Headwaters Economics

Latinos face higher flood risks than other groups in the US. A new interactive map helps explore the disparities and highlights how flood solutions can be designed to meet the needs of communities at risk. In partnership with @HispanicAccess headwaterseconomics.org/natural-hazard…

We have updated our page that makes it easy to see the economic impacts of America's national parks with the latest available data. Explore by park, or within states. headwaterseconomics.org/public-lands/p…

Communities that depend on natural resource extraction can build build strong foundations for outdoor recreation. Our latest research explores how. bit.ly/43CpgjE

What have we learned about #wildfire over the decades and how can communities better prepare? Check out his viewing of the film Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire, followed by a Q&A with experts, in Bozeman July 26. bit.ly/3DrSV4F

Thanks @headecon and @Climate_Center for featuring Iowa among these case studies highlighting regional collaborations to decrease flood risks, including the IFC envisioned @IWAReduceFloods that added 700 flood mitigation projects to Iowa's landscape. tinyurl.com/3vuvwzpy

SCOTUS wetlands rollback through a development lens, via @amandaleggert, @mtfreepress bit.ly/44k2Nc5

Recent research calls for a fundamental rethinking of how we fight and live with fire, via @Carlschirps @RANGEmedia4all bit.ly/3JvaZhp

Report: Wildfire policies that effectively protect communities get short shrift via @MurphyWoodhouse bit.ly/3Jtr2fO

“You’d be called crazy if you asked somebody to stand in front of an oncoming flood to protect your structure. Yet, we continually do this with wildfires. Not only do we do it, but we assume it. We expect it.” @headecon hcn.org/articles/wildf…

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Report: Wildfire grant program largely meeting goals, but some communities need a hand, via @MurphyWoodhouse bit.ly/43RgL5j

The best ways to reduce #wildfire risk in communities often get the least support. Read our new analysis of wildfire strategies, in parntership with @columbiaclimate bit.ly/3Ncv7pA

“What we're hearing more and more was, ‘Where are teachers gonna live?’” says @headecon’s Megan Lawson. I spoke with her about a report she led aimed to help booming Western ski towns deal with strains on housing and infrastructure. #MtnWestNews tinyurl.com/4mh38jnx

How can local communities become more resilient to wildfire? @headecon's Kimi Barrett discusses in Climate Hits Home: Wildfires in the American West, a podcast via @ResourcesMag bit.ly/3MvYFyc

How can rural or disadvantaged communities decrease #flood risks? We partenered with @Climate_Center to examine how some communities are finding success by creating partnerships that cross community and county boundaries. bit.ly/43t0cfr #mitigation

Tomorrow, 5/24: Small, rural communities often struggle to access resources to improve flood resilience and water quality. GCC and @headecon will present a new report on regional collaborations, including conversations with local practitioners. Register: bit.ly/DecreasingFloo…

In a new report, @headecon digs into the "amenities trap" – a cycle of low wages, bad housing, and infrastructure shortages afflicting tourism-dependent towns in the West. More on the report for @highcountrynews hcn.org/articles/south…

More people than ever are visiting and moving to communities with great natural amenities. How can these places avoid being loved to death? Our latest report examines the challenges of the amenity trap, and solutions. headwaterseconomics.org/outdoor-recrea…

Join this webinar from @headecon and @Climate_Center on May 24 to learn how regional approaches to flood risk can help communities pool resources and implement effective solutions. georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Why inflation runs hottest in the Mountain West, via @savannah_maher marketplace.org/2023/05/09/why…