Logan Park

Biography

Logan O. Park is the Associate Professor of Forest Recreation and Park Management in the Forestry Department of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He provides consultation to protected area managers, undergraduate and graduate instruction, and extension service. He has completed degrees in Environmental Chemistry (B.S., Furman University), in Natural Resources Planning - recreation management (M.S., The University of Vermont) and in Forestry - interdisciplinary studies in the sociology and ecology of outdoor recreation (Ph. D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University). While completing his doctoral studies, Logan was awarded a Burruss Fellowship. Previously, Logan was a Dow Chemistry Scholar.

Research Interest

Recreation ecology, dynamic computer simulation modeling of recreation trail and road systems, custom instrumentation development, protected area soundscapes, sustainable trail design, recreation facility monitoring, park and protected area general management planning, trails planning, river use planning, visitor behavior management, quantitative assessment of crowding and conflict, trail and campsite erosion, equestrian use