Links of Interest

Around Morgantown

• Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners (BOPARC) ( www.boparc.org )
• Cheat River Outfitters ( www.cheatriveroutfitters.com )
• Chestnut Ridge Regional Park and Campground ( www.chestnutridgepark.com )
• Coopers Rock State Forest ( www.coopersrockstateforest.com )
• Greater Morgantown Convention and Visitors Bureau ( www.tourmorgantown.com/homepage.html )
• Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa ( www.lakeviewresort.com )
• City of Morgantown ( www.morgantown.com )
• Parks and Trails Center ( www.greenspacecoalition.org )
• Student Recreation Center ( www.sa.wvu.edu/studentrecreationcenter/index.shtml )

West Virginia

• Department of Natural Resource ( www.wvdnr.gov )
• Appalachian Forest Heritage Area ( www.afha.us )
• Forest Heritage Trail Project ( www.mtnforum.org/resources/library/baxtp02b.htm )
• River and Trail Outfitters (raft, canoe, kayak, tube, hike, bike and X-C ski) ( www.rivertrail.com
• Scenic Railroads
  Cass Scenic ( www.cassrailroad.com )
  Potomac Eagle ( http://www.potomaceagle.info )
  New Tygart Flyer ( www.mountainrail.com )
  The Durbin Rocket ( www.mountainrail.com )
  The Cheat Mountain Salamander ( www.mountainrail.com )
  The Mystery Train ( www.themysterytrain.com )
• Tamarack, The best of West Virginia- a premier travel destination, featuring west Virginia made products and crafts ( www.tamarackwv.com )
• The Greenbrier, AAA, A Mobil Five star ( www.greenbrier.com )
• Travel West Virginia ( www.travelwv.net )
• West Virginia Division of Tourism (wild and wonderful)( www.wvtourism.com )
• West Virginia EcoTourism Association ( www.west-virginia-eco-tourism.com )
• West Virginia Parks ( www.wvparks.com )
• West Virginia Recreations ( www.recreation.gov )
• West Virginia Recreation & Parks Association (www.wvrpa.org)
• West Virginia Resorts ( www.skiwv.com )
  Canaan Valley ( www.canaanresort.com )
  Snowshoe Mountain ( www.snowshoemtn.com )
  Timberline ( www.timberlineresort.com )
• West Virginia Rails- to- Trails Council ( www.wvrtc.org )
• West Virginia State Parks and Forests ( www.wvstateparks.com )
• West Virginia Scenic Trails Association ( www.wvscenictrails.org)
• West Virginia Trails Coalition ( www.wvtrails.com )
• West Virginia U.S. Army Corps Engineers, ( www.ohwy.com/wv/u/uscorpse.htm )
• Whitewater Rafting Resort ( www.riverresort.com )

National

• American Discovery Trails Society ( www.discoverytrail.org )
• Center for Tourism Policy Research ( www.sfu.ca/~dossa/parks.htm )
• Monongahela National Forest ( www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/index.shtml )
• National Association for interpretation ( www.interpnet.com )
• National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) ( www.nrpa.org)
• National Tourism Foundation ( www.ntfonline.org )
• National Parks and Conservation Association ( www.npca.org )
• Protected Areas of the World ( www.wcmc.org.uk/protected_areas )
• The National Park Services (Park Net) ( www.nps.gov )
• USDA Forest Services ( www.fs.fed.us )

Nonprofit Organizations

• American Forests ( www.americanforests.org )
• American Hiking Society ( www.americanhiking.org )
• Canaan Valley Institute ( www.canaanvi.org )
• Conservation International ( www.conservation.org )
• Friends of the Cheat ( www.cheat.org )
• Friends of Deckers Creek ( www.deckerscreek.org )
• Green Peace ( www.greenpeaceusa.org )
• International Association of Amusement parks and Attractions ( www.iaapa.org )
• Mountain Forum ( http://www.mtnforum.org )
• Monongahela River and Trails Conservancy (MRTC) ( www.montrails.org )
• National Audubon Society ( www.audubon.org )
• Resort and Commercial Recreation Association ( www.r-c-r-a.org )
• Sierra Club ( www.sierraclub.org )
• Student Conservation Association (SCA) ( www.thesca.org )
• Society of American Foresters ( www.safnet.org )
• Sustainable Tourism ( www.gdrc.org/uem/eco-tour/eco-tour.html )
• The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) ( www.ecotourism.org )
• The Mountain Institute (TMI) ( www.mountain.org )
• The Nature Conservancy ( www.nature.org )
• The World Conservation Union for ( www.iucn.org )
• The Wildlife Trusts ( www.wildlifetrusts.org )
• The Wilderness Society ( www.wilderness.org )
• World Parks ( www.worldparks.org )
• World Tourism Organizations ( www.world-tourism.org )
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF) ( www.worldwildlife.org )