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Vacationland
Resources Committee (VRC)
The
Vacationland Resources
Committee (VRC) is a group of business, environmental and planning
professionals,
extension agents, volunteers and tourism providers working together on
sustainable tourism projects in eastern Maine. VRC
wrote
the sustainable tourism plan DESTINY
2010 (Down East Sustainable Tourism INitiative Year 2010)
for Maine's Hancock and Washington Counties, and has sponsored
workshops
and conferences to encourage businesses to incorporate and highlight
sustainable
practices.
One
of VRC’s more
recent projects is “A
Resource Guide for Sustainable Tourism in Down East Maine and Southwest
New Brunswick”. Tourism businesses and destinations have
identified
a need for better access to resources for greening their operations and
incorporating best practices in various aspects of sustainable
tourism.
Responding to this need, the VRC joined forces with Maine Sea Grant,
The
Sunrise County Economic Council, DownEast & Acadia Regional Tourism
and the Washington County Council of Governments to write and submit a
grant to the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment to prepare
the guide.
VRC
Members:
Barbara
Arter,
BSA Environmental Consulting
Sherry
Churchill,
Savory Bay Environmental Planning and Project Management
Stephanie
Clement,
Friends of Acadia
Harold
Clossey,
Sunrise County Economic Council
Fred
Cook,
DownEast & Acadia Regional Tourism
Judy
East,
VRC Co-Chair, Washington County Council of Governments
Gary
Edwards,
Down East RC&D
Tracey
Gamache,
Narraguagus and Pleasant River Watershed Councils
Alvion
Kimball,
Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
Barbara
Maurer,
Down East RC&D and DownEast & Acadia Regional Tourism
Sarah
Nugent,
Down East Business Alliance, Washington Hancock Community Agency
Jennifer
Peters,
Sunrise County Economic Council
Phil
Savignano,
Maine Office of Tourism
Meg
Scheid,
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
Natalie
Springuel,
VRC Co-Chair, Maine Sea Grant |
Our
Vacationland Resources Committee Mission: To
preserve and protect the natural resources while promoting jobs,
tourism,
and the quality of life through
cooperation,
proper planning and management of our resources for generations to come.
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Sustainable
and Experiential
Tourism Workshop
March 17, 2006
The Vacationland
Resources Committee
and its partners hosted the Workshop on Sustainable and Experiential
Tourism
in Downeast and Acadia on March 17, 2006 . This 9-page Resource
Guide was prepared for the workshop and contains the following
information:
-
Who's Who in
sustainable and experiential
tourism in Downeast Maine Region
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Economic/Community
Development Organizations
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Sustainable
Tourism Resources including
Maine-based certifications and Best Management Practices, and models
from
other regions
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Relevant reports,
articles, and studies
The Resource Guide
also served as a
companion to a workshop CD which is available by contacting Natalie
Springuel
of the Maine Sea Grant Program at 207-288-2944 x298 or by email at nspringuel@coa.edu.
Sustainable
Tourism Workshop
a Success!
Sue Baker (Photograph by Meg Scheid)
Click here for our
Press
Release and Evaluation
Results!
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DESTINY
2010***
Sustainable
Tourism Plan Released
COMING
SOON
links to:
Hancock
County
Cultural Directory
and
Washington
County
Cultural Resource Directory
(for
a hard copy
of the Washington County Cultural Resource Directory,
contact
the Down
East RC&D Office,
(207)
564-2368,
dercd@downeastrcd.com)
For more information on the
Vacationland
Resources Committee contact:
Gary
Edwards or
Barbara
Maurer
Phone: (207)546-2368
Down
East
RC&D
FAX: (207) 546-3859
PO
Box
210
e-mail: dercd@downeastrcd.com
Cherryfield,
ME 04622
Please
take advantage
of the e-mail link above and write and tell us what you would like to
see
on this web page, such as links to business training
opportunities,
links to ecotourism projects around the world, locally written articles
on what is going on in Down East Maine, or suggestions of other
projects
you would like to see the committee pursue.
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