Sequoia National Forest Workshops - Headwaters Economics

Hume Lake in the Giant Sequoia National Monument

On October 15, 2008 in Visalia, CA, Headwaters Economics conducted a public workshop titled “Know your Social and Economic Situation” for the Sequoia National Forest and members of the public.

The goals of the workshop were to jointly identify socioeconomic trends affecting the area, the role of forest resources in the regional economy, and how these trends and assets can be integrated into forest management plans, including the management plan for the Giant Sequoia National Monument.

On October 16, 2008 in Porterville, CA, Headwaters Economics held a training for Forest Service Region 5 staff titled “Working with Socioeconomic Information and Tools.”

The goals of the training were to help Forest Service personnel to locate and interpret existing socioeconomic data relevant to regional forests, and to become competent in the use of software developed by Headwaters Economics for the Forest Service.

Study Area

Workshop Documents

Workshop Agenda
Slideshow on Changing West (3.2 MB)

Research Binder

These are the reports that were included in the 3-ring binders that were used in the workshop.

Regional Profile

Map of Study Area
Handout – Three-County Summary (Includes highlights from the reports below.)
Migration Patterns (3 MB)
Detailed Three-County Aggregation

County Profiles

Major Sector Profiles

County Subdivisions (CCD) Near the Forest

Forest vs. Valley

Additional Reports

Economic Profiles from Economic Profile System (EPS)

EPS Profiles contain historical trends from a variety of data sources and are available down to the county level.

Economic Profiles from Economic Profile System Census (EPSC)

Includes profiles for four county subdivisions that include the forest.

EPSC (see below) contains more socioeconomic information and is available at smaller geographies (e.g. towns and county subdivisions) but only contains data from the U.S. Census.

Comparison of EPS vs. EPSC.