Measuring the Economic Impact of Frontcountry Recreation in Rural Communities

What You Might Have Missed:

• To better manage, plan, and fund outdoor recreation, we need to measure it more accurately. Without good data, it’s difficult to make a case for investments in outdoor recreation.
• WLP has leveraged trail use data and an economic impact study of the Whitefish Trail to increase funding, guide management, and plan for the future.
• Data has influenced WLP’s outreach and messaging to engage the community in a new and exciting way.
• New methods to count recreation will give communities and agencies the ability to measure the impact of recreation and advocate for resources.