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ISSN 1108-8931 |
International Ecotourism Monthly |
Year 4, Issue 42, Nov. 2002 |
 Bold
Point Farm, BC, Canada
Bold Point Farm, B&B, Quadra Island, British Columbia, Canada, http://ecoclub.com/farmstay received a Honourable Mention in the Star Fish Award for Environmentally Responsible Tourism, Oceans Blue Foundation, 2002. Bold Point Farm has also been identified and sited in a recent Canadian Government Publication: "Framework for Environmental Learning and Sustainability in Canada" ISBN: 0 662 66667 - 4 / cat. no. EN40-664/2002 Upon receiving the designation of Certified Professional Heritage Interpreter (CPHI) by the Canadian Tourism Human Resources Council (CTHRC), Rod Burns, Co-owner of Bold Point Centre, Quadra Island, British Columbia Canada, has developed the first block of 3 x 15 hour training modules in EcoInterpreter Guiding. Modules follow the occupational standards for Heritage Interpreters and Adventure Guides, as established by CTHRC. Training is geared towards developing the interpretation skills, knowledge and communication abilities of owners and staff, working in the eco and adventure tourism industry. The different 3 unit blocks focus on personal interpretation in either Natural or Cultural History. Future modules will encompass non-personal interpretation skills.
Excerpt from Article: "Western North Carolina is perhaps not the first place that comes to mind when one thinks about ecotourism, and especially not eco-retreats. While the ecotourism industry has taken off in the developing nations of South America and East Asia, the U.S. travel industry hasn't been as quick to jump on the bandwagon, even as 2002 marks the United Nations International Year of Ecotourism. But that may be changing. In February, The Cottages at Spring House Farm, an isolated mountain eco-retreat just north of Lake Lure, N. C., became the first U.S. member of ECOCLUB.com, an international ecotourism club, based in Athens, Greece, that provides travellers information on environmentally friendly lodgings around the world. Spring House Farm is also a new member of the International Ecotourism Society, the world's oldest and largest non-profit ecotourism organization. Both organizations strive to promote conservation-minded tourism around the globe that respects both the environment and the native culture. Arthur and Zee Campbell opened The Cottages at Spring House Farm in July 2000. At the time, they merely intended to operate a few bed and breakfast cabins on their newly acquired 92-acre farm. "The place originally started as just pro-ecology," says Arthur, "but we've always been very conservation-minded here. Spring House Farm already fit ECOCLUB's requirements. We didn't have to do anything differently in order to qualify for membership." |
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