[SEMCO] Course Offering: Managing Visitors in Coastal Areas

[Tracey Crago]

Hello everyone,
Please see the announcement below about an upcoming Coastal Training Program event being coordinated by Waquoit Bay NERR and the Coastal Services Center that focuses on management techniques for visitor use in coastal areas.  According to CSC, the audience should be comprised of managers - those individuals who have direct responsibility for managing land and water areas - not the general public.   Unfortunately, the low number of audience members (less than 50 - necessitated by the use of break-out sessions and small group reports) will limit audience diversity.  If you are interested, please contact Paul Ticco using his contact information below.  He has spoken with people from Stellwagen Bank, the National Seashore, Mass Audubon, DCR, and some land trusts.  If you know of others who might be interested, please pass this along to them...thanks!  

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Managing Visitor Use in Coastal and Marine Protected Areas

April 29 - 30, 2004

 
Description of Course

	This course provides managers with a step-by-step, easy-to-use process for identifying and defining unacceptable impacts to biological and cultural resources and to visitor experiences and presents a range of strategies and tactics managers can use to address these impacts. By the end of the course, participants should be able to

	*Understand the human dimensions of coastal and marine management 
	*Apply recreation and visitor use management planning frameworks 
	*Identify visitor use issues, including visitor-resource and 			visitor-visitor impacts 
	*Craft a clear problem statement 
	*Develop measurable indicators for monitoring impacts and management and set standards for impact acceptability 
	*Implement visitor use monitoring methods, management strategies and tactics 
	
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General Information
	Location:    The Cape Codder Resort and Spa, Route 132 & Bearse's Way, 				1225 Iyanough Road, Hyannis, MA 02601. Tel. (508) 771-3000, Fax  		(508) 771-6564
		 www.CapeCodderResort.com


	Contact: Paul Ticco, Coastal Training and Information Coordinator, Waquoit Bay NERR, P.O. Box 3092 (149 Waquoit Highway), Waquoit, MA 02536. Tel: (508) 457-0495, ext. 110; Fax (617) 727-5537; E-mail: paul.ticco at state.ma.us 

	Meeting Logistics:  Laurie Tompkins, Event Coordinator, Tel: (508) 457-0495,ext. 108; E-mail: laurie.tompkins at state.ma.us

	 

	Accommodations & Amenities:  $107.00 single/double occupancy, additional guests per room add $20.00 add $20.00 per night plus tax (currently 9.7%). Check-in is after 3:00 pm. Check-out is 11:00 am.

	The hotel has a heated indoor wave pool and fitness center, please see website for full list of amenities.

	Reservations: Please call the Reservation Office at 1-888-297-2200 and state you will be with the Waquoit Bay Research Reserve meeting.  Please make your reservations by April 1, 2004. Reservations made after that date will be accepted on an availability basis and the rate will cannot be guaranteed the discounted rate.  

Directions:  

>From Boston & Points North: 
	 Take the Southeast Expressway (Route 93 South) to Route 3 South. Follow Route 3 South toward Cape Cod. Cross over the Sagamore Bridge onto Route 6 East (Mid-Cape Highway). Follow Route 6 for approximately 20 miles to exit 6 (Route 132/Hyannis). Merge right off the ramp onto Route 132. The Cape Codder Resort & Spa is approximately one mile on the right before the intersection of Route 132 and Bearse's Way.

>From New York & Points South & West: 
	Take I-95 North. In Providence, Rhode Island, take the I-195 East exit. Follow I-195 to exit 22A/Route 25 South. Follow Route 25 South over the Bourne Bridge onto Cape Cod. At the bridge rotary, take Route 6/6A toward Sagamore. At the traffic light, turn right onto Route 6 East. Follow Route 6 to exit 6 (Route 132/Hyannis). Merge right off the ramp onto Route 132. The Cape Codder Resort & Spa is approximately one mile on the right before the intersection of Route 132 and Bearse's Way.

	 

	 

	 


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