Although What's Out There® is produced and managed by The Cultural Landscape Foundation, the program relies on the regular engagement of volunteer contributors who help TCLF create many of the new Landscape and Pioneer profiles we post each week.

These contributors - many of whom are landscape architects and historians - share their time and talents in the midst of many other diverse commitments. They are enthusiasts, students, and professionals who learn more about historic designed landscapes and their designers as they generate new content for What's Out There. If you would like to get involved with TCLF as a contributor please contact Courtney Spearman at courtney@tclf.org

TCLF is grateful for the contributions of these and many other dedicated volunteers:

Ted Booth is a landscape designer and former educator. He received his BA from the University of Vermont; his Masters in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University where he was a Grace Dodge Fellow in Teaching History; and his Masters in Landscape Architecture from the University of Virginia. Prior to moving to Washington, D.C., he worked at Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects in Chicago; Tom Stearns & Associates in Stockton, New Jersey; and Wallace Roberts & Todd in Philadelphia. Ted works on a diverse range of projects in the office, most recently coordinating images and content for TCLF's NEA-sponsored partnership with the Maine Historical Society.

Heather McMahon holds a Master of Architectural History from the University of Virginia, where she first encountered the field of landscape architecture and its history. She enjoys studying a variety of design topics and using her writing skills to further promote awareness of landscape designs. Having grown up in the Virginia countryside, she values its Picturesque, pastoral landscapes above all others. Although interested in writing about almost any type of What's Out There site, Heather is currently focusing on Chicago landscapes, in anticipation of What's Out There Weekend Chicago, scheduled for June 11 and 12.

Piera M. Weiss is a landscape architect and has been a planner with the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission for  more than twenty years. A bit of a dilettante, she has written a history of Washington, D.C.'s Rock Creek Park and has given lectures for local historical societies and garden clubs on the history of planning in the nation's capital. She is one of TCLF's original participants, serving as secretary during the organization's formative years. More recently, she has been working on content revisions for historic designed landscapes in Maine, as part of TCLF's NEA-sponsored partnership with the Maine Historical Society.