales Spring 2016

21 r EAU CLAIE ALEAU JACKSON Marshfield WOOD Wisconsin apids Stevens Point POTAGE WAUPACA Waupaca OUTAGAMIE BOWN G Green Bay KEW MILESTONES Gifts to the IATA were made in honor of: Ice Age Trail Angels by Melanie McManus Anonymous Jim Abert by Philip Cox Jim & Connie Abert by Bob Anibas Lila Berge by Paul Berge Mandy Crary by Catherine Hellenbrand Jason Dorgan s 50th birthday by Marie Beth Dorgan Nelson Melanie McManus Sally Freckmann by Various Donors Janice Seybold Butch Siegel John Zach Jan Froelich by Michael Kollath Bruce LaPointe by Drena LaPointe Herb & Corrine Lundberg by Kimberly Taylor Tess Mulrooney by Pam Kennedy Carol Scott by Drena LaPointe Jessica Woodward by Cary Mui Gifts to the IATA were made in memory of: Verena Fjermestad by Nat Beckwith Sally Freckmann by Fred & Joan Anklam Pete & Jenny Augustine Margaret Barlow Mary Bartkowiak odney Bartlow Gus Bartz Patti & Dave Becker (2) Dan & Virginia Berger Ted & Karen Blasche Burt & Audrey Blomgren Alvin Bogdansky Bill & Mary Bohlinger Dr. Frank & Donna Bowers Dick Stephens & Mary Bratz Kerry & Cheryl Brimmer Dale & Chris Christianson Bev Clayton Mary Dahm Angie Derezinski Dan & Marie Dobeck Chuck & Mary Egle Bob & Bev Ellingson eesa Evans Carol & Dave Farber Bill & Marcelline Fournier Tim Kohbeck & Sharon Fox Tom & Marlene Freckmann Kevin & Suzy Giese Barbara Godel Lynn Godel Anne & Larry Graham Lora Hagen Kent & Sue Hall onald Harris Dave & Margaret Hillier Bruce & uby Jaecks Dave & Marcia Jannusch Judie Janquardt Joe & Peg Jopek Marcella Kauss Lynette Kircher Jean Klein Jim & Mary Klesmith Jack & Kathy Knaup Garry & Sharon Knopf John & Charlotte Kolinski Debbie & Wayne Krogwold Mr. & Mrs. Wendell Krogwold Carol Kropidlowski Darrel uechel & JoAnn Krueger Loraine Lundgren Lois Marquardt osie Marquardt Donna Martens John & Elizabeth McDonald obert & Karen McDonald Carol Moore C. Mueller Wendell Nelson Judy & Tom Ordens Sarah Overholt Mary Patton Dean & Jayne Paynter Gail Piotrowski Jean Pliska Joan & Joseph adomski Tony & Sharon amczyk andy & Barb iehle Betsy Graham & Ted oeder Jim ogers Jeff & Audrey ohlinger ick & Sharon othman Mike & Becky Schmidt Chuck & Kay Schneider Mark Balhorn & Julie Schneider Nick Schultz Sol Sepsenwol Byron Shaw Mark & Jan Seiler Colleen Andrews & ick Simmons Stan & Karen Skutek Eileen Smit Janet Smith uth Sommers Nancy Stevenson Gloria Thiesfeld Elizabeth Throckmorton Dino Tlachac John & Linda Tomaszewski Betty Trainer Martin Wacker Ken & Sally Waraczynski Bert Warnecke Kelly Anklam & Daren Wendt Herb Wievel David & Cindy Worth Cynthia Dell Keck by the Evon D. & Jack H. Keck Foundation Mary Schoenike by Clifford Schoenike Kenneth & Barbara Schoenike Spring 2016 MAMMOTH tales 21

22 M PIECE PEPIN THANK YOU to Our Generous 2015 BUFFALO >$76,000 Anonymous $22,000 $31,000 American Hiking Society/Michelob ULTA James & Susan Fiore EI $9,000 $15,000 Anonymous Marilyn Chohaney & David Lonsdorf Daniel ambo Anthony & Nancy Schuster Uline Inc., Pleasant Prairie Suzanne & Mitchell Wolf $4,000 $6,000 Anonymous Natalie Beckwith John & Elizabeth Feith Bob Funk Godfrey & Kahn S.C. B.A. & Esther Greenheck Foundation Ann & obert usch Gerald Whitburn $3,000 $3,600 Bob & Vicky Connors Lysianne Unruh & Jason Dorgan Kettle Moraine 100 Endurance uns Swamplovers Inc. Elizabeth A. Uihlein $2,000 $2,900 Anonymous (4) Jeff & Judy Archibald David ihn & Valerie Bailey-ihn John & Sharon Bloodgood Church Mutual Insurance Company Kevin & Betsey Delorey Dorothy Inbusch Foundation Inc. Ellen Drought Dale & Melinda Egeberg Fontana Sports Specialties, Madison Bob Novy & Jan Froelich Sally Wilmeth & Terry Geurkink Family Fund of the Madison Community Foundation Chris & Diane Hornung Mary & Charlie Kaufmann Evon D. & Jack H. Keck Foundation David & Karen Kinnamon Gary & Pat Klatt Dolly McNulty Tess Mulrooney Marilynn & Fred Nash National Environmental Education Foundation Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital Foundation Clifford Schoenike John Shillinglaw Patricia S. Wilmeth Fund of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation Pauline Witte Mike & Barbara Wollmer $1,000 $1,900 Anonymous (4) Bess & Bernard Alberg Tom & Carol