Pete Morton, Ph.D.
Pete Morton was Director of Economics for The Wilderness Society. He has published several papers on the economic benefits from protecting public land and focusing on the economic benefits of wilderness, roadless areas, and national monuments.
More recently Dr. Morton has published reports on the benefits and costs of energy production from public land, testified before Congress several times on energy issues, and provided expert testimony in Federal court. Pete has been with The Wilderness Society for more than 12 years. He was also an instructor at the University of Denver for several years.
Pete earned his Master's in Forestry with an emphasis on quantitative modeling and management of public land at Colorado State University. He later earned his Ph.D. in natural resource economics from the same university.
Recent Publications
- Morton, P., S. Phillips, and A. Gore. 2007. Déjà Vu on the Tongass: How Overestimating Timber Demand Prevents Responsible Stewardship. Economic Analysis Washington, D.C., The Wilderness Society.
- Haefele, M., P. Morton, and N. Culver. 2007. Natural Dividends: Wildland Protection and the Changing Economy of the Rocky Mountain West. Economic Analysis. Washington, DC, The Wilderness Society.
- Morton, P., M. Haefele, and C. Weller. 2004.A GIS Analysis of Economically Recoverable Gas and Oil Underneath the Roan Plateau, Colorado. Denver, CO, The Wilderness Society.
- Morton, P., C. Weller, J. Thomson, M. Haefele, and N. Culver. 2004. Drilling in the Rocky Mountains: How Much and at What Cost? Economic Analysis. Washington, DC, The Wilderness Society.
- Aplet, G. and P. Morton. 2003. The Economics of Fuel Treatment: Can We Afford to Thin Everywhere? Science and Policy Brief. Washington, DC, The Wilderness Society.
- Hartley, D., J. Thomson, P. Morton, and E. Schlenker-Goodrich. 2003. Ecological Effects of a Transportation Network on Wildlife: A Spatial Analysis of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. Ecological Analysis. Washington, DC, The Wilderness Society.
- Morton, P. 2002. Arctic Refuge Drilling or Clean Energy? A Summary and Review of Current Literature. Economic Analysis. Washington, DC, The Wilderness Society.
- Morton, P., C. Weller, and J. Thomson. 2002. Energy and Western Wildlands: A GIS Analysis of Economically Recoverable Oil and Gas. Economic Analysis. Washington, DC, The Wilderness Society.
- Weller, C., J. Thomson, P. Morton, and G. Aplet. 2002. Fragmenting Our Lands: The Ecological Footprint from Oil and Gas Development. Ecological Analysis. Washington, DC, The Wilderness Society.
- Morton, P. 2000. Wildland Economics: Theory and Practice. In Proceedings: Wilderness Science in a time of change. USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station.
- Aplet, G. P. Morton, J. Thomson, and D. Hartley. 1999. Atlas of the Crown of the Canyons: An atlas of the ecology, economy, and future of the Greater Grand Staircase-Escalante Ecosystem.
- Natural Dividends
