Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Headwaters Economics has studied wildfires across the West, analyzing how more homes near forests and increasing temperatures will significantly increase future costs and safety risks.

This report explores whether and how designation of the Badlands as Wilderness would benefit the communities and economy of Central Oregon, including Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties.