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Newsletter: November 2019

November 2019

State Trust Lands

State Trust Lands in Transition

One of every 20 acres in the western United States is state trust land, managed to generate revenue for public institutions such as schools. Are states maximizing revenue? How are they responding to changing social values? What are the land use implications if federal lands are transferred to states? We take a deep dive with a four-part series.

State Outdoor Recreation Economies

The outdoor recreation economy is large, growing faster than the overall economy, and includes jobs in many industries. See state-by-state data.

Wildfire Resistance: How Homes Burn

Community leaders learn how to build fire-adapted communities. See video and highlights from a summit held at Big Sky, Montana.

Economic Profile System

Online Tool Creates Economic Profiles

The Economic Profile System (EPS) is an easy way to create free, customized reports for your community about demographics, tourism, land use, economic sectors, and more.

Published on November 20, 2019Posted under HeadwatersTags: 2019, cpaw, economic profile system, eps, homes, newsletter, outdoor recreation, outdoor recreation economy, State Lands, state outdoor recreation, State Trust Lands, The Value of Public Lands, wildfire-resistant, Wildland-Urban Interface

Kelly Pohl

  kelly@headwaterseconomics.org       406.599.7841

Kelly is Associate Director at Headwaters Economics and helps coordinate the team’s operations and communications and provides research support. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geography from Montana State University and a Master’s degree in Geography from Portland State University.

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