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Driftless Area Restoration Effort Economic Impact Study

Driftless Area Restoration Effort Economic Impact Study. The Driftless Area. Wolfgang Hoffmann – UW-Madison CALS. USDA – NRCS. USDA – NRCS. Wolfgang Hoffmann – UW-Madison CALS. Building our Case. Plans for Economics Study.

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Driftless Area Restoration Effort Economic Impact Study

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  1. Driftless Area Restoration EffortEconomic Impact Study

  2. The Driftless Area

  3. Wolfgang Hoffmann – UW-Madison CALS

  4. USDA – NRCS

  5. USDA – NRCS

  6. Wolfgang Hoffmann – UW-Madison CALS

  7. Building our Case

  8. Plans for Economics Study • Funding provided through Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Multistate Conservation Grant and the USFWS Sport Fish Restoration Fund • Build upon previously conducted studies in Minnesota and the Kickapoo Watershed in Wisconsin • Intention to demonstrate the benefits of recreational angling to a broader constituency

  9. Study Plan and Design • Contracted with NorthStar Economics, Inc. based in Madison, Wisconsin • Survey mailed to a random sample of trout stamp holders in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa • Survey also posted on line • Data collected Summer 2007 – December 2007 • Information collected regarding angler demographics, fishing and spending habits while angling in the Driftless Area

  10. USDA-NRCS Average Trout Anglers

  11. Average Spending Per Outing by Driftless Area Anglers

  12. Total Direct Spending by Driftless Area Anglers

  13. Press Conference

  14. Driftless Stream Restoration • 450+ stream miles • ~$45,000,0000 investment over 25 years

  15. Conservation Investment Good for Streams, Fish AND Economy

  16. TU Chapters and Councils Individual Donors

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