Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Lindner, Aumann, Duell
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/29/2020
Lindner, Enjoying Parks & Program Manager (2020)
Lindner Enjoying Role as Parks and Program manager
Curtiss Lindner of Loyal has taken over as parks and program manager for Clark County after his predecessor, Marcus Aumann, accepted a position in Marathon County. Submitted photo
By Valorie Brecht
While serving as parks and program manager for the Clark County Forestry and Parks Department has been a new experience for Curtiss Lindner, it’s also been a homecoming to the places and people he knows well.
Lindner has been parks and program manager for over two months after taking over for Marcus Aumann, who took a job in Marathon County. Lindner has several years’ worth of experience managing outdoor properties.
Lindner grew up north of Loyal. He attended UW-Stevens Point and earned a bachelor’s degree with a double major in environmental law enforcement and resource management. After that, he worked for Perot State Park for three years. He then spent one year doing boat patrol on the Chippewa Flowage. From 2013-2017, he worked at the Flambeau River State Forest. He spent most of that time as assistant property manager. In 2016, the property superintendent retired, and Lindner became the acting superintendent for the last six to eight months he was there.
In 2017, Lindner started looking to move closer to home and took a position with Clark County Planning and Zoning. He then heard about a position being created with the Black River State Forest and worked as property manager there for two years. When the parks and program manager position opened up here in Clark County, Lindner knew it would be a good fit for him.
“I knew the department from when Brian Duell was parks and program manager and I did a summer internship with Clark County back when I was in college … so I knew Marcus and Brian already,” he said.
Lindner said that so far he’s enjoyed his position and the challenges it brings.
“It’s very vast work – it’s always something different,” he said.
He said he never knows what he might encounter on a given day when he comes into work.
“It’s fast-paced and you have to problem solve and think on your feet,” he said. “There’s also PR aspect and I enjoy working with the public.”:
Lindner said he’s also appreciated seeing different perspectives to outdoor recreation, both the business owners’ side and the customers’ side.
Lindner’s duties include managing the operations and updates to county facilities. He also spends at least one day a week out and about talking to customers and staff at county campgrounds and facilities. Right now, the main focuses are camping and ATVing. Lindner works with the campground managers to address any concerns they may have. He also makes sure the ATV trails are maintained and works with the sheriff’s department and the foresters to address issues such as people going off the trail.
In September, Lindner and his department will start planning and getting ready for Bruce Mound to open and prepare for the snowmobile and winter ATV trails to open.
Lindner said he wants to serve the public.
“If there are any questions or concerns, let us know early so we can address them,” he said.
Lindner lives in Loyal with his wife and children. He enjoys spending time with his family doing outdoor activities such a biking, swimming and hiking.
