This webinar took place on Tuesday, September 24, 2025 The recording is available here. The September 2024 NET webinar featured the CREATE BRIDGES program: CelebratingRead More
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News and Announcements for the NET community
This newsletter was sent to subscribers on May 21, 2024. It includes a spotlight feature on the Western region, a webinar announcement, news of grants and awards, and a call for articles!
Congratulations to members of the Agritourism Research and Extension Collaborative, who were recognized with a 2023 USDA NIFA Partnership Award for their multi-state work advancingRead More
As a result of a partnership developed from the NET Outdoor Recreation Working Group, team members from The Ohio State University (OSU) Extension and University of Minnesota Extension were awarded a $40,000 a grant from the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development Small Grants program to customize a curriculum to the outdoor recreation sector.
A new NET fact sheet (published 4/2024) shows how Extension is currently engaging with the OR sector and makes the case for greater investments to help communities manage the challenges and opportunities OR presents.
NET Webinar Series returns! March webinar to focus on accessibility in rural tourism and agritourism
Registration is open for the first webinar in the 2024 NET Webinar Series — Thursday, March 28 at 12:00 p.m. ET // 9:00 a.m. PT — which will focus on accessibility in rural tourism and agritourism.
In January, NET Design Team welcomed its new National Sea Grant liaison, Amara Davis, and several new Design Team members. Read more about what we’re looking forward to in 2024!
The Alabama-Mississippi-Tennessee Rural Tourism Conference was held Oct. 23-25 in Cleveland, Mississippi, to engage Tourism employees, city council members, elected officials and others interested in growing tourism in rural areas. Themed “Investing in Local – Transforming Rural Communities into Destinations,” the conference was coordinated by rural tourism stakeholders from the three states and representatives from Mississippi State University Extension Service.
Award-winning curriculum will help more rural communities support their retail and hospitality industries.
NOTE: This newsletter was sent to NET subscribers on 11/9/2023. To subscribe to the NET mailing list, sign up here. Compiled by the NET CommunicationsRead More