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Harnessing Visitors' Enthusiasm for National Parks to Fund Cooperative Large-Landscape Conservation
Arthur Middleton, Temple Stoellinger, Bryan Leonard, Harshad Karandikar, Haley Doremus, Clair Kremen
Arthur Middleton, Temple Stoellinger, Bryan Leonard, Harshad Karandikar, Haley Doremus, Clair Kremen
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In 2018, the Wyoming legislature put forward a proposal to collect a “conservation fee� from visitors to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, suggesting that those who benefit from observing the parks’ abundant wildlife should help shoulder the costs those animals place on the surrounding region. In this study, the authors explore that proposal by assessing different options for collecting a conservation fee from park visitors, examining the legal hurdles to these options, and analyzing their various revenue generating capacities.
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2020-12-01
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Research Projects
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research brief, conservation, national parks, revenue