The Coastal Awareness and Responsible Ecotourism (CARE) Recertification program is completed every 2 years with quarterly (every 6-months) reports.
These reports provide information on impact activities including:
- Numbers of guests reached with CARE related content
- Participation in professional development or other learning opportunities
- Contributions to citizen science projects (observations and data collection)
- Teaching; and volunteering
This platform is designed to help keep track of your reporting as well as offer additional learning opportunities and resources. To encourage stewardship of our coast, we require 16 hours of combined Professional Development and Service/Volunteering hours within a 2-year re-certification period. More information about what these hours might look like can be found in the Resources portion of this course. The goal of the CARE certification program is to support responsible ecotourism by providing a marketable credential, increasing communication between tour businesses and the agencies trying to reduce recreational disturbance on wildlife, and creating a standard level of information that individuals can convey to their customers.
Certified guides are placed in this course automatically upon successful completion of the Coastal Awareness and Responsible Ecotourism course. No registration is necessary.
You are welcome join the Live Zoom Discussions for the 2023 CARE Course. Dates and Zoom link are listed below:
- February 1: Zoom 1 – Introductions
- February 8: Zoom 2 – Coastal Ecology
- February 15: Zoom 3 – Shorebird and Habitat Conservation
- February 22: Zoom 4 – Human Connections to the Coast
- March 1: Zoom 5- Responsible Ecotourism
Zoom Link:
https://zoom.us/j/97592772176?pwd=MC91NnFpc2ZpY0pIL01URkV2VlgyZz09
Meeting ID: 975 9277 2176
Passcode: CARE2023
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