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Future-proofing the outdoor recreation economy

Megan Lawson, Ph.D.

Many outdoor recreation communities face outsized wildfire and flood risks. They must prioritize updating infrastructure, community planning, and emergency response. Read more
Rising demand for FEMA’s BRIC program far exceeds available funding

Kris Smith, Ph.D.

An analysis of FEMA’s BRIC program for climate adaptation and disaster resilience funding shows rising demand, but unequal access. Read more
Updates to Wildfire Risk to Communities reveal 115 million people living with high wildfire risk

Kelly Pohl

New climate data and methodology enhances Wildfire Risk to Communities, a free online tool for understanding wildfire risks across the United States. Read more
Latinos face higher flood risks than other groups

Patricia Hernandez

Headwaters Economics and the Hispanic Access Foundation have released a report that shows that 44% of Latinos live in counties with high flood risk, as opposed to 35% of non-Latinos. Read more
Los latinos enfrentan mayores riesgos de inundaciones que otros grupos

Patricia Hernandez

Headwaters Economics y Hispanic Access Foundation han publicado un reporte que muestra que el 44% de los latinos viven en condados con un alto riesgo de inundaciones, en contraste con el 35% de los no latinos. Read more
FEMA’s BRIC program continues to fund innovative risk reduction – but community capacity limits access

Kris Smith, Ph.D.

Headwaters Economics has analyzed the latest project selections announced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program. Read more
Welcome to Kristin Smith!

Kris Smith, Ph.D.

Kris Smith joined Headwaters Economics staff on May 1st. As a program manager, Kris will lead community engagement related to flood mitigation and contribute to research on public finance and fiscal policy. Read more
Newsletter: February 2020

Headwaters Economics

Our latest newsletter contains research on climate economics, new PILT legislation, wildfire, and more. Read more
Newsletter: November 2019

Headwaters Economics

Our latest newsletter contains research on state trust lands in transition, state outdoor recreation economies, wildfire-resistant homes, and more. Subscribe to our newsletter. Read more
Newsletter: September 2019

Headwaters Economics

Our latest newsletter contains research on transit equity analysis for Denver, CO, funding needs for Montana’s outdoors, a custom socioeconomic tool for the US Fish &amp Wildlife Service, and more. Subscribe to our newsletter. Read more
Newsletter: July 2019

Headwaters Economics

Our latest newsletter contains research on the economic importance of public lands, wildfire hazard assessments, and rural resilience. Subscribe to our newsletter. Read more
Newsletter: April 2019

Headwaters Economics

Our latest newsletter contains research on Bandelier National Monument, the benefits of trails, timber statistics, and GDP by county. Subscribe to our newsletter. Read more
Newsletter: February 2019

Headwaters Economics

Our latest research, Newsletter: February 2019, contains research on neighborhoods at risk from climate change, how recreation counties outperform their peers economically, detailed socioeconomic profiles for counties near BLM units, and a blog on land use planning being more effective than logging to reduce wildfire disasters. Subscribe to our newsletter. Read more
Newsletter: December 2018

Headwaters Economics

Our latest research, Newsletter: December 2018, contains research on building wildfire-resistant homes, a trails toolkit, helping communities reduce wildfire risk through land use planning, and Montana’s outdoor recreation economy. Subscribe to our newsletter. Read more
Newsletter: October 2018

Headwaters Economics

Our latest research, Newsletter: October 2018, contains research on Austin wildfires and vulnerable populations, watershed and recreation best practices, San Luis Valley and wildfire, and diversifying Bonner County, Idaho’s economy. Read more
Newsletter: June 2018

Headwaters Economics

Our latest research on the economic impact of National Parks, homes in high-risk wildfire areas in Montana, updated socioeconomic reports by sector, and downloadable economic profiles for communities near National Forests. Read more
Newsletter: May 2018

Headwaters Economics

Our latest research on the full local cost of wildfires, National Monuments redesignated as National Parks, transition plans for coal communities, Gallatin County’s economy and open space, and measuring the economic impact of proposed trails. Read more
Newsletter: April 2018

Headwaters Economics

Our latest research on communities threatened by wildfires, Montana losing open space to home construction, the economic impact of trails in Whitefish, Montana, and an update to our Populations at Risk reports for any community, county, or state. Read more
Newsletter: February 2018

Headwaters Economics

Our latest research on the benefits of trails to communities, creating an endowment to provide stable federal county payments, the Taos County economy, and mapping vulnerable populations whether in Great Lakes cities or with wildfire risk in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Read more
Newsletter: December 2017

Headwaters Economics

Our latest research on timber transitions, improving coal fiscal policies, planning for wildfire risk in Montana, and staff commentary on county poverty rates and youth migration in the West. Read more