Socioeconomic Profiles
Use EPS-HDT to compare your region to the rest of the country. Includes socioeconomic data pulled from several sources.
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UPDATED: Analysis of the House, Senate, and President’s County Payments Proposals
Updated analysis of county payments proposals in the House, Senate, and by the President.
Economic Impact of National Parks
Headwaters Economics has created an interactive page that shows visits, non-local spending, and jobs created in gateway communities for each of the National Park Service units.
Summary: County Payments Research
This post summarizes all research and analysis that Headwaters Economics has conducted on county payments.
Background Analysis and White Paper: Reforming Federal Land Payments to Counties
Future county payments could better meet jobs and land-health goals by incorporating new performance criteria and incentives including: forest restoration and stewardship, and efforts to protect watersheds or forests.
Commercial Activities on National Forests
Analyzing the timber economy–gross receipts, timers sales, and timber cuts–at a variety of scales.
Yellowstone River Atlas
This site documents the economic and demographic conditions of counties bordering the Yellowstone River, and displays maps showing past, current, and forecasted residential development along the river.
Atlas of Bison Conservation
The Atlas of Bison Conservation helps organizations and agencies prioritize where bison restoration might take place. The Atlas also will help users improve their understanding of the economic and demographic conditions in specific areas.
Three Wests Mapping
Research shows there are three distinctly different types of counties in the West. Choose your county and compare it to others with our online tool.
Atlas of the Northwest
The Atlas of the Northwest shows areas with high ecological importance, regions where the pace and scale of human activities put pressure on natural resources, and places where there are encouraging opportunities to conserve important natural resources.