We have updated our webpage that tracks public land ownership in the United States with the latest available federal data. View interactive maps and charts for all 828 million acres of federal, state, and municipal land in the U.S., including breakdowns by state and county.

Kauaʻi county in Hawaiʻi is taking community wildfire risk reduction seriously, adopting one of the most forward-looking approaches that will embed home hardening and defensible-space standards into local codes. Headwaters Economics is honored to continue this partnership to reduce wildfire risks before a disaster happens.

Watch Ryan Handy from our Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire program discuss how our recent analysis of the wildfires risk facing thousands of historic buildings in the U.S. came together.

Watch how Custer, SD is making plans to better handle the next flood, with help from Headwaters Economics’ FloodWise Community Assistance program. 

We have a long-standing commitment to rebuilding after disaster. But why? Listen to Ryan, Doug, and Kris dive into why we rebuild after disasters.

This video of Patty’s presentation at the “Rebuilding with Resilience in L.A.” conference details how rebuilding homes to be wildfire resistant can save billions in the long run. The stage is at SnapChat’s headquarters in Los Angeles.

The latest Resources Radio podcast features Megan Lawson discussing how outdoor recreation has become a vital driver of many local economies, but sometimes also presents challenges for housing affordability, infrastructure, wildfire risk, and more. Learn how communities can balance the amenity trap.

Kris’ presentation at the Resilient Energy Economies conference last week focused on how federal mineral royalties flow from public lands to state and local governments. Deep discussions on managing energy revenues with attendees from tribes, local governments, and others were lightened up with a few frames at the bowling alley.

Are urban conflagrations wildfire? Ryan and Doug are back to discuss this issue in episode two of the Burning Questions podcast.

Patty, Ryan and Brent are back from the Regional Tribal Emergency Management Summit held in Rapid City, SD. The event was twice as large as last year, with 14 tribes represented, emergency managers, and members of tribal councils gathered to work on solutions for flooding, wildfire, weatherizing homes, and more.

45 people turned out earlier this month in Glendive, MT (a FloodWise community) to get an update on flood mitigation progress. Local officials and the Army Corp of Engineers fielded lots of thoughtful questions for a project that most think is long overdue. The raised and extended levee will decrease flood risk for 200+ homes, and improve community well-being with a proposed 2.5 mile trail.

Last week Tara and Scott presented at the Peak of Data and AI conference in Seattle. They covered how Headwaters uses data tools to build assets for communities like wildfirerisk.org, Neighborhoods-at-Risk, and the Rural Capacity Index. A great chance for feedback and to learn what trends are coming up!