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Wilderness raises the value of your home

August 4, 2010 By Mara Schechter

Did you know that wilderness boosts residential property values? This is one of the interesting facts from our recent statement on the economic benefits of wilderness for the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Region:  California Read more

Boom or Bust? Slowing the pace of oil and gas drilling is best for local economies

January 15, 2010 By Michelle Haefele, Ph.D.

Pinedale Anticline Field, Wyoming. Photo by Wendy Shattil and Bob Rozinski.

Recently the Department of the Interior announced that it will launch reforms that will end the fast-track leasing of public lands to oil and gas companies that had been rampant under the Bush administration. Read more

Take care when underestimating the value of forests

January 13, 2010 By Joe Kerkvliet, Ph.D.

A bobcat creeps through Montana forest land. Photo by Perry Conway Corbis.

A troubling recent report from the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) claims that private forestland contributes more to state economies than public land. NAFO draws this conclusion by ignoring most of the diverse economic values derived from public forestland. For Montana, the NAFO report claims that each acre of private forestland adds $570 to annual gross domestic product compared to $190 for a public acre. The NAFO claim should be troubling to Montanans because of the high profile Montana Legacy Project. Read more