Wilbur F. LaPage 219 Nutting Hall (207) 581-2834 email: will_lapage@umenfa.maine.edu

Title:

Degrees:

Current Research Interests:

• The dynamics of natural resource policy
• Non-monetary values of natural resources
• Effectiveness of environmental interpretation programs

 

Selected Publications:

• LaPage, W.F.  2004.  Parks for life:  an emotion-based park ethic for everyone.  November.  Parks and Recreation.
• LaPage, W.F.  2002.  Interpretation and the eureka moment.  7(1).  Journal of Interpretation Research.
• Lapage, W.F.  2001.  Nature speaks: exploring the inspiration of public's parklands through conversations with creative people.  Legacy 12(5).  National Association for Interpretation.
• LaPage, W.F.  2000.  Partnerships and the changing world of park management.  In: Trends in Outdoor Recreation, Leisure and Tourism (edited by W.C. Gartner and D.W. Lime) CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK.
• LaPage, W.F.  1998.  The activitist interpreter - the unspoken principle.  In: Legacy, 9(14)12-15, The National Association for Interpretation, Ft. Collins, CO.
• LaPage, W.F.  1997.  The wolf as social indicator.  In: Human Dimensions of Wildlife 1(4), Spring, 1997.
• LaPage, W.F.  1996.  Fees as dedicated park income - linking fees to system costs and objectives.  In: Proceedings., Workshop on US National Park Fees.  UMN.
• LaPage, W.F.  1996.  The resource and the story line - an administrative balancing act.  In: Legacy, The National Association for Interpretation, Ft. Collins, CO.
• LaPage, W.F.  1995.  Parks as paradox - the search for logic in the public's parklands.  In: Journal of Parks and Recreation Administration, 13(4)1-12.
• LaPage, W.F.  1994.  Self funding state parks - the New Hampshire experience.  In: Parks, The International Journal for Park Management, 4(2)22-27, Gland, Switzerland.
• LaPage, W.F.  1994.  Partnerships for parks - to form a more perfect union: a handbook for building and guiding park partnerships. 92 pages, The Nat. Assoc. of State Park Directors.  Tallahassee.

 

Or...Go home to the Forest Management page.