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Our latest research on migration and population trends in the West, the Tongass Transition Framework, the need for a Natural Resources Trust, and the impact of the federal budget on county payments. Read more

Our latest research on reducing wildfire risk to communities, monitoring the impact of fracking on communities, lessons for wildfire from the federal flood programs, and how renewable energy tax benefits vary widely among rural counties. Read more

Our latest research on National Monuments, commercial activities on National Forests, the economic impact of National Parks, and using an index to target county payments. Read more

Our latest research on Firewise and suppression costs, case studies of how western communities respond to wildfire risk, the economic impact of National Park Service units, and measuring the restoration economy. Read more

Our latest research on the importance of non-labor income in the West, unconventional oil revenues, and free socioeconomic reports with details on every U.S. county. Read more

Our latest research on our Economic Profile System and recent updates. Read more

Our latest research on the economic impact of long-term energy development, an interactive atlas of the West’s economy, winners and losers from proposed county payments reforms, North Dakota’s oil revenue sharing program, and the economic potential of the Owyhee Canyonlands in Malheur County, Oregon. Read more

Our latest research on climate impacts in the Great Lakes region, using tools to determine vulnerability to climate change, understanding income from National Forests, and why state tax policy matters. Read more

Our latest research on the rising cost of wildfires, an interactive atlas on the climate and economy of the Great Northern Landscape region, testimony before the U.S. Senate on county payments, and updated timber cut and sold reports. Read more

Our latest research on the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI), an interactive map on how protected public lands impact per capita income, policy on energy transmission, and the economic potential for a new Maine National Park. Read more

Newsletter on updates to the Economic Profile System is a free, easy-to-use software application that produces detailed socioeconomic profiles. Read more