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Snowmobiles and Two National Parks

Snowmobiles and Two National Parks. Economic Implications in the Greater Yellowstone Area By Tracy Schnurbusch December 2002 Rural Planning – PLAN 740 Professor John W. Keller. Greater Yellowstone Area: Yellowstone National Park Grand Teton National Park

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Snowmobiles and Two National Parks

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  1. Snowmobiles and Two National Parks Economic Implications in the Greater Yellowstone Area By Tracy Schnurbusch December 2002 Rural Planning – PLAN 740 Professor John W. Keller

  2. Greater Yellowstone Area: Yellowstone National Park Grand Teton National Park John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway Access Points in Winter: Gardiner, Montana (N) Cody, Wyoming (E) Jackson, Wyoming (S) West Yellowstone, Montana (W) Introduction Map courtesy of nps.gov

  3. 1990: Winter Use Plan developed by NPS 1994-1999: GYCC developed a report – Winter Visitor Use Management: A Multi-Agency Assessment 1997: NPS is sued – required to produce an EIS and make new decisions concerning winter use November-January 2000: FEIS published and ROD signed – snowmobiles banned in parks by winter 2003-04 Snowmobiles and the Parks Photo courtesy of cnn.com

  4. December 2000-June 2001: snowmobile manufacturers (ISMA) filed suit asking for the decision to be set aside – NPS must prepare a SEIS taking new information into account January 2001: President Bush imposed a moratorium on the ban March-November 2002: Draft SEIS published, preferred alternative presented, Internal Review Draft of the SEIS released – daily limits and BAT requirements starting 2003-04 Snowmobiles and the Parks Photo courtesy of abcnews.com

  5. December 3, 2002: four environmental groups sued the Bush administration trying to block the reversal February 2003: anticipated release date of the FSEIS Snowmobiles and the Parks Photo courtesy of abcnews.com

  6. Greater Yellowstone Area – five counties (31,000 sq mi): Fremont County, ID Gallatin County, MT Park County, MT Teton County, WY Park County, WY The overall economy shifted in the last 20 years from dependence on commodity extraction to one based on recreation, tourism, and service industries. “The direct, indirect, and induced expenditures generated in the GYA by nonresidents visiting the parks in the winter months are estimated at about $63,000,000. In the context of the $5.7 billion dollar annual output of the 5-county economy, this represents 1.1% of the total.” (National Park Service, 2002, p. 93) Economic Impacts Photo courtesy of nps.gov

  7. West Yellowstone, Montana: Peak days – around 1,100 snowmobiles enter Yellowstone through the west entrance Tourist spending in the winter months accounts for about 25% of the year-round total Tourist spending increased by about 10% per year through the 1990s If snowmobiles are banned in the parks, the winter economy would decline by about 33% (short term) and by about 8% (short term) year-round Entry from the west has been capped at 550, which is about the current daily average Economic Impacts Photo courtesy of nps.gov

  8. Conclusion “Federal case law makes clear that when a conflict exists between conserving park resources and providing recreational activities, conservation is to take precedence.” (Bluewater Network, 2002) Photo courtesy of nps.gov

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