Bill Kleiman

​Title: Project Director, Nachusa Grasslands
The Nature Conservancy, Illinois Chapter

Bill is an RXB2 Burn Boss with over 300 fires he has led. Bill Kleiman is the project director for The Nature Conservancy’s Nachusa Grasslands in North-central Illinois. Bill has directed all aspects of land management, habitat restoration and the volunteer stewardship program for the 4,100-acre Nachusa Grasslands preserve since 1993. For fifteen years, he has been the fire manager for TNC in Illinois. He has been a director with the IPFC since its inception. Bill has been the chair of TNC’s Fire Management Advisory Team.