Are herds of tourists just the latest scourge on
public lands? Heads of the tourism industry and public-lands
managers will converge on Lake Tahoe, Calif., Sept. 24-26 to talk
about consensus on such contentious issues as national park
overflights, access restrictions and recreation fees. Seeking
Common Ground is sponsored by the Western States Tourism Policy
Council and speakers include Nevada Gov. Bob Miller, D, who is also
chair of the National Governors’ Association; Secretary of
Agriculture Dan Glickman and John Garamendi, deputy secretary of
the Department of the Interior. Registration for the three day
summit is $195. For more information call the Nevada Commission on
Tourism at 1-800/237-0774.
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Tourism summit.
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