Virtual Volunteering: from Buena Vista to Bishkek, How One Local Persevered Through the Pandemic - by Brooke Gilmore
Posted by Brooke Gilmore | Apr 15, 2021 Alan Robinson, a Buena Vista local with 50 years of experience in developing visitor and tourism programs in and around national parks in the United States and a dozen countries, recently completed a virtual international development project between Buena Vista and Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, both with economies in which tourism plays an important role. He has completed 16 volunteer projects ranging from regional parks to nature trails. Ark Valley Voice spoke with Robinson on how this project, focused on rural and agricultural tourism, looked d...