A Habitat at Work: Winter Grasslands and Marshes

In the distant past, the landscape of the Tennessee River Valley was a system of deep forested valleys, highland bogs, grasslands, prairies and savannas which provided a rich habitat for wildlife and native people. These grasslands also created an important ecosystem sustaining the watershed…

National Geotourism Council Leaders host Conference Call to Develop 2020 Strategic Goals

Members of the National Geotourism Tourism Council held a conference call on November 18, 2019 to discuss the FY2020 strategic plan and the planned migration by the individual geotourism mapguides to the Elebase platform.  Elebase ‘s features will allow for more customization and user flexibility. …

AL-MS-TN Rural Tourism Brings Together the Principles of Geotourism

Each October, rural community leaders and tourism professionals from Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee gather to share ideas, network, and learn about best practices to create opportunities for community and economic development.  One of the constant themes is preserving what makes each of these communities…