A Tourism Business Improvement District is a special district established to secure funding for marketing to increase tourism. Scott White of the Greater Palm Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau will give a presentation Wednesday, September 17, on tourism improvement districts, followed by a question and answer session on how the the Coachella Valley’s success can be applied to marketing the Morongo Basin. The presentation, “Creating Jobs and Growing the Econony,” will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the community room of the Bell Center at Copper Mountain College in Joshua Tree. The vent is co-sponsored by the Chambers of Commerce of Twentynine Palms, Joshua Tree, and Yucca Valley; Copper Mountain College, and the Desert Regional Tourism Agency. Reservations should be made by calling 760-365-6323.