driftless area restoration effort economic impact study
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Driftless Area
Restoration Effort Economic
Impact Study
The Driftless Area
Wolfgang Hoffmann – UW-Madison CALS
USDA – NRCS
USDA – NRCS
Wolfgang Hoffmann – UW-Madison CALS
Building our Case
Plans for Economics Study • Funding provided through Association of Fish and
Wildlife Agencies Multistate Conservation Grant and the USFWS Sport Fish Restoration Fund
• Build upon previously conducted studies in Minnesota and the Kickapoo Watershed in Wisconsin
• Intention to demonstrate the benefits of recreational angling to a broader constituency
Study Plan and Design • Contracted with NorthStar Economics, Inc. based
in Madison, Wisconsin• Survey mailed to a random sample of trout stamp
holders in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa• Survey also posted on line• Data collected Summer 2007 – December 2007• Information collected regarding angler
demographics, fishing and spending habits while angling in the Driftless Area
Average Trout Anglers
USDA-NRCS
Average Spending Per Outing by Driftless Area Anglers
Resident AnglersNon-Resident
Anglers
Fishing Supplies $43.22 $31.84
Guiding Services $13.93 $37.37
Restaurants / Bars $39.73 $86.76
Amusements / Entertainment $5.78 $9.58
Auto-related Expenses $47.08 $60.77
Lodging $20.75 $112.54
Groceries $32.29 $40.89
Souvenirs / Gifts / Apparel $3.65 $8.57
Other $3.07 $3.55
Total Per Outing $209.50 $391.88
Total Direct Spending by Driftless Area Anglers
Resident AnglersNon-Resident
Anglers
Total Per Outing $209.50 $391.88
Number of Outings per Year 22.5 9.27
Total Spent on Outings Annually $4,713.75 $3,632.73
Annual Ave. Equipment in the Driftless
$113.43 $117.22
Total Annual Spending per Angler $4,827.18 $3,749.95
Percentage of Respondents 39.1% 60.9%
Weighted Average of Spending $4,171.15
Trout Stamp Holders 155,070
Total Annual Direct Spending $646,819,673
Press Conference
Driftless Stream Restoration • 450+ stream miles
• ~$45,000,0000 investment over 25 years
Conservation Investment Good for Streams, Fish AND Economy
TU Chapters and Councils
Individual Donors