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Carl Sandburg, An American Classic Trail Marker
Quilt Barn Signs in Western North Carolina
Historic Pigeon Point Lighthouse along California Coast 50 miles south of San Francisco on CA Hwy 1 north of Santa Cruz
Wooden Bowl with Etching and Artwork Hand Made in Western North Carolina
Sea Cliff New York Wayside Sign
Log Cabins at The Hermitage near Nashville Tennessee
Wayside Sign About Teddy Roosevelt's Home on Long Island, Sagamore Hill
Building Mural Welcoming Visitors to Port Washington, New York
Fireplace depicting early American cooking methods in the Brewster-House, a saltbox farmhouse circa 1665 located in East Setauket New York

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Carl Sandburg, An American Classic Trail Marker

Two Barns in Western North Carolina with Quilt Signs

Historic Pigeon Point Lighthouse along California Coast between San Francisco and Big Sur

Hand Made Wooden Bowl with Etching and Artwork on the Inside

Sea Cliff New York Wayside Sign With Pictures and Text About the Late 1800 and 1900s.

Log Cabin Reproductions at The Hermitage in Heritage, Tennessee

Wayside Sign About Teddy Roosevelt's Home on Long Island, Sagamore Hill

Building Mural Welcoming Visitors to Port Washington, New York

Photo of Fireplace depicting early American cooking methods in the Brewster-House, a saltbox farmhouse circa 1665 located in East Setauket New York

ForeSite Consulting provides Cultural Heritage Destination Tourism Planning, Development, and Strategic Marketing Services including:

Destination Strategic Planning & Sustainable Tourism Development Planning – Guide your community or heritage area through the strategic destination planning process, facilitate the conceptualization of the local tourism partners’ and stakeholders’ vision; help define tourism goals and provide strategies and recommendations to achieve those goals.

Cultural Heritage Tourism Assessment with Recommendations – Perform a preliminary tourism assessment of current/potential tourism assets and make recommendations for enhancing existing and developing new tourism destinations.

Destination Tourism Marketing Strategies – Develop effective Marketing Strategies aimed at Getting the RIGHT Information to the RIGHT People at the RIGHT Time.

Website Design & Development for Travel Destinations – Visionary web design and development of mobile responsive websites, WordPress and HTML 5 websites, and custom web applications. Other services include web hosting, SEO, Digital Marketing, and domain registration services.

“I highly recommend Foresite Consulting, LLC and Rita Robinette for any Convention and Visitors Bureau that is seeking to conduct a cultural and heritage tourism assessment for their destination. Rita Robinette is a true professional that will go above and beyond to ensure a successful project. Our CVB team has utilized the information and research provided by Foresite Consulting to enhance our tourism efforts and increase the economic impact in the cultural and heritage tourism segment of business in Rutherford County, Tennessee. The expertise and professionalism provided by Rita Robinette have earned her an excellent and well-deserved reputation.”

Barbara Wolke, Senior Vice President
Convention & Visitors Bureau, Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce
Murfreesboro, TN

“Rita’s meticulous method of compiling and analyzing data will greatly benefit our county as we look to her recommendations for making Letcher County a tourism destination.”

Ina (Missy) Matthews, Chairman
Letcher County Tourism and Convention Commission

“Rita Robinette is a problem solver. You present a situation to her and she will resolve it. Our organization is very complex and she was able to accomplish our goals. She can grasp a concept you want to accomplish and research it, implement it and finish it quickly. She is a professional and follows through on every project in a timely fashion. I would recommend her highly to any organization.”

Gloria D. Rocchio, President

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization

“Over the years she has been instrumental in helping two of our organizations. The Blue Ridge Farm Direct Market Assn., made up of 25 local apple growers <ncapples.com> that provide public rack cards (10,000 printed yearly) and online information about their apples, apple products and locations. The most recent addition is a mobile responsive website that allows customers (mobile phones and devices) to search for specific apple related items that will send them to a specific grower and their location on a map. Rita has also helped our associations write grants that have generated thousands of dollars. These grants have helped us market our organizations through rack cards, websites and other market projects… “

Marvin A. Owings, Jr., Director
Henderson County Cooperative Extension

“Rita Robinette offers thoughtful consultation specific to our company’s needs, providing consistent value for quality products and deliverables. Her commitment to staying on schedule and budget is refreshing. Her follow-up is admirable, and she readily provides assistance on request. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Foresite Consulting as we grow our business brands …”

Cheryl Hargrove, President
Hargrove International

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Balancing Nature and Commerce in Rural Communities and Landscapes Course

Course Dates/Times: 8:15 am on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 through 5:00 pm Thursday, February 13, 2020

Location: National Conservation Training Center (NCTC), 698 Conservation Way, Shepherdstown, WV 25443

During a 3-day course, community-based teams will focus on the economics, community character, natural resources, and partnership-building skills necessary for creating sustainable communities. Teams will identify opportunities to differentiate their communities based upon their unique assets, have the opportunity to hear the latest trends in bringing alternative energy or transportation or sustainable agriculture practices to their rural communities and develop specific action plans for implementation when they return home!

Teams of 4-7 members comprised of local business representatives, tourism councils, civic leaders, representatives of federal or state public lands (parks, forests, etc.), and others in public service roles. The team make-up should reflect a cross-section and unique character of the community!

FEATURED SPEAKER: Ed McMahon, Senior Resident Fellow on Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy at the Urban Land Institute, is nationally known as a leading authority on economic development, land conservation, smart growth, and historic preservation. As the Senior Fellow for Sustainable Development McMahon leads ULI’s worldwide efforts to conduct research and educational activities related to environmentally sensitive development policies and practices.

Team Application Deadline: December 16, 2019. If you have questions about the course or need assistance in forming a team, please contact Katie Allen (304-876-7925 | kallen@conservationfund.org) or Kendra Briechle (703-908-5817 | kbriechle@conservationfund.org).

DOWNLOAD THE TEAM APPLICATION!

Team Registration Fee: $675/team
Lodging & Meals: $159 each/night ($112 each/night for double occupancy) *plan for 3-4 nights

*Lodging & Meal package includes 3 meals/day and private hotel room

*Hotel room block info will be provided to accepted teams

*Limited assistance is available; requests should be indicated on the team application

Southern Foodways Alliance Celebrates Its 20 Year Anniversary

The Southern Foodways Alliance (SFA) is celebrating its 20th Anniversary! In honor of this milestone, SFA has commissioned a series of Founders Short files highlighting its founding members and the significance of southern foodways. Watch Damon Lee Fowler, a founding SFA member, and culinary historian as he describes the importance of recognizing southern food as regional cuisine.

View all the SFA founders’ films.

2019 Network to Freedom Training – Sept. 11-14 at Niagara University

This national Underground Railroad training event will be held September 11-14 at Niagara University in Niagara Falls, NY. The theme for this training is “Crossings: Bridging the Authentic Underground Railroad Past to the Present.” The format for the training will be two days of workshops with four different tracks, each a half-day in length.

The National Park Service, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom (NTF) Program, the Underground Railroad Consortium of New York State, the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area, Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center, and Association for the Study of African American Life and History will host the event.

The Underground Railroad is a story of enslaved people who self-liberated and claimed their freedom through migration.

2019 Network to Freedom Training Schedule

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