Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

As we work to protect wildlands, we must also ensure that amenity-led growth benefits a wide range of people and builds community.

Advances in economic valuation methods have improved public lands management.

Federally managed public lands were originally intended to provide and protect public goods and services while constraining commercial activities.

In the face of overwhelming transition, local institutions can make a critical difference in rural community resilience.

Rural and isolated communities face wrenching economic and demographic transitions. A solution to uncertainty is to focus on resilience.

Updated: Headwaters Economics produced two interactive maps to show the range of commercial activities on National Forests at the Forest, state and forest region levels.

Study on the economic impacts of redesignating Bandelier National Monument as a National Park with case studies of other Monuments converted to National Parks.

New fiscal and policy assessments help local leaders understand their exposure to declining revenue and policy barriers during a coal transition.

Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire (CPAW) is helping communities reduce wildfire risks and costs. Four new communities join 26 others this coming year.

A new report highlights the role of Montana’s outdoor recreation economy in spending, jobs, and economic diversification.