to connect is to care and to care is to walk softly and share with gratitude
With gratitude inspired by a 10,000 year legacy of caring by the Wa She Shu people, along with ongoing advocacy from; John Muir, Dr. Charles Goldman, Ben Rupert, Heather Segale, Becky Bell, Madonna Dunbar, John Frederick, John Dayberry, Tom Wendell (RIP) and many more, we have designed a GIF = Geotourism Implementation Framework to welcome and guide visitors toward; Fun, Meaningful, Low Impact Adventures that sustain or enhance the destination.
Geotourism is Destination Stewardship - where visitors make it cool to care
The GIF includes:
1) An annual: TAHOE STEWARDSHIP CONGRESS
2) Service-Learning Program to train and support a dedicated team of paid "Lake Rangers" who understand:
3) Annual Expositions of Tahoe Stewardship that Lead by Example... (that raise the bar each year and showcase new adventures)
A watershed-wide demonstration of a 21st century collaborative 'eco-onomy' of sustainable prosperity .
Because ‘Keeping Tahoe Blue’ is actually up to me and you and tied to how the destination is hosted and what visitor menu of activities are promoted and provided.
When Tahoe tourism promotes activities that sustain or enhance the 8 Worlds (Water, Air, Land, Plants, Wildlife, Culture, Heritage and Local Well Being), we will reduce the $MM's spent each year to ‘clean up’ after travelers and locals.
Geotourism activities are fun, meaningful and sometimes guided adventures that inspire stewardship behavior and contribute to Tahoe's Culture of Caring, reducing $$M's a year in federal, state and local funding required to clean up after current menu.
Sample of the types of (TriNomic hosted) adventures offered in all 4 Tahoe Expo's :Geotourism / destination stewardship showcase.
Geotourism is Destination Stewardship - where visitors make it cool to care
The GIF includes:
1) An annual: TAHOE STEWARDSHIP CONGRESS
2) Service-Learning Program to train and support a dedicated team of paid "Lake Rangers" who understand:
- Lake's Carrying Capacity (The carrying capacity of an environment is the maximum population size of a biological species that can be sustained by that specific environment, given the food, habitat, water, and other resources available)
- Indigenous Knowing
- TriNomic collaboration model
- Geotourism 12 Sustainability Principles and 4 steps
3) Annual Expositions of Tahoe Stewardship that Lead by Example... (that raise the bar each year and showcase new adventures)
A watershed-wide demonstration of a 21st century collaborative 'eco-onomy' of sustainable prosperity .
Because ‘Keeping Tahoe Blue’ is actually up to me and you and tied to how the destination is hosted and what visitor menu of activities are promoted and provided.
When Tahoe tourism promotes activities that sustain or enhance the 8 Worlds (Water, Air, Land, Plants, Wildlife, Culture, Heritage and Local Well Being), we will reduce the $MM's spent each year to ‘clean up’ after travelers and locals.
Geotourism activities are fun, meaningful and sometimes guided adventures that inspire stewardship behavior and contribute to Tahoe's Culture of Caring, reducing $$M's a year in federal, state and local funding required to clean up after current menu.
Sample of the types of (TriNomic hosted) adventures offered in all 4 Tahoe Expo's :Geotourism / destination stewardship showcase.
