Peter Vanderloo

Board Member

Peter and Jody Vanderloo have resided in the Dodgeville area since 1978 where they raised four sons. The area is starting to feel like home. Their current residence is a small tree farm which includes Managed Forest Land, a small restored prairie, and an even smaller stream. Peter’s hobby is out the back door.

In his professional life, Peter is a veterinarian, serving as a veterinary pathologist in the US Army, as a practitioner in Dodgeville for 25 years, and as associate director at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine. After 40 years as a veterinarian he has now downsized to only one client.

In their time in Dodgeville, Peter and Jody have been involved in numerous community, professional, and conservation activities. In 1998 Peter and Jody were founding board members of Iowa County Recreation and Prairie Restoration LLC, (ICRPR), a volunteer group that leased the 400 acre Iowa County Farm, likely preventing it from reverting to crop land. The property is now restored prairie and open to the public (see Bloomfield Prairie). Since that time Peter has devoted substantial time and effort to the property. He is also serves on the Town of Dodgeville board.

His introduction to DALC occurred in 2015. Iowa County Recreation and Prairie Restoration LLC needed a partner to efficiently re-enroll the 400 acres of prairie at the Iowa County Farm in the USDA CREP program. DALC stepped up, thereby ensuring that this prairie would remain in the public domain for at least another 15 years. That has been a gratifying partnership. By serving on the DALC board, Peter hopes to promote the value of natural resources to the community.