Alberg The Amuzu Family Badgerland Striders unning Club odney Bartlow Craig Benson Nancy & Lou Bruch Virginia & James Coburn Jerome & Barb Converse Covenant Harbor Bible Camp & etreat Center, Lake Geneva Chuck & Gloria Crary Sandy Kallas & oger Crary Frederick & Edith Ann Dalleska Dr. Charles & Joan Marie Dorgan Tom & Bette Drought Cora & Dean Dversdall Gerald & Signe Emmerich Tim & Teresa Escher Dale & Joanna Kramer Fanney Gordon & Judith Faulkner Michael & Yvonne Fort Doug Galaszewski Dan & Virginia Geraghty ebecca & Dan Hamrin Joan V. LeGare-Hansen & Jack Hansen Ed Hastreiter Greater Milwaukee Foundation s Paul & Philia Hayes Fund Tim Yanacheck & Ann Heaslett Karen Helwig Mary Hertel & Family Illinois Tool Works Foundation Gena Schachtschneider & Dennis James John Mesching & Kris Jensen Marcy & Nathan Kempf Deborah Kern Jim othwell & Sue Knopf Terry & Mary Kohler Bob Lange Leon & Liz LeVan Lyle Lidholm Sandra Lynn Smith & Mary Lonien David & Lois Lovejoy Sheldon & Marianne Lubar Charitable Fund of the Lubar Family Foundation Christine Johnson & John Matel Peter Maye Todd McAllister McFarland State Bank, E. David Locke John & Bonnie Meerschaert.T. Melzer Buzz Meyer David & Vin Mickelson Charles & Carolyn Mowbray Keith & Linda Murie andy & Joanne Parlee David Phillips Jan Baudewig & Janice Poehlman ich Propp Anne M. iendl David usch Clarman Salty Salsieder Stephanie Sansoucie Gail Hanson & Michael Schmidt Tommye Schneider uth J. Schuette Spencer & Sarah Schumacher Jen & John Shank Terry Sherven Ed & Paulette Spoon William Stark Jones Foundation obert & Mary Stodola Antony Stretton Thrivent Financial, Appleton Jim Trumpy Veverka Family Foundation Gerald Viste Stephanie Lundeen & Brook Waalen onald. Smith & Paulette Walker Smith Patti Herman & Bill Welch David Wilber Dr. Allen Young Janet K. Zimmerman $500 $900 3M Foundation David & Kathy Adam Dave & Maria Ammend David & Julia Appel Kate & Paul Barbour Anna Huttenlocher & Andrew Bent Bruce & oberta Boczkiewicz Brady Corporation Carol & obert Broman Ellen & Michael Comiskey Mark & Barbara Crapster-Pregont Culver s Eric Daub Bill Davies Tom & Patty Dreier Dale Eckstrom Barclay Ferguson Jay Gasser GE Foundation David & Jeannie Georgson Betty Craig & Bob Gurda Dr. Kurt Hansen obert Hatch Charles & Tammy Hodulik Dan & Paula Jarzemsky Johnson Controls Foundation Evelyn & Gene Kain Marc Vitale & Darcy Kind David Klabunde Joanne Kline Herbert H. Kohl Charities Inc. Kohl s Cynthia & Scott Kuenzi 22 MAMMOTH tales Spring 2016

23 r EAU CLAIE Donors ALEAU JACKSON Marshfield WOOD Wisconsin apids Stevens Point POTAGE WAUPACA Waupaca OUTAGAMIE BOWN G Green Bay KEW Frank Luther Ann MacIver Madison Homebrewers & Tasters Guild Kimberly Mast Shirley Miller James Mooney Laurence othstein & Barbara O Connell Gail Piotrowski Tim Powell Jim Powers ice Lake Chamber of Commerce Lisa uesch Penny Bernard Schaber & Dale Schaber Elisabeth Schraith ichard Schreiner Ellen Maly & Mark Sheeran Jean Sherman John & Louise Stolzenberg Sandy & David Street Dennis & Jan Thusius Janet & Gary Tupy Barbara J. Unger UnitedHealthcare, Milwaukee Karen Wegner & Paul Vastag Tom & Cathy Wall Gary Werner Harold Werth West Bend Mutual Insurance Company Wisconsin Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists Pat & Gary Witkowski Matthew Wolff Xcel Energy Foundation $250 - $490 Anonymous (2) John F. Barker Matthew Barry Sara Mills & Steven Bauer Bill & Jody Beers Jeffrey Beiriger John & Victoria Billings Sean Bina Polly & Dean Blazek Tom Sullivan & Catherine Bonnard Jeff & Anne Boston Leah Bradley Lorraine Bradley Frank & Mary Ann Brazelton James Brenner Dave Caliebe Dana & Patricia Chabot David Cheever Kathy Claude James & Linda Courchane Jim Cousin Lisa & Mike DeLaney Michael & Carla Di Iorio Jeff, Shelly & Ben Dohlby Mr. & Mrs. William Eastham Chuck & Mary Egle on Endres Lynn Eschenburg Frank Evans ita Fox andy & Carol Franke Martha Frey Pamela & Gary Gates Stephen & Jean Gavin Terrence Gerlach Tom & Jan Gilbert Dennis & Noreen Gilberts Bob Glejf Mr. & Mrs. Ted Goeres, Lodi Canning Co. Inc. Barbara H. Johnson & Ann Green oy & Sue Gromme Linda Hein & Tom Gross Frank Groves Kim Zak & Dick Groves ichard Haas Jack & Susan Hale Dwight & Donna Halfmann John & osmarie Helling Julie Bahr & yan Hertel Cynthia Hertzberg Sandra & John Heyer Jeff & Linda Huttenburg Nancy Jamieson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas. Johnson Joe & Peg Jopek obert & Deborah Jozwowski Anne & Paul Karch Kathy Kehl Mohammad Kiarang osemary Kilbridge John. Kolbe Edith & obert Korn Debbie & Wayne Krogwold obert Lazar Lodi Sausage Company & Meat Market Vicki Lublin, Financial Matters, Oconomowoc Mary Lutz Edward & Sue Ellen Madere ob Malewicki Charles Mayhew III Caryl & Addams McAllister Ellen Meyer Mark & Carol Mitchell Tyson Mueller Dr. Gene Musolf Landon S. & Lisa Naffin William & Charlotte Neumann New Vision Wilderness, Oconomowoc Patrice Nicolet George & Connie Ott Gary & Hedda Patzke Dean & Jayne Paynter Diane Phifer Chuck Poat Ken & Donna Pokora ita & John ace Nancy eschke Kenneth & Julia ichardson Christel Maass & Terry indt Barbara oberts Stephen & Barbara omberger Elizabeth oss Gail Tomich & John Schachtner Tom Schneider Joshua Schoenick Kenneth & Barbara Schoenike Sol Sepsenwol Brad & Jean Sherman Karen & John Silseth Jackie Czehno & John Singer uth Sommers Gerhard & Theresa Stegemann Edward Stoever Dr. John D. & Deanna Swanson Kim & Eric Taylor Taylor Sportsmen s Club, Inc. Kevin & Krista Thusius Betty Trainer Ken & Sally Waraczynski Jim & Colin Waters Alfred Lustig & Janice Watson Judy & David Weiss Andrew Whitney Audray & Ernest Wiesen Nancy Willy Dick & Nancy Wilson Nancy Winter Jessica & Doug Woodward & Family David & Cindy Worth Spring 2016 MAMMOTH tales 23

24 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Milwaukee, WI Permit # Main Street PO Box 128 Cross Plains, WI TAIL kiosk WANTED: VOLUNTEE FIELD EDITOS FO 2017 IATA GUIDEBOOKS Work has begun on updating the Ice Age Trail Guidebook, Ice Age Trail Atlas, and Ice Age Trail Databook with the goal of publishing updated versions in We are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic hikers and lovers of the outdoors to volunteer as Field Editors. That means you! Field Editors will be asked to hike a selected segment of the Ice Age Trail, review and verify existing book info, and submit a Field Edit eport providing any updated, corrected, or new segment information. As a Field Editor you will receive all the documents and support you need to complete your assignment (hiking shoes not included). You can complete your assignment as a Field Editor and submit your Field Edit eport anytime between mid-april and September 1, Segments of various lengths along the entire Ice Age Trail are available. Field editors will also have the opportunity to submit photographs of their segment for possible publication in the updated books. The interest in being a volunteer Field Editor is expected to be very high, so sign up right now before all the assignments are gone! To volunteer (or ask questions) please contact Gary Hegeman, Volunteer Field Editor Coordinator, by phone ( ) or (gmheg@wi.rr.com). The best part of being a Field Editor is the rewards. This opportunity will allow you to: 1. Get exercise (both physical and mental - always good). 2. Explore in-depth a segment of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail. 3. Be a contributor to outstanding Trail publications. 4. See your name in bright lights or at least in the books list of Field Editors. 5. Be a hero help make the Ice Age Trail more accessible and meaningful to hikers and outdoor lovers everywhere. ADVICE FOM A BENCH The poem below appears on a bench honoring long-time IATA member Ingrid Larson, who passed away in The bench is on the Whitewater Lake Segment, about a fifth of a mile south of the Trail intersection with Highway 12, five miles east of Whitewater. The poem was authored by Gary Klatt, IATA member, chapter leader, board member, and Spirit Stick award recipient. Advice from a Bench Those of us who give perhaps too much attention to completion of the task at hand, should heed the advice implicit in every bench along our trail - Come sit awhile. Open your senses to the joy of this place and this moment. What do you see? What do you hear?...smell?...feel? Your hike can be more than a rush to the end.