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 | |  | | Provides links to tourism organizations and Federal agencies, planning information, best practices, funding programs, state tourism offices, data and online publication on rural tourism. |
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Video of the transformation of a rural mill town to a resort town by utilizing the small town resources in a new way. | - University of California. Small Farm Center.
Agri-Tourism resourses that provide ideas and information for farmers and consumers on what can be done on the farm. | - Missouri Department of Agriculture. Ag Business Development Division.
| - University of Minnesota. Tourism Center.
| - USDA. National Resources Conservation Services.
| - National Trust for Historic Preservation. Heritage Tourism Program.
| - National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. Artworks.
| - The International Ecotourism Society.
| - National Extension Tourism Design Team.
Provides "relevant information, useful resources, and networking opportunities for Extension professionals and others working in the broad area of tourism and recreation." | - National Recreation and Park Association.
| - DOT. Federal Highway Administration.
"Take to the Roads" and explore Scenic Byways in rural America. Use this site to locate your next Road Trip. | - U.S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration.
| - Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.
| - U.S. Recreation.gov.
Recreation.Gov is made up of 11 U.S. federal agencies. | - USDA. Forest Service.
| - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. Laboratory for Community and Economic Development.
| - University of Minnesota.
| - Travel Industry Association of America.
| - GSA. Office of Citizen Services and Communications.
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| | | | Back to Top | | Planning Resources | | - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Virginia State University; Virginia Cooperative Extension Service.
| - USDA. National Resources Conservation Services.
| - Oregon State University. Western Rural Development Center.
| - Clemson University. Strom Thurmond Institute of Government and Public Affairs.
| - University of Arizona. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
| - DOI. National Park Service.
| - University of Hawaii. Pacific Business Center Program.
| - North Dakota State University. Cooperative Extension Service.
| - University of Wyoming. Cooperative Extension Service.
Also see related fact sheets:
| - Clemson University. Strom Thurmond Institute
of Government and Public Affairs.
| - University of Minnesota. Cooperative Extension. Tourism Center.
| - University of Arizona. Cooperative Extension Service.
| - Utah State Historical Society. Office of Preservation.
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| | | Back to Top | | Best Practices and Case Studies | | - USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
| - USDA. National Resources Conservation Service.
| - USDA. Forest Service.
| - USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
| - SUNY College at Oswego. New York Sea Grant.
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| | | Back to Top | | Funding and Program Assistance | | - GSA. CAO. Regulatory and Federal Assistance Division.
A database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments; federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. | - The Conservation Fund.
"Nonprofit dedicated to protecting America’s most important landscapes and waterways for future generations." | - USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
Please search for the programs below in the database for more details and contact information.
- 10.670 National Forest.Dependent Rural Communities
- 15.225 Recreation Resource Management
- 15.925 National Maritime Heritage Grants
| - DOT. Federal Highway Administration.
| - National Endowment for the Arts.
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| | | Back to Top | | Contact Information | | - USDA. National Resources Conservation Service.
| - pickyourown.org.
"Where you can find a pick-your-own farm near you!" Locate farms by state. | - National Association of State Park Directors.
| - GSA. Office of Citizen Services and Communications.
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| | | Back to Top | | Statistics and Data Resources | | - DOT. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
| - University of California. Small Farm Center.
| - DOC. International Trade Administration. Office of Travel and Tourism Industries.
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| | | Back to Top | | Publications | | - Center for Rural Pennsylvania.
| - Prince Edward Island Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
| - Ag Marketing Resource Center.
| - Alabama A&M University; Auburn University.
| - Clemson University. Strom Thurmond Institute.
| - The Texas A&M University System. Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
| - Mississippi State University. Southern Rural Development Center.
| - Appalachian Regional Commission.
| - National Center for Appropriate Technology. ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.
"Farmers have invented a wide variety of "entertainment farming" options." From the pumpkin patch and corn maze to apple picking and hay rides, there is something for everyone. | - Texas A&M University. Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
| - Michigan State University Extension.
| - DOI. National Park Service.
In Cultural Resource Management, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2002. | - Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
| - Center for Rural Pennsylvania.
| - Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resource. State Heritage Parks Program; Center for Rural Pennsylvania.
| - Pennsylvania State University. Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development.
| - USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
Overview and resource directory covering aerotourism, agritourism, bed and breakfasts, ecotourism and natural based tourism, heritage and cultural tourism, and rails to trails. | - USDA. Economic Research Service.
PDF Version (PDF|524.11 KB) | - Iowa State University.
| - Michigan State University.
| - North Dakota State University. Extension Service.
| - National Trust for Historic Preservation; USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
| - Eesti Ökoturismi Ühendus.
| - Michigan State University Extension.
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