I volunteer for two institutions directly involved in conservation education, the Maine Conservation School and Unity College . One thing that has become very clear to me is that there is no clear view in the conservation community of what successful conservation education should look like. Every group from the smallest to the largest has their own education program. All of them are struggling to be successful.
ROCKPORT, Maine - More than 300 tourism and hospitality professionals gathered today at the Samoset Resort in Rockport for the 2007 Governor's Conference on Tourism.
The theme of the event was "Maine Tourism in the Modern World." Attendees heard a keynote address from travel researcher and media commentator Dr. Peter Yesawich, and took part in educational workshops, a tourism tradeshow, and the Maine Tourism Awards program.
I firmly believe that an important part of running my business is giving something back to the community that makes the business possible. To do that I serve on three organizations boards The Maine Conservation School, The Maine Tourism Association and Unity College. The school and college are both focused on developing future generations awareness and understanding of the natural world, something that I see as critical. The Tourism Association is more of a professional organization but I hope to raise awareness and respect for my segment of the industry with them.
