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Publication shows benefits of outdoor recreation and green spaces

PDF document, 8.1 MB

A USDA NIFA-funded multi-state research team (NE1962: Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Other Green Environments: Understanding Human and Community Benefits and Mechanisms, 2012-2017) has released a two-page publication describing the surveys, interviews, and focus groups they've conducted to assess the benefits of parks and recreation. (8.5MB PDF)

NACDEP 2018: Tourism and Extension - Creating best practices to better help rural communities develop business opportunities

PDF document, 5.1 MB

The presentation file of the 2018 NACDEP session presented by Douglas Arbogast, Daniel Eades, and Heather Manzo.

Tourism Webinars

In February 2020, the National Extension Tourism Design Team in collaboration with Sea Grant launched a webinar series as a follow-up to the 2019 Sustainable Tourism and Outdoor Recreation conference in Astoria, OR, to present selected talks from the conference to a broader audience. The series will provide programmatic examples from both the Sea Grant and Land Grant networks.

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