Research Update: April 2019
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Impacts of Redesignating Bandelier National Monument as National Park.
Would New Mexico communities surrounding Bandelier National Monument benefit from its redesignation as a national park? Our study indicates that, overall, national parks have higher visitation, more overnight visits, and more spending per visitor compared to national monuments.
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Explore 144 research studies in our searchable Trails Benefits Library.
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Interactive maps show commercial activities on national forests from 1980-2018.
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Across diverse counties, high GDP is no guarantee of growth and opportunity.