
%0 Journal Article
%A Loomis, J 
%A Gonzalescaban, A 
%T Estimating the Value of Reducing Fire Hazards to Old-Growth Forests in the Pacific-Northwest - a Contingent Valuation Approach
%J International Journal of Wildland Fire
%D 1994/12/01
%V 4
%N 4
%P 209-216
%K Amenity benefits; Survey; Spotted owls
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/WF9940209
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WF9940209 
%X To expand the scope of natural resource values included in USDA Forest Service fire management analysis system, a mail survey of Oregon households regarding their willingness to pay for a fire prevention and control program on northern spotted owl critical habitat units in Oregon was performed. Using the voter referendum format, annual willingness to pay of $77 per Oregon household was estimated. This translates into a value of $28 per acre protected. The contingent valuation method may provide a promising avenue for incorporating society's broadening concern about biodiversity and natural values into public land management agencies fire management decisions. 
