Events

Date: August 25, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Location: Show map
Oakhurst Community Center
Road 425B
Oakhurst, CA 93644

Contact: Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce
Phone: 559-683-7766
Email: chamber@oakhurstchamber.com

This Town Hall will be on the the Sierra Nevada Geotourism Project

 

The Sierra Nevada Geotourism Project seeks to capture the history and heritage of the extraordinary mountain range-the longest, highest and most spectacular in the lower 48.

 

Sierra Nevada communities have long depended upon travelers for their livelihood.  The mountain range became a tourist destination with the creation of Yosemite Park during the Civil War and the construction of a narrow-gauge railroad to the shores of Lake Tahoe a decade later.

 

This project seeks to promote tourism for the 21^st century, tourism that can conserve the region’s historic towns and heritage sites, restore the landscape disfigured by human activity and natural disasters, and sustain local businesses and communities

 

Using your recommendations, National Geographic will produce a Geotourism website and print MapGuide to promote travel that celebrates and sustains what is most distinctive about the Range of Light-its scenic landscapes and vibrant local communities; rich biological and cultural diversity, and captivating history.

 

The Oakhurst Area Chamber will be hosting public forums and presentations around the region to encourage community involvement in the project.  During a three month “nomination period,” the council will to collect recommendations from local residents and visitors for the website and print MapGuide.  The first public forum will be held on August 25 from 6 to 8 pm at the Oakhurst Community Center.