Recreation and Tourism. Loans may be guaranteed for tourist or recreation facilities except for hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, race tracks, gambling, or golf courses.
Recreation and Tourism. The key analytical objectives for the recreation and tourism assessment are to construct an economic baseline that characterizes existing recreation and tourism in the coastal study area, and to develop impact mechanisms to assess the effects of future uses in the coastal study area that could affect recreation and tourism activities. Additionally, the assessment would establish the relative importance of the recreation and tourism industry at the sub-county, community level along the coast. Because of data and schedule limitations, the analysis will necessarily involve two phases of effort, with the second phase providing additional informational detail, particularly at the sub-county level. This scope of work, however, focuses on the first phase of the analysis, which is scheduled for completion by June 2015. To characterize the contribution of recreation and tourism to the overall coastal economy and to assess the effects on the recreation and tourism industry of the five scenarios involving future uses of Washington’s coastal economy, a baseline must be developed that provides adequate detail concerning recreation and tourism activities, activity levels, and associated expenditures. Of particular importance to the modeling of economic effects will be developing information on the proportion of overall recreation and tourism activity that is attributable to residents and non-residents of the four coastal counties. While the spending of non-residents generates new economic activity within each county, the spending of residents generally does not, as it represents a shift of spending from one good or service to another within the county economy. Percentages of resident versus non-resident spending will be developed based on information collected as part of the Surfrider Foundation study and from other published sources (e.g., intercept survey information). (Note that the Surfrider Foundation survey is collecting data from Washington residents only.) Task 9 - Coastal Washington Social and Cultural Profiles This task will be coordinated with Tasks 1 and 2 (Economic Profiles of the Coastal and Tribal Economies), and will also involve coordination with efforts by Sea Grant to establish social indicators. The primary data sources for all of the economic/demographic profiles will be the American Community Survey (ACS) developed by the US Bureau of the Census, US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for employment and compensation data, and the US Bureau of Economic...
Recreation and Tourism. The recreation potential within the Community Forest Agreement Area benefits from the many spectacular features and natural conditions which are found near XxXxxxx. Indeed, this is what has brought many people to live, work or otherwise spend time here. There have been some local entrepreneurs who have been able to capitalize upon this fact. As of yet though, there has been little or no development within the Agreement Area from outside parties. An inventory of recreation opportunities and features within the Community Forest Agreement Area is available from provincial forest cover mapping overlays. An inventory of commercial tourism operators can easily be created with the help of the Chamber of Commerce, or through a broadcast request from the community. Proposals or recommendations for the creation or maintenance of tourism opportunities can then be obtained from interested parties. Because recreation and tourism are important to this area and it’s residents, profits from other Community Forest operations will be earmarked to initiate further development. User fees can then be generated, allowing us to sustain recreation and tourism management, once underway. Objective Strategy Maintain and create recreation and tourism opportunities. In the short term, use profits from timber harvesting and external funding to initiate enhanced recreation and tourism management. Generate user fees and negotiate partnerships to ensure the long term sustainability of recreation and tourism management. Schedule harvesting and road building activities to coincide with construction and maintenance of recreation facilities, while avoiding operating during periods of high tourist use. Plan for roads to provide access to key recreation areas, while avoiding road development in certain backcountry or primitive recreation settings. Ensure harvesting operations provide viewpoints and interpretive forest areas, while maintaining an acceptable viewscape. Assess the results of the Recreation Emphasis Scenario, as modeled by the Xxxxxx Valley Enhanced Forest Management Pilot Project.
Recreation and Tourism. The recreation potential within the Community Forest Agreement Area benefits from the many spectacular features and natural conditions which are found near XxXxxxx. Indeed, this is what has brought many people to live, work or otherwise spend time here. There have been some local entrepreneurs who have been able to capitalize upon this fact. As of yet though, there has been little or no development within the Agreement Area from outside parties. An inventory of recreation opportunities and features within the Community Forest Agreement Area is available from provincial forest cover mapping overlays. An inventory of commercial tourism operators can easily be created with the help of the Chamber of Commerce, or through a broadcast request from the community. Proposals or recommendations for the creation or maintenance of tourism opportunities can then be obtained from interested parties. Have worked with Tourism British Columbia and Community Tourism Foundations on a McBride Tourism Plan. Because recreation and tourism are important to this area and it’s residents, profits from other Community Forest operations will be earmarked to initiate further development. User fees can then be generated, allowing us to sustain recreation and tourism management, once underway.
