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Dollars and Sense: Five ways that protected wilderness boosts community, personal pocketbooks PDF

Rural economies are changing across America. The role of extractive industries like logging and mining has diminished considerably and is being replaced in part by a nature-based economy. And an increasing number of rural communities are confirming that protecting wilderness is good for the environment and their economy. View the fact sheet by clicking on the link below.

Cherokee National Forest Wilderness and the Monroe County Economy PDF

Monroe is a fast-growing county in southeast Tennessee. Along with Polk and McMinn, Monroe is home to the southern section of the Cherokee National Forest, including the Citico Creek and Bald River Gorge Wildland Areas, and a portion of the Joyce Kilmer Slickrock Wilderness Area.

The Economic Benefits of California Desert Wildlands: 10 Years Since The California Desert Protection Act of 1994 PDF

Desert wildlands in southeastern California provide numerous direct and indirect economic benefits to humans. They provide a natural laboratory for scientific research, serve as a storehouse for biological diversity, and provide space for recreation activities. Many of these values were recognized by the California Desert Protection Act of 1994, which designated several national parks and wilderness areas in the California desert area for “the people of this and future generations.”