Quantifying the Economic Contributions of Wildlife-Related Recreation on BLM Lands

This project quantifies the spending and economic contributions associated with hunting, fishing, and wildlife-viewing recreation in 2016 on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands across 12 target states. These states make up the Western region and reflect significant BLM landholdings (see list of states in Table ES-1 below). Specific estimates for big game, small game, upland game birds, waterfowl, predator, and other hunting are also provided

Recreational Use & Economics of Conservation Reserve (CRP) Acreage: A National Survey of Landowners

Report Objectives: In June, 2007, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture contracted with Southwick Associates (Southwick) and D. J. Case & Associates (DJ Case) to conduct a nationwide mail survey of landowners participating in the CRP to better understand the benefits created by the CRP for enrolled landowners and the public. Specific objectives of the study were --- To determine if CRP enrollment created new sources of farm income via hunting or other wildlife-related recreation; To determine if the CRP created new recreational opportunities and land access opportunities for the public; and To determine the relative value to landowners of the direct CRP payments compared to the income created by recreational uses of their lands