Gov. Walker appoints Julie Anderson, Dr. Frederick Prehn to Wisconsin Natural Resources Board

Julie Anderson, of Sturtevant, and Dr. Frederick Prehn, of Wausau, were named by Gov. Scott Walker to replace Christine Thomas and Jane Wiley on the seven-member Natural Resources Board (NRB).

Anderson is the director of the Racine County Public Works and Development Services Department. Prehn is a dentist in Wausau. Anderson is a UW-Milwaukee graduate and has worked for Racine County since she left college – more than 20 years. Prehn is a Wausau native. He graduated from UW-Madison in 1978 and Marquette University School of Dentistry in 1982. He is active with the Samoset Counncil – Boy Scouts of America and operates a 115-acre cranberry marsh near Tomah.

This month's NRB started Tuesday afternoon, May 26 and continues Wednesday, May 27 at 8:30 a.m. at the DNR headquarters in Madison.