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Websites
Publications - Free
Publications - Purchase
Research/Statistics
Informational Websites:
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Nature Tourism Resources
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Grants and Assistance
Nature Tourism Information site managed by Miles Phillips with the Texas Cooperative Extension at Texas A&M University
Texas Yes! Rural Tourism Program from the Texas Department of Agriculture, provides marketing and grant funding opportunities for rural Texas communities.
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Resource Library
Texas Nature Tourism Information Center - Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University
TourTexas.com - @Texas Trails - Nature Tourism Event Listings
TTIA member organizations are eligible for a free basic listing in the TourTexas Nature Trails site.
Texas Event Leadership Program (TELP) from Texas Cooperative Extension, Department of Recreation, Park & Tourism Sciences at Texas A&M University in cooperation with Texas Festivals & Events Association and the Texas Association of Fairs & Events; the purpose of this partnership is to support thousands of communities and organizations across Texas that want to put on festivals, fairs, and events for the betterment of their community:
Free Publications to Download:
Publications for Purchase:
Texas Cooperative Extension Bookstore Publications:
- B-6147 Nature Tourism: A Guidebook for Evaluating Enterprise Opportunities ($30/book)
- SP-185 Nature Tourism: Ranch Opportunities for Today (video - $6.95/copy)
- B-6187 Wildlife Photography for Fun and Profit: Constructing and Installing Wildlife Photography Blinds (free download or $1.50/original)
- B-6103 Developing Trails and Tourism on Private Lands in Texas (free download or $12/original)
- B-6093 Establishing a Birding-Related Business (free download or $5/original)
- L-5267 Developing a Marketing Plan (free download or $1.25/original)
- L-5283 Environmental Laws Impacting Farmers and Ranchers (free download or $1.25/original)
Watchable Wildlife Publications:
- Providing Positive Wildlife Viewing Experiences by Deborah Richie Oberbillig; practical planning tips on matching viewers with experiences, handling large and small groups of wildlife watchers, and designing viewing blinds, boardwalks, stream profile chambers and discovery trails.
- Everyone’s Nature: Accessible Outdoor Facilities and Programs Using Universal Design by Carol Hunter for the Colorado Division of Wildlife; essential guide for maximizing visitor accessibility and enjoyment through universal design at all outdoor recreation facilities and programs.
- Wildlife Viewing, A Management Handbook by Michael Manfredo; provides natural resource and recreation professionals with a useful model to help them manage wildlife and wildlife habitat in order to provide sustainable viewing opportunities
Books:
The 25 Immutable Rules of Successful Tourism by Roger Brooks and Maury Forman; 55 page color book tells what communities can do to have a successful tourism program
The Business of Eco-Tourism: The Complete Guide to Nature-Based Tourism Operations by Carol Patterson (Book and CD-ROM)
 Birding the Border by Nancy Millar
Nature Tourism Statistics Resources:
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