
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Loomis, J 
A1  - Gonzalescaban, A 
T1  - Estimating the Value of Reducing Fire Hazards to Old-Growth Forests in the Pacific-Northwest - a Contingent Valuation Approach
JF  - International Journal of Wildland Fire
JO  - Int. J. Wildland Fire
Y1  - 1994
VL  - 4
IS  - 4
SP  - 209
EP  - 216
KW  - Amenity benefits; Survey; Spotted owls
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WF9940209 
N2  - To expand the scope of natural resource values included in USDA Forest Service fire management analysis system, a mail survey of Oregon households regarding their willingness to pay for a fire prevention and control program on northern spotted owl critical habitat units in Oregon was performed. Using the voter referendum format, annual willingness to pay of $77 per Oregon household was estimated. This translates into a value of $28 per acre protected. The contingent valuation method may provide a promising avenue for incorporating society's broadening concern about biodiversity and natural values into public land management agencies fire management decisions. 
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