Dr. Keenan Adams is a land manager, scientist, and hospitality entrepreneur working at the intersection of regenerative tourism, land stewardship, and community-centered development.

Keenan accessed higher education through a football scholarship to Furman University, where he discovered a passion for the natural world and earned a B.S. in Biology. He later completed an M.S. in Forest Resources and a Ph.D. in Forestry and Wildlife Biology, with a focus on the human dimensions of land use, tourism, and conservation.

In his public role, Keenan serves as Forest Supervisor of El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico’s only tropical rainforest and one of the island’s most visited destinations, where he navigates the real-world tensions between visitation, infrastructure, climate resilience, and local community needs. In parallel, he is the founder of Agro Bosque and Clouds Glamping—regenerative agriculture and independent lodging ventures that restore degraded land, create local jobs, and offer an alternative to extractive tourism models.

Keenan brings a rare dual perspective to the hospitality space: destination manager and operator, scientist and builder. His work focuses on how independent lodging can be a force for regeneration—economically, socially, and ecologically—while remaining financially viable and deeply rooted in place. He has received Young Alumni awards from Furman and Clemson Universities, the Walking Softer Young Leader Award, and was named a finalist for Regenerative Travel’s Impact Person of the Year.