Tourism, Outdoor Recreation & Nature Economy

Economic impact analysis is an important tool for community and regional decision making. However, it is a tool that is sometimes not fully understood...

New Hampshire’s freshwater resources provide numerous values to both residents and visitors. New Hampshire has over 1,000 Lakes and 10,000 miles of ri...

Throughout history, rivers have been drivers of economic development. Many communities have rivers running through their downtowns and when rivers are...

We recently completed a pilot of our Downtowns & Trails program in Bristol, NH.  This final report summarizes the work we've done with the co...

In May 2018, the team traveled on a train-the-trainer trip to Kentucky’s Trail Towns program. During the trip, the group visited and assessed four dif...

Many communities in New Hampshire and beyond, have natural assets such as trails that can be leveraged for economic vibrancy. In this fact sheet, the ...

Ecosystem services are the benefits humans receive from nature. This research examined how conservation land actually helps to clean water and shows h...

An introduction to fiscal impact analysis. What is FIA? What situations call for a fiscal impact analysis, the pros and cons, how it is performed, and...