[CINC] California Watchable Wildlife presentation at CINP Headquarters in Ventura on 1/14/09

[Rachel Harris]

Happy New Year!
 
Please be informed there will be a special ecotourism event coinciding with the 5th Annual California Cultural and Heritage Tourism Symposium (www.culturecalifornia.com) next week in Ventura.  It will be an interactive forum presented by California Watchable Wildlife (www.cawatchablewildlife.org) for Tourism Professionals, Business Owners, Community Leaders and Public Lands Managers next week on Wednesday January 14 from 10:00am to 12:15pm at the CINP Headquarters in Ventura.  You are all invited to attend and the program is as follows:
 
10:00am-10:15am     Welcome and Introductions
 
10:15am-10:45am     Wildlife Tourism by the Numbers -- The economic impact of wildlife viewing in California -- Barbara Steinberg, California Travel Insider
 
10:45am-11:15am    Introduction to California Watchable Wildlife Program -- Karen Killebrew, California Watchable Wildlife Outreach Coordinator
 
11:15am-11:45am    Building Community Partnerships -- Who's at the Table and Who Should Be? (Panel & Open Forum) --Karen Whitaker, Moderator
 
                Ventura VCB -- Rachel Harris
                Island Packers -- Cherryl Connally
                Channel Islands National Park -- Yvonne Menard
 
11:45am -- 12:15pm  The Childrens Outdoor Bill of Rights -- Wildlife viewing areas provide critical outdoor skills for California children -- Ray Murray, National Park Service
 
ADJOURN
 
We hope to see you there!  To view the official flyer for this public event please click on the following link:
http://tourism.visitcalifornia.com/media/uploads/files/editor/BuildingNature.pdf
 
 
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or call me at the Ventura Visitor & Convention Bureau at: (805) 648-2075.
 
Thank you,
Rachel Harris

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