Authors & Presenters



posted May 20, 2020

Bob Siegel

An avid hiker, backpacker, and bicyclist since his teenage years, Bob, after retiring in 2003 from a teaching career at City College of San Francisco, has been volunteering in citizen science and trail building activities. In 2018, he formed the comm...


posted Aug 24, 2022

Bob Walker

Since 2018, Bob has served as the chair of the Montana Trails Coalition. Bob was the prior chair of the American Trails Board from 1992 to 1996, among other endeavors in the trails and outdoor industry. Education: MS Degree, University of Idaho, Fi...


posted Jun 8, 2023

Bobby Chappell

Bobby Chappell is a respected thought leader and practitioner of destination stewardship, with more than 23 years’ experience in visitor use management, conservation ecology, ecotourism, and sustainable destination development. Bobby's strategic plan...


posted Jan 24, 2019

Bonnie Ricord


posted Dec 15, 2021

Brad Deane

Brad Deane is the Maine Appalachian Trail Club’s Whitecap District Manager. He is currently retired and lives in Guilford, ME. ...


posted Mar 14, 2018

Brad Smith

Brad Smith worked for the Department of Defense in Washington, DC before retiring to Confluence, PA. In 2008 Brad and his wife, Maureen, opened the Confluence Cyclery in the town’s former department store building....


posted Feb 20, 2018

Brad Towle

Brad Towle is originally from Canada and now lives in his adopted hometown of Tanabe City, Japan. He first traveled to the Kumano region in 1999 and fell in love with the people and cultural landscape while walking and exploring the Kumano Kodo pilgr...


posted Feb 14, 2024

Brandi Horton

Brandi Horton serves as Rails to Trails Conservancy's Vice President of Communications. She has dedicated her career to communications for social change and is passionate about creating communities that promote health and well-being. She partners wit...


posted Mar 13, 2018

Brandon Ross

Brandon Ross is a Special Projects Manager for the City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department. He currently manages the planning, land acquisitions, design, and construction of an 85-mile Greenway system along San Antonio’s major waterways. ...


posted May 15, 2020

Brandon Weyant

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