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CORY SAUER - President & Chair of Board Development  &  HAILEY SAUER - Board member

Hailey and Cory are both scientists and engineers who moved to Star Prairie in 2015. Since living here they have developed a deeper appreciation for the preservation of land that makes this area unique. 

BETH WOOD - Vice President & Chair of Advocacy and Public Relations Committee

​Beth Wood has been a member of the SPLPT since its beginning.  She has lived on Cedar Lake for 28 years and considers herself fortunate to watch the sun rise over the McMurtrie Preserve each morning.   The protection of natural resources has been a lifelong passion and she encourages you to join the SPLPT!

RITA LAWSON - Secretary

As a girl, Rita Lawson enjoyed summer sessions at St. Paul Camp Fire’s Camp Ojiketa near Chisago City, MN and camping/canoe trips on the St. Croix River.  After teaching English and German in Somerset for 10 years she worked with her husband building Laser Machining, now Preco, in Somerset.  Rita has served on the Somerset Library, St. Croix Valley Foundation, and St. Croix Scenic Coalition boards.

ALAINA FEDIE - Treasurer

Alaina Fedie is Operations Manager at the St. Croix Watershed Research Station, a field station of the Science Museum of Minnesota.  Alaina grew up on a hobby farm in central Minnesota where a deep affinity for nature and land conservation was cultivated.  She continues to foster her love of nature through photography, stained glass art, and camping in the great outdoors.

MIKE REITER - Chair of Education

Mike Reiter retired from 3M in 2004 after spending 35 years as a Pharmacology Research Biologist. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Star Prairie Land Preservation Trust since 2005 and as its secretary since 2007. He is currently the Chair of the Education Committee. Mike enjoys hunting, fishing and other outdoor-related activities.

MIKE KELLY- Chair of Property Acquisition & Management 

Michael Kelly is a retired Electrical Engineer who serves on the boards of Star Prairie Fish & Game, Upper Willow River Rehabilitation District, and Erin Prairie Plan Commission.   He is a 35-year resident of Erin Prairie.

TRISH MOBERG - Board Member

Trish Moberg is a high school mathematics teacher for the school district of New Richmond.  She enjoys spending time with her family fishing, hiking, and participating in other outdoor activities.  She works closely with the Trust’s Education Committee, connecting students with its activities and programs.

SHAWN SCHOTTLER - Board Member

Shawn Schottler, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist at the St. Croix Watershed Research Station (SCWRS), a field station of the Science Museum of Minnesota. Shawn conducts research on land management practices to improve water quality and reduce soil erosion.   He also maintains and studies several hundred acres of prairie restoration experiments at the SCWRS. Shawn is a lifelong resident of the St. Croix Valley and continues to grow Christmas Trees and native prairie seeds on his farm north of Somerset.