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Ecotourism Project

Ecotourism Project. Environmental Science 2014. What is Ecotourism?. Environmentally responsible travel to natural areas, in order to enjoy and appreciate nature (and accompanying cultural features, that promote conservation , have a low visitor impact and provide for local peoples.

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Ecotourism Project

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  1. Ecotourism Project Environmental Science 2014

  2. What is Ecotourism? • Environmentally responsible travel to natural areas, in order to enjoy and appreciate nature (and accompanying cultural features, that promote conservation, have a low visitor impact and provide for local peoples. • Travel Channel

  3. Characteristics of Ecotourism • Travel to natural destinations • Minimizes impact • Builds environmental awareness • Provides financial benefits for local people • Respects local culture

  4. Why Ecotourism? • Provides benefits for local people • Provides funding for conservation projects • Raises awareness of local issues • Sustainable way to enjoy nature

  5. What Businessess are Considered Ecotourism? • Guided Nature Tours • Canoeing, Hiking, Bird watching • Cultural Tours • Historical, archeological • Farms (Agritourism) • Livestock, Herbs, Organic

  6. Recently Proposed Projects Tunisia Project

  7. Your Ecotourism Project • Create an Ecotourism Business • Identify a location where you would like to base your business • Come up with a slogan for your business • Put your information into a: • PowerPoint • Brochure • Mock website • Or another format of your choice!

  8. Biodiversity • Native Plants and Animals you may see • Rare or endangered species • Invasive Species • Species you may see on this trip • Species you may accidently here bring with you • Species you may accidently bring home with you

  9. Biodiversity • What is the type of climate? • When should people come? • How should they dress? • What challenges might the weather bring? • What type of habitat will your project be in?

  10. Questions to Consider • Is your project sustainable? • Where will people stay? • How will they get there? • How will you travel within the area? • What will you eat? • Organic, locally grown food? • Find a native recipe that you might serve • What are some Pros and Cons to your project?

  11. South Dakota Ecotourism • Great Faces, Great Places

  12. Things to Do • Hire a local guide to take you fly fishing • Take a backpacking trip into Custer State Park to view the diverse animal and plant life • Visit the Wounded Knee Massacre Site • Attend a Powwow to learn more about Native American Culture • Participate in the Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup • Bike or hike along the George S. Mickelson trail

  13. Biodiversity You May See on Your Trip • Buffalo • Elk • Mule and WhiteTail Deer • Pheasants • Raptors • Bobcats • Mountain Goats and Big Horn Sheep • Cougar (tracks and Scat)

  14. Biodiversity You May See on Your Trip • Lodge pole Pine • Limber Pine • Black Hills Spruce • Ponderosa Pine • Pasque Flower • Black Eyed Susan • Eastern Red Columbine

  15. Endangered Species • Grey Wolf • Black Footed Ferret • Lynx • Whooping Crane • Little Blue Heron

  16. Invasive Species • Asian Carp • Common Carp • Zebra and QuaggaMussles • Eurasian Milfoil

  17. Food • Visit the Custer Farmers’ Market • Eat locally grown beef, buffalo, deer, or pheasant • Eat locally grown, traditional Native American dishes

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