This publication provides information about transient lodging taxes (TLTs) to tourism-industry stakeholders and community decision-makers such as hotels, restaurants, tour operators, resource managers, county commissioners, city councils, chambers of commerce, visitor centers, and local citizens and elected officials. TLTs are one form of local revenue generated through the tourism industry...
This report and its companion study, Assessment of Registered Oregon Coast Outfitters and Guides, reviews the online marketing effectiveness, pricing, and amenities of guided fishing and tour businesses in Oregon, specifically coastal Oregon.
The StreamWebs Field and Classroom Watershed Investigation Curriculum is designed to help formal and nonformal educators use StreamWebs as a platform to conduct meaningful, field-based, student-driven investigations that continue in the classroom. The desired outcomes are to provide science inquiry-based opportunities for students to work collaboratively in the field in...
The purpose of this study is to understand how NOAA West Watch's content is used, by whom, and how the process of delivering the tool might be improved.
This information is intended for Sea Grant staff and others who wish to evaluate the online presence of outdoor recreational tours and other guided-experience businesses. It describes a low-cost method for documenting the products and prices offered by such businesses and for measuring their success. The method was developed to...
Confluence is a newsletter of Oregon Sea Grant promoting discovery, understanding, and resilience for Oregon coastal communities and ecosystems. Articles feature the supported research and events of the program.
Confluence is a newsletter of Oregon Sea Grant. Articles feature the supported research and events of the program.
This issue of Confluence includes articles on: potential of farming gooseneck barnacles, educating boaters on proper waste disposal, Dungeness crab genetics study, how to reduce injuries for crabbers at sea, women's changing...
This report provides summaries of the opinions of hotel/lodging and coastal visitor-industry representatives on issues and priorities related to workforce training and education. The results of this report should be helpful in prioritizing topics, formats, costs, and locations of visitor (tourism) industry workforce-training programs.