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Rural Jobs and America's Public Lands PDF

On October 18, 2011, The Wilderness Society sent a report titled Rural Jobs and America’s Public Lands: Putting Rural America Back to Work to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, urging them to consider the benefits of conservation and recreation to the American economy. The following letter to co-chairs Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Jeb Hensarling accompanied the report: Dear Senator Murray and Representative Hensarling:

Jobs and Economic Benefits of Wilderness Designations PDF

The Wilderness Society submitted a statement for the record on the role of Wilderness designations in providing jobs and economic benefits to rural communities before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands of the House Natural Resources Committee.

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.