National Park Visitor Spending and Payroll Impacts 2008
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US Department of the Interior NATIONAL PARK SERVICE National Park Visitor Spending and Payroll Impacts 2008 Presented by Jim Richardson Chief Ranger Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
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Presentation given by Jim Richardson, Chief Ranger for Whiskeytown National Recreation Area on the Panel: "Weeding in the Wild: Protecting and Preserving National Lands" at the Great Valley Center's Sacramento Valley Forum on October 27, 2010 in Chico, CA.
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US Department of the InteriorNATIONAL PARK SERVICE
National Park Visitor
Spending and Payroll Impacts
2008Presented by Jim
Richardson
Chief Ranger
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
MGM2 NPSMoney Generation Model
Daniel J. StynesDepartment of Community, Agriculture,Recreation and Resource StudiesMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan 48824-1222October 2009
Department of Community, Agriculture,Recreation and Resource StudiesMichigan State University
US Department of the InteriorNATIONAL PARK SERVICE
MGM2 model developedin 2000, updated 2008
NPS 274.9 million 2008 recreation visits
Park visitors spent $11.56 Billion in
gateway communities
Supports 205,000 jobs.
(50,000 jobs in hotel and restaurants)
23,000 jobs in retail and amusements sectors.
NPS employed 24,954 people in 2008
of National Pa Distribution of National Park spending
$41 ave day trip local$75 non-local day trip$64 backcountry user
$340 stay in park lodges
$105 camp outside park
$96 camp inside park
US Department of the InteriorNATIONAL PARK SERVICE
2008 visitors spent $11.56 Billionin parks and gateway communities
9.8% are local residents
55% are staying outside parks in
motels and lodges21% are non-local
visitors on day trips
NPS Payroll Impacts on Local Economies in 2008
• NPS payroll $1.517 Billion & 24,954 jobs
• Induces(multiplies to) $344 million & 11,862 jobs
Impacts of NPS visitor spending and payroll on local economies by state
34,028,858 California Recreation visits to NPS in 2008.
$1,012,479 non-local visitor spending18,808 jobs from non-local visitor spending
27,971 total jobs
Spending and Economic Impacts of National Park Visitors on Local Economies 2008
Public use data
Visitor Spending 2008
Impacts of
Non-local
Visitor Spending
Park unit
2008 Rec visits
Overnight stays
All visitors $000’s
Non-local visitors
jobs Labor income $000’s
Value added $000’s
Lassen Volcanic
377,361 78,290 $16,096 $14,641 275 6,807 10,586
Sequoia/Kings
1,158,758
408,330 $87,762 $81,149 1,779 35,417 55,521
Whiskeytown
676,281 39,298 $28,686 $25,134 506 10,038 15,536
Yosemite
3,431,514
1,682,615
$292,368
$289,987
4,880 139,195 215,701
Yosemite andSequoia/Kings Canyon
Lassen Volcanic
Whiskeytown
2 primary NPS economic driversVisitor Spending & NPS salaries
History of DTO operations in the National Park System
North Cascades
RedwoodWhiskeytown
Pt. Reyes
Santa Monica Mtns
Olympic
Golden GateYosemite
Sequoia Kings
Big South Fork
Blue Ridge
Smoky Mtns
Global Commodities Productions on Public Lands
2009 seizures = 29.4 Billion dollars
All seizures = 92.5 Billion dollars
Source DCE/SP, DEA SFFO and NDIC
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
7,000,000
8,000,000
California 2004-2009Outdoor Marijuana Seizures
+65% +47% +72% +7% + 43%
Whiskeytown NRA
2000-2010
First DTO site 2000
24,000 Plants 2004
5,000 Plants 2005
71,254 Plants 2006
35,222 Plants 2007
1,366 Plants 2008
7,708 Plants 2009
29,768 Plants 2010
US Department of the InteriorNATIONAL PARK SERVICECURRENT COUNTER-DRUG (DTO)
OPERATIONS
In-Park Investigations: Surveillance / Interdiction
Assault on the Land
2100 California native plants found no where else
4 reptiles, 6 birds,15 fish, 18 mammals, 25 amphibians and thousands of insects exist ONLY in California
WHY is law enforcement fighting this battle?
• Armed foreign nationals on public land
• Danger to park visitors• Extensive
Environmental Damage• Violation of drug laws of
state and nation• Foreign cartels fueling
drug addiction of U.S. citizens
