Banking on Nature: The Economic Benefits to Local Communities of National Wildlife Refuge Visitation
Table 1-8. Columbia NWR: Visitor Recreation Expenditures (2011 $,000) Activity
Residents
Non-Residents
Total
Non-Consumptive
$97.4
$1,111.7
$1,209.1
Hunting
$49.7
$57.6
$107.3
Fishing
$96.1
$158.8
$254.9
$243.1
$1,328.1
$1,571.2
Total Expenditures
Table 1-9. Columbia NWR: Local Economic Effects Associated with Recreation Visits (2011 $,000) Residents Non-Residents Total $310.6
$1,726.0
$2,036.6
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Job Income
$90.7
$494.5
$585.2
Total Tax Revenue
$40.8
$202.9
$243.7
Final Demand Jobs
Table 1-10 shows total economic effects (total recreation expenditures plus net economic value) for 2011. For an individual, net economic value is that person's total willingness to pay for a particular recreation activity minus his or her actual expenditures for that activity. The figure for economic value is derived by multiplying net economic values for hunting, fishing, and non-consumptive recreation use (on a per-day basis) by estimated refuge visitor days for that activity. This figure is combined with the estimate of total expenditures to estimate total economic effects. A ratio comparing economic effects and the Refuge’s budget is unavailable because the Refuge is part of a Complex. Table 1-10. Columbia NWR: Summary of Local Economic Effects of Recreation Visits (2011 $,000) FY 2011 Budget Expenditures Economic Value Total economic effects NA $1,571.2 $919.6 $2,490.8 Columbia NWR
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