Research Update: April 2019
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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Interactive maps show commercial activities on national forests from 1980-2018.
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