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One of the fastest growing industries in the world is Nature Tourism. This industry will have a profound effect on your NatureWatch Program. Take advantage of the materials that already exist on this subject. It just may bring you the support and funding you are looking for. NOTE: Some of the files below are large, so a high speed internet connection is recommended. File size is noted at the end of the description (a size in "kb" is small file under 1 megabyte, and "mb" denotes larger file size in megabytes). You may encounter difficulty downloading the larger files into your web browser. If so, try clicking the right mouse button on the Acrobat icon and select "save..." on the menu to save the files to your computer.
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Birding Ad
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Nature tourism and watching wildlife is a booming business with significant economic impacts. Check out this birding ad from Alaska Airlines. One page.
[PDF: 83 kb]
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Community Assessment |
A very valuable document that helps you assess where your community stands on nature-based tourism. Taken from the State of Washington's nature-tourism website. 23 pages.
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Finding Shared Vision |
More valuable information on nature-based tourism from the State of Washington's nature-tourism website. Check out the website for loads of very pertinent information. www.wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/tourism [PDF: 552 kb] |
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Meeting in a Box |
More valuable information on nature-based tourism from the State of Washington's nature-tourism website. Check out the website for loads of very pertinent information. www.wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/tourism [PDF: 52 kb] |
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Site Assessment |
More valuable information on nature-based tourism from the State of Washington's nature-tourism website. Check out the website for loads of very pertinent information. www.wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/tourism [PDF: 152 kb] |
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Special Places Newsletter |
The Special Places series is something every NatureWatch champion should know about. Nature-tourism and NatureWatch are inseparable. Familiarize yourself with this Program and make an effort to include your NatureWatch areas or "special places" in this publication. 24 pages of past issues are provided here. Definitely worth a look. [PDF: 2.4 mb] |
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Tourism Toolkit |
A very nice toolkit for discussing tourism management and development. Very interesting and valuable information is included in this fine effort. Check it out! 55 pages. [PDF: 767 kb] |
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