Economics Research

Nevada Rangeland Vegetation Survey

One of the purposes of the 2005 Nevada Rangeland Vegetation Survey was to conduct a pilot survey for the SageSTEP economics research to evaluate how people in Nevada understand and value vegetation management on rangelands, to develop methods to measure costs and benefits of vegetation management that are external to markdets, and to improve measurement of public attitudes, values and goals concerning natural resources.

This report documents the questionnaire development, sampling scheme, implementation, response rates and basic summary statistics of the data. More in-depth analyses will appear in stand-alone papers and research bulletins.

Rollins, K., A. Castledine, S. Swanson, M. Evans, K. McAdoo, B. Schultz, M. Havercamp, R. Wilson. 2007. The 2005 Nevada Rangeland Vegetation Survey General Public Questionnaire and Survey of Responses. University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Special Publication 07-11. Full text available here.

Ranch-Level Economic Modeling

The purpose of this project is to determine the importance of considering specific ecological effects of cheatgrass-associated wildfires on a ranch-level economic model.

Maher, A. 2007. The economic impacts of sagebrush steppe wildfires on an eastern Oregon ranch. Master's Thesis. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. Full text available here.