Banking on Nature: The Economic Benefits to Local Communities of National Wildlife Refuge Visitation
Table 1-33. Kootenai NWR: Visitor Recreation Expenditures (2011 $,000) Activity
Residents
Non-Residents
Total
$528.0
$911.8
$1,439.8
Hunting
$9.5
$14.2
$23.7
Fishing
$0.0
$0.2
$0.2
$537.5
$926.2
$1,463.7
Non-Consumptive
Total Expenditures
Table 1-34. Kootenai NWR: Local Economic Effects Associated with Recreation Visits (2011 $,000) Residents Non-Residents Total Final Demand
$512.7
$813.3
$1,325.9
6
9
15
$149.2
$237.0
$386.2
$65.4
$98.2
$163.7
Jobs Job Income Total Tax Revenue
Table 1-35 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 1-35. Kootenai NWR: Summary of Local Economic Effects of Recreation Visits (2011 $,000)
Kootenai NWR
FY 2011 Budget
Expenditures
Economic Value
N e t Total economic effects
NA
$1,463.7
$1,344.1
$2,807.8
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