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Response 2.2 * <br />Application Questions'. P art 2 <br />Describe the prior success ol ygur evertlactivityfacility is attraclion loririsis. <br />With thousands of birders visiting the Canyon annually, the Yakirna River Canyon <br />Bird Fest is sure to be a very well attended event. <br />KEEN anticipates between 500 atiendees in our 3rd year. Based on 2018 <br />attendance. we estimate that 80% of event attendees will be considered tourists <br />(-400 people) and that 30% of them will be from another state or out of Country <br />(-120 people). <br />The 2019 event was cancelled due to a conflict with another birding event and the <br />2021 and 2022 events were cancelled due io covid. <br />Pre-registration will be required for events, lectures, and field trips. We can <br />track attendee information this way through our online ticket sales. <br />ln addition, Yakirna River Canyon Bird Fest headquarters will be located at Helen <br />McCabe Park and everyone attending the event will be required to check in, <br />receive their event materials. and in this way. we will be able to track attendees' <br />destinations and overniglrt stay statistics. <br />We will conduct an in-person survey in 2022 in order to increase survey <br />responses and get direct overnight stay data. We have found that our online <br />surveys are not well-responded to (we believe thai this is due to the older age of <br />our event attendees). <br />We are constantly refining our advertising methods. Our partnership with Living <br />Bird Magazine will begin earlier, and add print to their digital presence. They will, <br />at the conclusion of the publishing/financial cycle, provide the data which will <br />demonstrate their effectiveness. <br />Birders plan their travel calendars to engage in as many birding opportunities as <br />they can, and this festival in May is the best time to see colorJul, diverse and rare <br />bird species in the Canyon. <br />2500 characier liflil <br />3l lmpact