Management
Vermillion Highlands: A Research, Recreation and Wildlife Management Area is managed by the Department of Natural Resources and University of Minnesota, in conjunction with Dakota County.
A six-member Vermillion Highlands Steering Committee is responsible
for broad direction setting and ensuring inter-organizational cooperation. It manages activities on the property through its Operations Group.
Steering Committee Members Michelle Beeman, Environment and Natural Resource Director, Dakota County Joe Kurcinka, Regional Director, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Charles C. Muscoplat, Vice President, Statewide Strategic Resource Development, University of Minnesota Deborah Swackhamer, Professor of Environmental Chemistry, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Co-Director, Water Resources Center, University of Minnesota Lynn Thompson, Division Director, Dakota County Bob Welsh, Assistant Regional Wildlife Manager, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
The Vermillion Highlands Operations Group is responsible for
day-to-day management of the property.
Operations Group Members
Bob Fashingbauer, Wildlife Area Manager, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Forrest Izuno, Director of Operations, UMore Park, University of Minnesota Steven Sullivan, Director of Parks and Open Space, Dakota County Operations Group Staff: Steven Lott, Project Manager, UMore Park, University of Minnesota
Resources
To learn more about the legislation that created Vermillion
Highlands, read the report Creating Common Ground (pdf).
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