Parts of our Sanctuary will be open for gun deer hunting from Nov. 23-Dec. 1. Trails are closed during this period. Hunters and trappers must register with The Ridges before hunting.

Jone Kiefer


Jone Kiefer has a Master of Arts degree in Education from National Louis University in Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Development from UW-Green Bay. Jone recently retired with more than 25 years of experience as an educator in the Madison Metropolitan School District. She is drawn to The Ridges because it values environmental sustainability and seeks to enhance the well-being and knowledge of people who interact with nature. 

Appointed to the board in October of 2022, Jone is serving the first year of her first three-year term.