Fred Clark

Fred Clark (born May 14, 1959) is an American conservationist, businessman, and Democratic politician. He served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Baraboo and surrounding municipalities in central Wisconsin. Background Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Clark graduated from Huron High School in Ann Arbor in 1977. He attended Michigan Technological University before earning a B.S. from Michigan State University in 1985, and an M.S. in Forest Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison 1992. He served as a Senior Forester with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and an ecologist with The Nature Conservancy. Clark is now a consulting forester, owner of Clark Forestry in Baraboo. Clark Forestry provides forestry management and consulting services to family forest owners, farmers, environmental groups, and government agencies throughout Wisconsin. He is a member of the Society of American Foresters, The Nature Conservancy, and the National Wild Turkey Federation. Public service Clark was appointed by Republican Governor Tommy Thompson to the Lower Wisconsin Riverway Board in 1998, where he served as a representative for Columbia County. In 2004, Clark was appointed by Democratic Governor Jim Doyle to the Wisconsin Council on Forestry, where he leads the council's invasive species committee.