Nature tourism workshop on campus Dec. 9

The workshop and lunch are free but registration is required for a lunch count.

Though often categorized as fly-over country, the Great Plains are filled with fascinating biodiversity and wonderful opportunities for exploration while also harboring critically endangered habitats, according to a press release from the Center for Great Plains Studies.

As the public becomes interested in nature-based tourism, the Center FGPS wants to build on current success stories and create more discussion and stimulate new business activity.

This workshop, part of a project funded by the Rural Futures Institute, will bring together local businesses, landowners, and the community to talk about an effective conservation strategy to promote thriving rural communities and preserve natural heritage and wild places.

Topics will include the following: Nature tourism as a multi-pronged approach for business, liability for nature tourism providers (Anthony Schutz, UNL Law), Eco business practices (Rick Yoder, UNO Business Development Center), 2017 solar eclipse nature opportunities, and suggested topics for the Center to study and/or promote.

In combination with this workshop, the Sandoz Center is displaying 14 of the Center’s ecotourism posters that have been traveling the state as part of an effort to encourage people to see the Great Plains.