Authors & Presenters



posted Feb 2, 2023

Jenny Cook

Living in Michigan with its diverse seasons, terrains, and waterways, Jenny Cook has had wonderful opportunities to enjoy nearly every outdoor recreation activity. As an owner and operator of bikes, boats, camping gear, fishing equipment, hiking, hor...


posted Feb 28, 2018

Jenny Konwinski

Jenny Konwinski is the GIS Technical Lead for the Washington Statewide Trails Project and has been involved with the effort since April 2014. She has been working with GIS and related technologies since 1994. She has provided computer mapping and ana...


posted Jun 4, 2019

Jeremy Apgar

Jeremy Apgar has been the cartographer for the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference for more than 10 years, creating award-winning maps to assist with all aspects of building, maintaining, and educating people about trails and the protected lands the...


posted Jun 4, 2019

Jeremy Wimpey, Ph.D.

Jeremy Wimpey, PhD. is one of the country’s leading recreation ecology practitioners. His applied field investigations help public lands managers understand the phenomena and mechanisms associated with visitor-use-related-impacts to wildlife, water, ...


posted Jun 18, 2019

Jerrica Archibald

Jerrica Archibald is the Communications Manager for Tread Lightly!, a national nonprofit dedicated to minimizing recreation impacts through education and stewardship, with a niche in addressing motorized recreation issues. She is a Utah native with a...


posted Mar 13, 2018

Jerry L. Ricciardo

Jerry L. Ricciardo served in the U.S. military from 1965 to 1968 and was employed by the U.S.Forest Service as a Forest Technician and Forester. He served as coordinator of the Park & Recreation Management program at Eastern Michigan University w...


posted Aug 9, 2022

Jerry Scott

I coordinate and maintain data on various highway system designations for the Department. Federal Aid Systems (National Highway System), the State Highway System and U.S. Routes are developed in a cooperative process with local officials and FDOT acc...


posted Jul 27, 2023

Jim Allen

Jim Allen has been involved with natural resources and outdoor recreation most of his life. Jim attended Colorado State University graduating with a BS in Forest Management Science. He worked his entire career with the US Forest Service primarily in ...


posted Feb 28, 2018

Jim Dailey

Jim Dailey serves on the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Parks Recreation & Travel Commission. He was Mayor of the City of Little Rock from 1993 until 2006, and served on the city’s Board of Directors since 1974. He worked to expand the Stateh...


posted Jul 2, 2019

Jim Fried

Jim Fried grew up in St. Louis, Missouri where his love for the outdoors was born. The woods and beautiful places instilled a desire for nature and a yearning for more. The beautiful Wind River Range of Wyoming was the stepping stone to his outdoor e...