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Kelly Pohl

  kelly@headwaterseconomics.org       406.599.7841

Kelly provides research and policy support to communities on issues related to land use planning, wildfire, trails, and outdoor recreation. She enjoys translating and distilling complex socioeconomic information into practical tools for people and places. Before joining Headwaters, Kelly spent a decade as Associate Director of the Gallatin Valley Land Trust leading community trail and conservation projects. She previously worked as a fire ecologist for The Nature Conservancy and a naturalist for Colorado State Parks. She holds a B.S. in Geography from Montana State University and a M.S. in Geography from Portland State University. When not working, Kelly can be found enjoying the trails with her husband and two young daughters around her hometown of Bozeman, Montana.

Newsletter: February 2020

February 2020

Our latest newsletter contains research on climate economics, new PILT legislation, wildfire, and more.

February 28, 2020 Filed Under: Headwaters Tagged With: newsletter

Newsletter: November 2019

November 2019

Our latest newsletter contains research on state trust lands in transition, state outdoor recreation economies, wildfire-resistant homes, and more. Subscribe to our newsletter.

November 20, 2019 Filed Under: Headwaters Tagged With: 2019, cpaw, economic profile system, eps, homes, newsletter, outdoor recreation, outdoor recreation economy, State Lands, state outdoor recreation, State Trust Lands, The Value of Public Lands, wildfire-resistant, Wildland-Urban Interface

Newsletter: September 2019

September 2019

Our latest newsletter contains research on transit equity analysis for Denver, CO, funding needs for Montana’s outdoors, a custom socioeconomic tool for the US Fish &amp Wildlife Service, and more. Subscribe to our newsletter.

September 24, 2019 Filed Under: Headwaters Tagged With: 2019, coal fiscal policies, coal transition, Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire, equity, montana, newsletter, outdoor recreation, september, socioeconomic, transit, transit analysis, USFWS

Newsletter: July 2019

July 2019

Our latest newsletter contains research on the economic importance of public lands, wildfire hazard assessments, and rural resilience. Subscribe to our newsletter.

July 15, 2019 Filed Under: Headwaters Tagged With: 2019, hazard assessment, july, newsletter, rural, staff, The Value of Public Lands, wildfire

Newsletter: April 2019

April 2019

Our latest newsletter contains research on Bandelier National Monument, the benefits of trails, timber statistics, and GDP by county. Subscribe to our newsletter.

April 5, 2019 Filed Under: Headwaters Tagged With: 2019, april, national monument, national park, newsletter, timber, trails

Land Use Planning More Effective Than Logging to Reduce Wildfire Risk

January 2019

Updated: For communities land use planning is more effective than logging on federal lands to reduce future wildfire disasters.

January 24, 2019 Filed Under: Natural Hazards, Solutions Tagged With: federal lands, logging, planning, Solutions

Trails Toolkit: Helping Communities Invest Wisely

December 2018

Communities and local leaders can utilize this trails toolkit to better understand whether and how trails can accomplish local goals, along with the cost and benefits of proposed projects.

December 7, 2018 Filed Under: Economic Development, Outdoor Recreation, Trails & Pathways Tagged With: Economic Development, toolkit, trails, Trails & Pathways, trails toolkit

Building a Wildfire-Resistant Home: Codes and Costs

November 2018

A new home built to wildfire-resistant codes can be constructed for roughly the same cost as a typical home.

November 26, 2018 Filed Under: Homes & Risk, Natural Hazards, Solutions Tagged With: home, Homes & Risk, real estate, Solutions, wildfire, wildfire-resistant, Wildland-Urban Interface

San Luis Valley Wildfire Risk

September 2018

Explore interactive maps of watersheds, wildfire, and the wildland-urban interface in Colorado’s San Luis Valley.

September 26, 2018 Filed Under: Homes & Risk, Natural Hazards Tagged With: colorado, Homes & Risk, san luis valley, wildfire

Wildfire, Watersheds, and the Wildland-Urban Interface in the San Luis Valley

September 2018

Partners in Colorado’s San Luis Valley are working to better understand the impacts of wildfire to communities, watersheds, and quality of life.

September 25, 2018 Filed Under: Homes & Risk, Natural Hazards Tagged With: Homes & Risk

Austin Wildfire and Vulnerable Populations Tool

September 2018

Identify neighborhoods where overlapping wildfire threats and socioeconomic vulnerabilities may make people disproportionately susceptible to wildfire.

September 7, 2018 Filed Under: Disadvantaged Populations, Equity, Homes & Risk, Natural Hazards Tagged With: austin, Disadvantaged Populations, Homes & Risk, tool, vulnerable populations, wildfire

Best Practices for Watersheds and Recreation

July 2018

Best practices for balancing the needs for clean drinking water, recreation, and economic development in municipal watersheds.

July 11, 2018 Filed Under: Local Studies, Outdoor Recreation, Trails & Pathways Tagged With: best practices, Local Studies, recreation, Trails & Pathways, watershed

New Montana Homes Increase Wildfire Risks

June 2018

The number of western Montana homes in areas with high wildfire hazard has doubled, outpacing development rates in areas with low wildfire hazard.

June 18, 2018 Filed Under: Homes & Risk, Local Studies, Natural Hazards Tagged With: homes, Homes & Risk, Local Studies, montana, wildfire

Communities Reduce Wildfire Risk Through Land Use Planning

November 2017

Updated: The Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire program now helps 30 communities reduce wildfire risk through improved land use planning.

November 27, 2017 Filed Under: Natural Hazards, Solutions Tagged With: communities, fire-adapted communities, land use planning, risk, Solutions, wildfire

Planning Tools to Reduce Montana’s Wildfire Risk

September 2017

County governments, fire districts and service areas, and landowners have many opportunities to reduce wildfire risk in the wildland-urban interface through land use planning tools and strategies, though challenges in Montana’s regulatory framework remain.

September 26, 2017 Filed Under: Natural Hazards, Solutions Tagged With: Solutions

The Growth of Hispanic Populations Across the West

September 2017

Hispanics account for roughly one in four westerners and one in six rural westerners.

September 14, 2017 Filed Under: Disadvantaged Populations, Equity, Trends & Performance Tagged With: Disadvantaged Populations, Trends & Performance

Fire & Flood: Lessons from Hurricane Harvey for Wildfire

September 2017

A lack of land use planning amplified the devastation from Hurricane Harvey. Wildfire-prone communities should take note.

September 6, 2017 Filed Under: Natural Hazards, Solutions Tagged With: Solutions

Best Practices for States to Fund Outdoor Recreation

September 2017

Seven case studies illustrate best practices and lessons learned to develop programs for outdoor state recreation funding.

September 5, 2017 Filed Under: Economic Development Tagged With: Economic Development

Resilient Taos County: Living with Wildfire

August 2017

This story map provides Taos County residents with information about the ecological role of fire, the region’s wildfire risk, forest restoration projects, and emergency preparedness.

August 1, 2017 Filed Under: Climate Adaptation, Equity, Homes & Risk, Natural Hazards, Solutions Tagged With: Homes & Risk, Solutions

Minority Populations Driving County Growth in the Rural West

August 2017

Minority populations are growing in nearly all rural western counties, helping booming communities expand and slowing the decline in counties that otherwise would have lost people.

August 1, 2017 Filed Under: Disadvantaged Populations, Economic Development, Equity, Trends & Performance Tagged With: Disadvantaged Populations, Trends & Performance

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