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Archives for 2008

Reports Help Community Leaders Better Understand Costs and Benefits of Fossil Fuel Development

December 2008

Our newsletter on reports to help community leaders better understand energy’s west-wide impacts: Energy and the West.

Ranchland Ownership in Okanogan County, WA

November 2008

Okanogan valley

This report on land ownership and the ranching economy in the Okanogan Valley and Eastern Okanogan County focuses on fragmentation and turnover in large, agricultural properties and the effects of these trends.

Impacts of Energy Development in Colorado, with a Case Study of Mesa and Garfield Counties

November 2008

Cover for Colorado Energy Report

This report explores the significance of fossil fuel energy development for Colorado with a case study of the implications for the West Slope economy.

Sequoia National Forest Workshops

October 2008

Giant Sequoia in Sequoia National Park

Headwaters Economics held a public workshop for the Sequoia National Forest and the public.

Land Use Effects of Paving Rural Roads

September 2008

This report, a first step toward understanding how paving rural roads impacts land use, reviewed eight projects in western Montana

The Changing Economy of Southeast Alaska

September 2008

Map of Alaska

Headwaters Economics is working with the Tongass Futures Roundtable to better understand Southeast Alaska’s economy.

High Divide GIS Data

August 2008

map of high divide counties

Headwaters Economics developed historical and forecasted housing data for the High Divide based on county tax assessor records. Download GIS data showing 2013 home counts per Public Land Survey Section.

Montana Wildfire Cost Study- Technical Report

August 2008

Jocko Lake

This report examines how residential development adds to the costs of fighting wildfires, using Montana as a case study.

The Economy of the Gila Region

July 2008

This report explores the question of whether and how rural, isolated communities can benefit from being gateways to large expanses of public lands.

New Ways of Seeing Southeast Alaska’s Forests and Economy

June 2008

Jun 2008 Newsletter cover

Newsletter on working with the Tongass Futures Roundtable in Southeast Alaska to analyze the economic challenges and opportunities facing Southeast Alaska.

Home Development on Fire-Prone Lands

January 2008

Headwaters Economics Newsletter cover- Jan 2008

Our newsletter on how more and more people are building homes in the western “wildland urban interface,” the forested areas where housing borders undeveloped public lands.

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