Valuing high altitude spruce-fir forest improvements: importance of forest
            condition and recreation activity

Jenkins, Dylan H.; Sullivan, Jay; Amacher, Gregory S.; Nicholas, N. S.; Reaves, Dixie Watts

doi:10.1078/1104-6899-00005

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“…Governments can initiate control actions to reduce the likelihood of future outbreaks. Our findings were consistent with previous studies, such as Miller and Lindsay (1993), MacDonald et al (1997), Jenkins et al (2002), and Kramer et al (2002) for several other forest insects in various regions throughout the world.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Social Benefits of Controlling Forest Insect Outbreaks: A Contingent Valuation Analysis in Two Canadian Provinces

Chang¹,

Lantz²,

MacLean³

2010

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue Canadienne d'Agroeconomie

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This study estimates the social benefits of controlling two very different forest insect outbreaks in New Brunswick (NB) and Saskatchewan (SK), namely spruce budworm (SBW) (Choristoneura fumiferana) and forest tent caterpillar (FTC) (Malacosoma disstria). Using dichotomous choice contingent valuation mail surveys, households in NB and SK were asked to indicate their willingness‐to‐pay (WTP) for controlling future SBW and FTC outbreaks. A majority of respondents (over 80% in each province) favored controlling outbreaks of these insects. In both provinces, respondents were on average willing to pay more for controlling SBW outbreaks compared to FTC outbreaks. Aggregate social benefits (measured via compensating surplus) associated with proposed insect control programs in NB resulted in annual social benefits of $14.3–20.8 million for SBW control, and $7.9–14.5 million for FTC control. Comparable net benefits in SK were $22.2–32.4 million for SBW control, and $11.7–22.0 million for FTC control. These results highlight the significance and uniqueness of social benefits generated from controlling outbreaks of these insects, and provide a foundation for incorporating them into a full benefit‐cost analysis used to help make more informed and efficient policy decisions. La présente étude a évalué les avantages collectifs de la lutte contre les invasions de deuxinsectes forestiers au Nouveau‐Brunswick (NB) et en Saskatchewan (SK), à savoir la tordeuse des bourgeons de l’épinette (SBW) (Choristoneura fumiferana) et la livrée des forêts (FTC) (Malacosoma disstria). Au moyen de sondages postaux élaborés selon la méthode d’évaluation contingente avec choix dichotomiques, nous avons demandéà des ménages au NB et en SK d’indiquer leur consentement à payer pour lutter contre des invasions futures de SBW et de FTC. Une majorité de répondants (soit plus de 80p.100 dans chaque province) a indiquéêtre en faveur de la lutte contre ces insectes. Dans les deuxprovinces, les répondants étaient en moyenne prêts à payer davantage pour la lutte contre la SBW que pour la lutte contre la FTC. Les avantages collectifs globaux (évalués d’après le surplus compensatoire) des programmes de lutte proposés au NB se sont soldés par des avantages collectifs annuels variant de 14,3 à 20,8millions de dollars (M$) dans le cas de la lutte contre la SBW et de 7,9 à 14,5M$ dans le cas de la lutte contre la FTC. En SK, les avantages collectifs nets ont été comparables, variant de 22,2à32,4M$ dans le cas de la lutte contre la SBW, et de 11,7à22,0M$ dans le cas de la lutte contre la FTC. Ces résultats font ressortir l’importance et la valeur unique des avantages collectifs générés par la lutte contre les invasions de ces insectes et fournissent un argument pour les intégrer dans une analyse avantages‐coûts afin de favoriser la prise de décisions stratégiques éclairées et efficaces.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Social Benefits of Controlling Forest Insect Outbreaks: A Contingent Valuation Analysis in Two Canadian Provinces

Chang¹,

Lantz²,

MacLean³

2010

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue Canadienne d'Agroeconomie

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“…For those individuals who participate in consumptive activities on their own land, they have both amenity values associated with the forest stand condition and transaction costs, in terms of finding an alternative place to engage in these activities, to consider. These results are contradictory to Conway et al, (2003), who found that number of hunting days positively influenced an individual's probability of harvesting, but similar to those of Jenkins et al, (2002) where consumptive forest users held forest protection values that were sensitive to a change in forest conditions. Increased likelihood in participating in a joint harvesting agreement by individuals who participate in consumptive recreation activities on neighboring lands could be the result of either the presence of substitute areas in which to undertake these activities at a transaction cost no more than the incentive payment received or that the own and adjacent parcels are complementary in production of these products and thus by coordinating harvest timing there are efficiencies to scale created along with the addition of a price incentive.…”

Section: Resultscontrasting

confidence: 82%

Examining incentives for adjacent non-industrial private forest landowners to cooperate

Vokoun

Amacher

Sullivan

et al. 2010

Forest Policy and Economics

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“…In the contingent valuation method, individuals are asked how much they would be willing to pay for a defined policy or project. Jenkins et al (2002) used these types of surveys to distinguish between recreation user group preferences for forest protection. Referendum methods ask about willingness to vote for a particular restoration program.…”

Section: Estimating Restoration Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Restoration and Economics: A Union Waiting to Happen?

Robbins

Daniels

2011

Restoration Ecology

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In this article, our objective is to introduce economics as a tool for the planning, prioritization, and evaluation of restoration projects. Studies that develop economic estimates of public values for ecological restoration employ methods that may be unfamiliar to practitioners. We hope to address this knowledge gap by describing economic concepts in the context of ecological restoration. We have summarized the most common methods for estimating the costs and benefits of restoration projects as well as frameworks for decision analysis and prioritization. These methods are illustrated in a review of the literature as it applies to terrestrial restoration in the United States, with examples of applications of methods to projects. Our hope is that practitioners will consider collaborating with economists to help ensure that restoration costs and benefits are identified and understood.

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Valuing high altitude spruce-fir forest improvements: importance of forest condition and recreation activity

Cited by 11 publications

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Social Benefits of Controlling Forest Insect Outbreaks: A Contingent Valuation Analysis in Two Canadian Provinces

Social Benefits of Controlling Forest Insect Outbreaks: A Contingent Valuation Analysis in Two Canadian Provinces

Examining incentives for adjacent non-industrial private forest landowners to cooperate

Restoration and Economics: A Union Waiting to Happen?

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