2026 CNR Scholarship Booklet

Hatfield Sportsmen’s Club Scholarship

Established in 1952, the Hatfield Sportsman Club has worked to improve the habitat of Lake Arbutus and its surrounding area in west-central Wisconsin. The Club has expanded its services to include support for a scholarship fund at UWSP, the building of fish cribs, establishing the Oxbow Trout Pond, and promoting aquatic plant growth in Lake Arbutus. Isabella Libke Conservation Law Enforcement Melrose, Wisconsin

Hayward Lakes Chapter of Muskies, Inc Scholarship

Established in 1978, the Hayward Lakes Chapter of Muskies Inc. is a non-profit organization of 300 members and is part of a national organization of more than 5,000 members. The organization is dedicated to advancing conservation through youth outreach, improving muskellunge fisheries and promoting scientific research. Activities include conservation practices such as catch and release, research, stocking, abatement of water pollution, and the promotion of fellowship and sportsmanship among men, women and children to develop the next generation of conservation- minded anglers. More information is available at

Abigail Hayek Fisheries and Water Resources Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Saint Paul, Minnesota Blake Norris Fisheries and Water Resources Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Warroad, Minnesota

Malakai Hudson Fisheries and Water Resources Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Rogers, Minnesota Alex Vesperman Fisheries and Water Resources Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Lancaster, Wisconsin

Henry C. Kurtz Forestry Scholarship

This scholarship is in memory of Henry Kurtz, who had a love for the land, especially pine forests. Henry owned a tree farm in Adams County, which was in the Nekoosa Tree Farm Family and at one time was named Tree Farmer of the Year. The tree farm was donated to the College of Natural Resources by Fred and Ruth Kurtz in 1996. Hunter Howland Forestry Ecosystem Restoration and Management Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

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