Recording and resources from the June 3, 2021 Congressional Briefing on Agritourism, organized by the University of Vermont and FAO North America with support from the Office of U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy.
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Tourism has both positive and negative economic, sociocultural, and environmental impacts in any destination. Join this week’s NET webinar to hear how one popular destination is measuring the community’s perception of these impacts, and how communities in Hawaii are planning to rebuild, redefine and reset the direction of tourism there.
Presented by Andy Northrop, Michigan State University Extension This webinar took place on May 20, 2021. The recording is available here. Michigan State University Extension’sRead More
In this webinar, three Sea Grant panelists described how their work connects to tourism and how they approach their work as it relates to the triple-bottom line (environmental, economic, and social) aspects of sustainable tourism. A recording is available.
This website includes links to research on agritourism as well as resources and how-to guides for producers and Extension.
Oregon Sea Grant/Oregon State University Extension is offering a “Guide and Outfitters Recognized Professional” (GORP) recognition and training program for guides and outfitters. Through a blend of learning formats, it prepares participants to meet the Adventure Travel Trade Association Guide Standard.
During this webinar, members of a multi-state team of extension specialists and researchers will share the findings from a national agritourism survey with a focus on regional differences across the US. They’ll also address supporting agritourism during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
During this presentation, Bryan Fluech will discuss how Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant adapted its programming to serve its tourism community in spite of the pandemic, and how they are using the discussion series as a planning tool for future tourism programming efforts.
The U.S. Forest Service has published a report that outlines the vision, objectives and scope of a new research strategy for outdoor recreation and tourism, focusing on public lands.
The World Bank celebrated World Tourism Day (9/27) with the release of its “Tools and Resources for Nature-Based Tourism,” a free PDF guide.