Join NET on December 9, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern to learn how three different Extension programs are working to prepare communities for disaster in a world of increasing threats. We’ll discuss how these programs integrate important components of tourism and placemaking into their work.
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News and Announcements for the NET community
A new national agritourism study has been released by the University of Vermont and U.S. Department of Agriculture in partnership with the National Extension Tourism Network. A webinar to discuss the study and its findings is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. EST on Oct. 6, 2026.
Webinar updates, position announcement, spotlight on the North Central region, and more!
Home First is a resident-first approach to tourism and outdoor recreation development created through University of Illinois Extension. It is designed for rural and small-town communities where tourism, visitor activity, and outdoor recreation may already affect daily life, even when the community has never formally considered itself a tourism destination.
Hear from NET’s new Vice Chair; save the date for the next NET webinar; check out the NET 2027 conference venue; and get the latest news from NET’s design team and working groups!
This NET webinar, hosted in partnership with the Global Agritourism Network on October 6, 2026, focused on the primary concerns and challenges of US Agritourism operators and how they are being addressed.
Find out about upcoming webinars; check out the NETtra 2025 conference proceedings; visit the national data dashboard on Outdoor Rec; get the latest updates from the NET Working Groups; and much more!
Tourism professionals today are expected to do more than promote destinations. They must lead partnerships, navigate change, and translate local assets into measurable economic outcomes. Mississippi State University Extension’s Excellence in Tourism Leadership (ETL) Program was created to meet those expectations, and its graduates are helping shape tourism practice across Mississippi and the Southeast.
The Florida Society of Ethical Ecotourism (Florida SEE) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining a professional code of ecotourism ethics in order to encourage an awareness and stewardship of Florida’s natural and cultural heritage. As such, they provide education as well as promote professionalism within Florida’s ecotourism industry through a voluntary certification and recognition program.
University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant collaborated with partners from Explore Georgia, Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Manomet and the Darien-McIntosh County Chamber of Commerce to organize and host the 2025 Coastal Georgia Tourism conference in December. This is the fifth event since 2019 that Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant has organized to convene stakeholders to learn about current issues relevant to the state’s coastal tourism sector while also strengthening local networks and opportunities for future collaborations among participants.