AMPL’S STORY

AMPL was founded in 2017, during the Wyoming Public Lands Initiative (WPLI), which was a bill that tasked Wyoming’s counties with proposing recommendations for the future management of the State’s Wilderness Study Areas (WSA). In Teton County, we have two: Palisades WSA and Shoal Creek WSA. Two of AMPL’s founders and current board members, Mike Mielke and Jesse Combs, were both heavily involved with this committee based process and spent countless volunteer hours advocating for multi-use recreation to be protected in these areas. On two occasions, AMPL successfully rallied hundreds of protesters to demonstrate our community’s support for our mission and stave off the threat of a recommendation for Wilderness-which would be the death of snowmobiling, mountain biking, dirt biking, heli-skiiing, and anything involving motorized or mechanized recreation.

While AMPL started as a group of local volunteers who were passionate about recreation, we have grown to be a team of three year-round, salaried employees, plus summer trail crews in Teton County, Wyoming, Teton County, Idaho, and Lincoln County, Wyoming. Along with many dedicated volunteers, the AMPL team is a growing and motivated group that loves our public lands and the all of recreational possibilities that exist because of them!

 

AMPL’S TEAM

Will Mook

Executive Director

Will Mook has been Executive Director at AMPL for 3.5 years. After a decade of guiding fly fishing and backcountry snowmobiling, Will wanted to give back to our public lands and ensure that future generations have access to high quality recreation opportunities. As a hunter, angler, mountain biker, dirt biker, snowmobiler and snowboarder, Will believes one of America’s best accomplishments was the creation of public lands, and wants to make sure all responsible users have access to get outside and enjoy them. 

Virginia Dann

Development and Outreach Director

Virginia Dann joined AMPL in 2024. Like many people lucky enough to call the Tetons home, she enjoys a diverse range of recreational activities! Whether it’s a long day of dirt biking (she’s famous for her dirt mustaches), quiet backcountry ski turns, flowy mountain biking, or a lazy paddle down the river, she is happiest when outside with the people (and dogs) that she loves. Virginia believes that the future of our public lands relies on us sharing our land with respect and responsibility towards each other and the land itself. 

Dash Andrews

Programming Coordinator

Dash joined AMPL in 2025 as our Programming Coordinator. A powder hound from birth, he enjoys chasing snow in the backcountry on both skis and snowmobile. In the summer he loves to wander the mountains and dirtbike in the high country. Dash is excited to work with our awesome trail crews to keep trails clear of logs, drains flowing, and snow groomed so we can continue to access, appreciate and protect the phenomenal public lands that make living in the west so special. 

AMPL’s Board

Meg Reeder | president

Mike Mielke | vice president

Anna Cole | treasurer

Mike Carver

Rob Hoff

Jesse Combs

Dan Fiddler



OUR PARTNERS

  • The Wyoming State Snowmobile Association is an association of independent clubs and at-large members who share the common goal of protecting, improving and enjoying snowmobiling in Wyoming.

    The Association is currently made up of 17 different clubs from across the state. The WSSA is an active member of the Western Chapter of Snowmobile Associations, the American Council of Snowmobile Associations and the International Snowmobile Congress.

  • MBT is an official chapter of the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) but operates under our own organization’s 501c(3) status. When you become an IMBA member, 100% of your dues are funneled to MBT. As a chapter and as part of the “IMBA Local” Program, MBT has direct access to IMBA’s substantial strengths (both regional and national) in land planning, trail building/consultation, corporate supporter relationships and to a suite of organizational tools.

    IMBA’s worldwide network includes 35,000 individual members, 750+ chapters, clubs and patrols, more than 200 corporate partners, 600+ retailer shops. IMBA’s members live in all 50 U.S. states, most Canadian provinces and in 30 other countries.

  • The Idaho Recreation Council is a recognized, statewide, collaboration of Idaho recreation enthusiasts and others that will identify and work together on recreation issues in cooperation with land managers, legislators and the public to ensure a positive future for responsible outdoor recreation access for everyone, now and into the future.

  • The Jackson Hole Snow Devils’ mission is to educate the public concerning winter activities and sports, and to raise funds for other charitable and educational purposes, including making donations to other charitable organizations described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and awarding scholarships. The Organization has had, and intends to continue to provide, educational courses concerning winter activities (specifically avalanche training), and to raise money for other charitable organizations and for educational scholarships, primarily from its annual Hill Climb event.

  • Our name says it all. Backcountry Access provides the reliable gear and support you need to safely access the backcountry—no matter who you are and what you ride. Our goal is to save lives, not just sell products.

  • The Idaho State Snowmobile Association is an organization dedicated to preserving, protecting, and promoting snowmobiling in the great state of Idaho. Our members may come from every corner of the state, but they all share one thing in common: their love for snowmobiling.

  • CBU is a 501 (c) 3 organization dedicated to preserving multiple use recreation, promoting active forest management, and supporting responsible resource development on our federally managed public lands.

  • Top of the Rockies was organized with the intent to bring together people with similar interests, to raise money for community projects in these same interests, and to support family oriented activities. Our club is dedicated to the conservation and care of the responsible use of public lands.

  • The mission of the Teton Freedom Riders is to coordinate the growth of mountain biking in the greater Teton County, Wyoming area through sustainable trail construction, maintenance, advancement and safety.

    Since our inception a strong partnership formed between the Teton Freedom Riders, the Bridger-Teton National Forest and Friends of Pathways. Each member of this triad provides a niche skill set which generates a synergy that has a direct impact on the community. It is this triad which makes our progressive trail system possible.