Author and journalist Bill Berry lives in Stevens Point. He has written about the environment and conservation for more than five decades. His previous work with the Wisconsin Academy includes serving as communications specialist for and author of the final report of the Future of Farming and Rural Life in Wisconsin project and producer of the Voices of Rural Wisconsin project, a partnership between Portal Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Academy. His 2014 book, Banning DDT: How Citizen Activists in Wisconsin Led the Way, was named the top nature book of the year by the Midwest Independent Publishers Association.
