Davis, Emily JaneAbrams, JesseMoseley, CassandraEllison, AutumnNowell, Branda2016-10-312016-10-312016https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2057116 pagesThe purpose of this paper is to examine the business assistance and economic development activities that community-based organizations (CBOs) undertake in rural public lands contexts in the U.S. West. We conducted three in-depth case studies of CBOs in Washington, Oregon, and California and a survey of 63 CBOs across the West.en-USCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USCommunity organizationEconomic developmentRural developmentPublic lands--West (U.S.)--ManagementWorking Paper