William (Biff) Baird, Managing Partner
B.A., English, University of Kansas, 1975
M.S., Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism, Colorado State University, 1991
After working as a professional ski patroller for fifteen years (spending off-seasons as a landscape designer), Biff began his career in interpretive planning and writing thirteen years ago. He has co-authored four children’s books about national parks, and published research in the academic journal Leisure Sciences in addition to planning, researching, and writing text for numerous visitor centers, waysides, and brochures. He has assumed many of the administrative duties at EDA since founder and CEO Russ Peterson entered semi-retirement. Biff’s planning experience ranges from conceptual exhibit design to tourism development, landscape-scale interpretive strategies, recreational facilities and regional land-use, including a term on the only joint city/county planning body in Colorado. His master’s thesis (the first scientific study ever conducted on the conflict between skiers and snowboarders) examined various theories of recreation conflict and competition for resources among user groups. Biff’s post-graduate work included a semester at the University of Queensland in Australia, where he studied marine biology, recreation planning and the impacts of tourism. He serves as a judge for the annual Media Awards competition of the National Association for Interpretation.
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