Headwaters Economics
Independent Nonpartisan Research
Chris has extensive communications and public policy experience on issues facing towns, cities, and counties across the country. In addition to being the Policy Director at Headwaters Economics, Chris also serves as the elected Deputy Mayor of Bozeman. He previously worked as Press Secretary for several Members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Chris holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College and greatly enjoys the hiking, cross country skiing, and outdoor opportunities available in the northern Rockies.
This report examines how residential development adds to the costs of fighting wildfires, using Montana as a case study.
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.
