Authors & Presenters



posted Feb 16, 2018

Lucy Gertz

Lucy Gertz, B.S., M.A., has 30+ years of environmental education experience. She has presented and coordinated dozens of workshops at local, regional, and national conferences and training programs including curriculum development, lesson planning, w...


posted May 12, 2021

Luis Diaz

Luis Diaz joined Smart Outdoor in 2020 and serves as Director of Operations and a member of the board of directors. As Director of Project Management, Luis is responsible for the fabrication, coordination, and installation of all signage and mile mar...


posted Sep 14, 2023

Luke Wassesjig

Luke Wassesjig is the Tourism Manager with the Wikwemikong Development Commission and has developed a partnership with the Wikwemikong Department of Lands and Natural Resources to develop trails with indigenous communities. The Wikwemikong Tourism tr...


posted Dec 18, 2023

Luther Propst

As a county commissioner in the outdoor recreation destination of Jackson, WY, and the founder of the Sonoran Institute in Arizona, Luther Propst has seen first-hand the good, the bad, and the ugly of how trails and outdoor recreation can transform s...


posted Jul 16, 2018

Lyndall Erb

Lyndall Erb is the San Mateo County director and president of Bay Area Barns and Trails. BABT assists landowners and land managers with preservation and maintenance of publicly accessible barns, stables, pastures, staging areas, horse camps, and trai...


posted Dec 16, 2021

Lynn Fuhler

Lynn Fuhler is the author of two books on festival and event management and has successfully organized and promoted numerous festivals and corporate and community events. She is the former Event Chairman of the all-volunteer Clearwater Jazz Holiday, ...


posted Jun 13, 2023

Maayan Ziv

Maayan Ziv is the Founder & CEO of AccessNow in Toronto, Canada. Maayan is an activist, photographer, and entrepreneur. In 2015, she launched AccessNow, a mobile app and website that collects and shares information about the accessibility status ...


posted Jan 31, 2024

Maggie Peikon

Maggie joined American Hiking in 2022 and has worked in the outdoor, travel, and wellness/lifestyle space for over a decade as a writer and social media strategist. A born and raised east-coaster but a mountain girl at heart, Maggie has enjoyed livin...


posted May 12, 2020

Maianna Voge

Maianna Voge is Associate Director of GreenInfo Network, which has been mapping and analyzing data for parks and open space agencies and advocates since 1996. In collaboration with State Parks, academic researchers, and nonprofit advocates, GreenInfo...


posted Apr 5, 2019

Malin Ely Clyde

Malin Clyde has been training and leading environmental volunteers for the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension since 2000. In 2012 she launched Nature Groupie, a regional initiative to foster a culture of stewardship in New England. Foc...