EWP Briefing Papers

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Founded in 1994, the Ecosystem Workforce Program was created to help lead the rural Pacific Northwest into the age of ecosystem management--management for healthy communities and healthy environments. The EWP believes that, by creating high skill forest and watershed jobs that enable people to work near their homes, we will establish a structure for long term resource stewardship. Our goal is to demonstrate the linkages between a quality workforce, a healthy economy, healthy community, and effective management for forest ecosystems.

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Browsing EWP Briefing Papers by Subject "Economic development"

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    Economic effects of large fires : application to the Cold Springs fire
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2012) Moseley, Cassandra; Nielsen-Pincus, Max; Rishel, Branden
    Large wildfires disrupt the lives of families, workers, and employers. However, fire suppression and recovery efforts may provide economic opportunities. Understanding the impacts of large fires can help fire managers, policy makers, and community leaders plan for the challenges and opportunities of wildfires. Unlike with other natural hazards, there has been little research about how wildfires affect local economies. The purpose of this Joint Fire Science Program-funded project was to analyze the effects of large fires on labor markets and how fire suppression spending may mediate these effects.
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    The economic effects of large fires : main findings
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2012) Moseley, Cassandra; Nielsen-Pincus, Max; Davis, Emily Jane; Evers, Cody; Ellison, Autumn
    Large wildfires disrupt the lives of families, workers, and employers. However, fire suppression and recovery efforts may provide economic opportunities. Unlike with other natural hazards, there has been little research about how wildfires affect local economies. The purpose of this Joint Fire Science Program-funded project was to analyze the effects of large wildfires on labor markets and examine how fire suppression spending may mediate these effects.
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    The economic impacts of Oregon's south coast restoration industry
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2011) Sundstrom, Shiloh; Davis, Emily Jane; Moseley, Cassandra
    Oregon’s South Coast communities have long relied on their forests and watersheds for forestry, fishing, agriculture, and sustenance. Over the past 20 years, logging and fishing activity has declined. The Northwest Forest Plan and the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds have created opportunities to restore forest and watershed health and create quality local jobs. Although forest and watershed restoration will not replace all lost forestry and fisheries jobs, it offers new natural resource-based employment and local work for South Coast businesses. However, little is known about the restoration industry and the economic benefits it produces.
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    The effect of large wildfires on local labor markets
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2012) Ellison, Autumn; Moseley, Cassandra; Nielsen-Pincus, Max; Davis, Emily Jane
    Large wildfires can have diverse socioeconomic impacts on nearby communities. Fires may have negative economic impacts on some sectors, but fire suppression efforts may positively affect employment and wages during the fire. However, there is little understanding of these effects and their implications for communities. This study examines the effects of large wildfires on local employment and wages in the western United States.
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    Federal investment in natural resource-based economic development in Oregon
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2012) Davis, Emily Jane; Sundstrom, Shiloh; Moseley, Cassandra
    Natural resource-based economic development in public lands communities requires robust businesses, a supportive policy environment, and institutions to create local benefits from land management. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service fosters economic development through service work, timber sales, and other mechanisms. USDA Rural Development Business and Cooperative Service (RDBCS) assists rural businesses through loans, loan guarantees, and grants. Currently, there is not broad understanding of how their resources reach the ground. This study considers how these agencies invested in natural resource and economic development activities in Oregon from 2007-2011.