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.
The Wilderness Society studied economic conditions and trends across Montana, including employment and population growth, small business climates, and the role of natural and human amenities. The Federal Reserve Bank's Regional Asset Indicators were used to measure counties' abilities to meet the challenges of mobile populations, changing technologies, and new rural business climates.
