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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.

Wildfires: Development and Temperature Impact Cost and Safety

December 2007

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.

The Potential Economic Impacts of the Badlands Wilderness in Central Oregon

September 2007

Badlands Wilderness study cover

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.

The Union Pacific Railroad Line, Timber and Southwest Montana

July 2007

This report examines the importance of southwest Montana timber to the Union Pacific Railroad line, and the significance of the railroad as a mode of transportation for timber-related manufacturers.

Timber, Restoration Forestry and Wilderness in Northeast Washington

June 2007

Cover of colville report

This study reviews the possible impacts of the Northeast Washington Forestry Coalition’s “Blueprint” proposal for managing National Forest lands in the region.

Santa Fe National Forest Workshop

March 2007

The workshop involved the public in developing a new Forest Plan in light of the socioeconomic situation of the area and how it has changed since the last Forest Plan was adopted.

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