100-Mile Wilderness
Study
The University of Maine's Department of Resource
Economics and Policy contracted with the
Maine Department of
Conservation to study the potential economic impact of
additional conservation lands in the 100-Mile Wilderness region of
Maine.
Final report in .pdf
format:
Procedures for Evaluating the Potential Regional Economic Impacts of
Conservation Lands in the 100-Mile Wilderness Region
Here is a map of the
100-Mile
Wilderness Region.
The report
was authored by
Mark W. Anderson,
Kevin
J. Boyle, and
Kathleen P. Bell. Research assistance and other support
were provided by John Holden of the
Eastern Maine Development Corporation and Julia McGuire,
undergraduate research assistant from the Ecology and Environmental
Sciences Program. Spencer Phillips of
The Wilderness Society provided
insightful comments and support throughout the study.
Financial support
for this project was provided by the
Sudbury Foundation,
the
Jesse B. Cox Charitable Trust, and
Sara K.
deCoizart Article TENTH Perpetual Charitable Trust.
Throughout the project, owners of conservation
lands in the 100-Mile Wilderness Region and other conservation
organizations provided insights into various aspects of the issues.
These included:
Additional information on
recreation in this region of Maine can be obtained from
The
Maine Highlands.
Good sources on the economic
impacts of wilderness and other outdoor recreation include
Michigan State
University and the
USDA Forest Service.
