Dreams can become nightmares

It may be a dream to hold public a hayride, pick a Christmas tree, birdwatch or hunt at one's place, but improper planning could make it a nightmare, a Texas Cooperative Extension expert said.

An online service can help people plan and develop nature tourism businesses.

Phillips said the tool, located in the business planning section at naturetourism.tamu.edu.

He added that a booklet from Extension, "Nature Tourism: Evaluating Enterprise Feasibility," can be used with the online service.

The booklet, B-6147, can be ordered from the Extension bookstore, tcebookstore.org, for $30.