Completed Interpretive Master Plans

Plans are saved as low-resolution Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files. All materials and rights are owned by the respective clients.

South Denali Visitor Center Complex: Interpretive Master Plan [47.3 MB]  Copyright: August, 2009 Alaska Department of Natural Resources   Rib Mountain State Park: Conceptual Master Plan for Education Center [29.1 MB]  Copyright: July, 2009 Friends of Rib Mountain State Park   Illinois Historic Route 66: Interpretive Master Plan [13.4 MB]  Copyright: May, 2008 Illinois Route 66 Heritage Project, Inc. Lost River Cave and Valley: Interpretive Master Plan [13.1 MB]  Copyright: November, 2006 Friends of Lost River Cave and Valley Great River Road Visitor Center: Interpretive Master Plan [2.9 MB]  Copyright: April, 2005 City of Prescott, Wisconsin Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation: Interpretive Master Plan [4.77 MB]  Copyright: November, 2004 Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation

Award Submittals for Media

Crowley's Ridge Nature Center: Habitats Nature Trail Interpretation Winner of a National Association for Interpretation Media Award, 2005 [1.6 MB]  Award submittal in conjunction with Split Rock Studios Museum Outfitters Crowley's Ridge Nature Center: Interior Exhibit Interpretation [1.7 MB]  Award submittal in conjunction with Split Rock Studios Museum Outfitters

The Interpreter's Handbook Series

The Interpreter’s Handbook Series is a collection of training manuals for the interpretive profession written by Dr. Michael Gross, Ron Zimmerman, and Jim Buchholz. These books are used to teach interpretive techniques at universities, natural areas, wildlife areas, historic sites, nature centers, and other facilities nationally and internationally.

• Signs, Trails, and Wayside Exhibits: Connecting People and Places. Updated 3rd Edition, 2006.
• Interpretive Centers: The History, Design, and Development of Nature and Visitor Centers. 1st Edition, 2002.
• The Interpreter’s Guidebook: Techniques for Programs and Presentations. 3rd Edition, 1994. (Also translated into Japanese).
• Creating Environmental Publications: A Guide to Writing and Designing for Interpreters and Environmental Educators. 2nd Edition, 1994.

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Published Papers and Articles

• “Analyzing Objects for Interpretation” Interpretive Sourcebook: Proceedings, 2005 National Interpreters Workshop, Mobile, Alabama, November 12
• “Preparing America’s Environmental Interpreters and Educators at the College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI” and “Schmeeckle Reserve: A University and Community Resource in Central Wisconsin.” Cultivate: Institute of Cultural Environments (Japanese Museum Magazine); No. 17, Early Summer Issue, 2003.
• “Park and Museum Interpretation: Helping Visitors Find Meaning.” Curator: The Museum Journal; Volume 45, No. 4, October, 2002.
• “Interpretive Centers in a Changing Society.” Interpretive Sourcebook: Proceedings, 2001 National Interpreters Workshop, Des Moines, Iowa, November 5-10.
• “Toward Synergy in Outdoor Interpretive Panels.” Interpretation: A Journal of Heritage and Environmental Interpretation; Volume 3 No. 1, February 1998, Society for the Interpretation of Britain’s Heritage.
• “Window Peeking Across America: What the Best Interpretive Centers Teach Us About Design.” Interpretive Sourcebook: Proceedings, 1998 National Interpreters Workshop, Anchorage, Alaska, October 20-24.

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