Calendar

View upcoming nature tourism events.

Workshop Content

Review information and resources from previous workshops.

• USCG-SPV Brief (448kb PDF)
• The Business of Nature McDonough Presentation (8811kb PDF)
• Herb Malone 2010 Year End Review (4911kb PDF)
• Alabama Birds (3090kb PDF)
• Mobile-Tensaw Delta (5739kb PDF)

Press Releases

Discover the latest media information in the following press releases. Media members on assignment are encouraged to contact the CVB's Public Relations Manager Kim Chapman at kchapman@gulfshores.com or 251-974-4625.

• (1-25-11) Education Program Launches for Recreational Fishing Industry along Alabama’s Gulf Coast.pdf
• (11-8-10) Certified Fisher Invested in Sustainable Harvests CFISH Program Launched.pdf
• (3-18-10) Local Initiative Continues Momentum Thanks to Well-Received Nature Guide Certification Program.pdf
• (2-05-10) Calling All Citizen Scientists for Great Backyard Bird Count.pdf
• (11-3-09) Dolphin SMART Program Grows in Coastal Alabama with Another Participant.pdf
• (10-22-09) Dynamic Program to Encourage Nature Guides to Lead by Example.pdf
• (9-29-09) Registration Opens for October 22nd Business of Nature Workshop.pdf
• (3-31-09) Registration Opens for Dolphin SMART Program on AL Gulf Coast.pdf
• (1-22-09) Nature Tourism Businesses Invited to Two Upcoming Workshops.pdf
• (11-17-08) Dolphin SMART Program Recognizes First Participant in Coastal Alabama.pdf
• (11-3-08) Family-Friendly Destination Works to Protect Families of a Different Type.pdf
• (10-13-08) Upcoming Workshop to Shed Light on Sea Turtles.pdf
• (9-29-08) Nature Tourism Industry Converges on AL Gulf Coast For Two Nationally Acclaimed Meetings.pdf
• (6-3-08) Local Dolphin Watching Industry Looks to Self-Regulate.pdf
• (3-3-08) Nature Tourism Initiative Brings Tools to Local Tour Operators.pdf

Creature Cards

View and print information cards about coastal wildlife.

Resource Links

Find more information about nature tourism and good stewardship practices.

• The Gulf of Mexico at a Glance (PDF)
• All About Dolphins (PDF)
• Citizen Guide to Alabama Rivers (PDF)
• National Sea Grant Digital Library
• Auburn University Digital Library
• Auburn University Department of Fisheries & Allied Aquacultures Image Gallery
• Alabama Cooperative Extension System
• Alabama Natural Heritage Program
• Dauphin Island Sea Lab
• National Marine Sanctuaries Media Library
• NOAA Ocean & Coastal Resource Management
• A Picture Guide to Shelf Invertebrates from the Northern Gulf of Mexico
• Mobile Bay & Alabama Coastal Waters Fact Sheet
• Orange Beach Maritime Forest Information
• Alabama Endangered or Threatened Species by County
• Dolphin SMART
• Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium