2017 Annual Report

Community & regional support Outdoor Recreation & Tourism Business Gap Assessments Beginning January 2018 Friends of SWVA will be conducting Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Business Gap Assessments throughout the 19 county region. These assessments will focus on an evaluation report of the current outdoor recreation industry and supporting business inventor and needs including primary outdoor recreation assets, primary outdoor recreation destination businesses, secondary non-destination tourism/ hospitality support businesses and tertiary non-tourism/hospitality support businesses. Project Start Date: January 2018

Anchor Area Updates

Friends of Southwest Virginia is conducting 8 anchor area updates. These updates are open to the public and provide a space for community members to hear about the ongoing and recently completed work throughout the region. To date we have completed the High Knob S’mores and More and Damascus Brews and News updates. Beginning 2018, we will kick off the New River Regional Update