Owner Jim Elleson's service-business and land management experience allows Quercus Land Stewardship Services to provide efficient and high-quality service to our clients.   This experience includes fifteen years managing a 115-acre property near Black Earth, and five years as a volunteer for the Nature Conservancy and the Prairie Enthusiasts.   

Prescribed Burning Experience  

• Nature Conservancy Burn School
• National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Fire Fighter Training
• Crew member, line boss and burn boss on scores of burns totaling over 500 acres since 1995
• Instructor for Basic Burn Crew Member training

Other Training

• Forest Industry Safety and Training Alliance (FISTA) Chain Saw Safety, Level 1 and 2
• UW-Stevens Point:   Master Forest Steward
• Wisconsin Certified Pesticide Applicator

Member of

• Nature Conservancy
• Prairie Enthusiasts
• Aldo Leopold Foundation
• Blue Mounds Area Project
• Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin
• Society for Ecological Restoration International
• Natural Areas Association
• Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council