Verde River Institute

Economic Development, Ecosystem Services, Policy, Legal, Organizational

• The Economic Contributions of Verde Valley Winemaking Erik Glenn, U of A Cooperative Extension Service, 4/10/2011
  
  
• Economic Impact of Protecting Rivers, Trails and Greenway Corridors National Park Service, 1995
  
  
• Renaissance on the River Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, 2001  Abstract
  
  
• Riparian Ecological Services - Environmental Resources and Policy Program Southern Illinois University Carbondale (.pdf))
  
  
• A Case Study of Accommodating Indigenous Cultural Values in Water Resource Management: Privatization and Co-Management Western Social Science Association, 4/2010  Abstract
  
  
• Clean Rivers Increase Property Values Delaware Riverkeeper Network  Abstract
  
  
• Hearing on “Impact of Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development on the Nation’s Water Quality, Economy and Communities” U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Staff  Abstract
  
  
• Green Infrastructure and the Green Communities Act Testimony before the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, 9/2010
  
  
• Birding in theUnited States: A Demographic and Economic Analysis USFWS, 2006-2009  Abstract
  
  
• Recreational Resource Inventories and Studies Good links and study methodology.Sergio Capozzi and Michael Taylor  Abstract
  
  
• Economic Issues Affecting Parks & Recreation: A White Paper Summary of Two Special Sessions at the 2009 National Recreation and Parks Congress  Abstract
  
  
• Estimates of Select Economic Values of New Hampshire Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Ponds New Hampshire Lakes Assn, 2003  Abstract
  
  
• Economic Benefits of Conserved Rivers, an Annotated Bibliography NPS, 6/2001  Abstract
  
  
• Use And Economic Importance of the West Branch of the Farmington River NPS and American Rivers, 9/2002  Abstract
  
  
• Sustainable Water Management: Guidelines for Meeting the Needs of People and Nature in the Arid West. Andy Laurenzi, Sonoran Institute  Abstract
  
  
• The 2001 Economic Benefits of Watchable Wildlife Recreation in Arizona Arizona Game and Fish Department, 10/2002   Abstract
  
  
• The Economic Importance of Fishing and Hunting Arizona Game and Fish Department/ASU West, 2002   Abstract
  
  
• Economic Impact Analysis of Nonconsumptive Wildlife-related Recreation in Arizona Arizona Game and Fish Department, May, 2003  Abstract
  
  
• Grand Junction, Colorado's River front Trail web page
  
  
• Heritage Fund Advisory Presentation on Sociology of Natural Resource Uses Loren Chase, AZ Game and Fish Dept. Sociologist, Marble Canyon, 5/21/2011
  
  
• Innovations in Market-Based Watershed Conservation in the United States: Payments for Watershed Services for Agricultural and Forest Landowners Majanen, Friedman, and Milder; Prepared for: U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities, Inc.
  
  
• Collective Impact Innovative thinking on non-profit management from the Stanford Social Innocvation Review, 2011.
  
  
• Channeling Change Making Collective Impact Work, Stanford Social Innovation Review, 1/26/12.
  
  
• Understanding the Value of Backbone Organizations, Part 1 Stanford Innovation Review, Shiloh Turner, Kathy Merchant, John Kania & Ellen Martin, July 17, 2012
  
  
• Understanding the Value of Backbone Organizations, Part 2 Stanford Innovation Review, Shiloh Turner, Kathy Merchant, John Kania & Ellen Martin, July 18, 2012
  
  
• Understanding the Value of Backbone Organizations, Part 3 Stanford Innovation Review, Shiloh Turner, Kathy Merchant, John Kania & Ellen Martin, July 19, 2012
  
  
• Understanding the Value of Backbone Organizations, Part 4 Stanford Innovation Review, Shiloh Turner, Kathy Merchant, John Kania & Ellen Martin, July 20, 2012
  
  
• Restoring Flows: Financing the Next Generation of Water Systems; A Strategy for Coalition Building April 2012, American Rivers and Ceres. An examination of innovative and essential ways to finance America's water systems in the future.
  
  
• Bureau of Reclamation Cooperative Watershed Management program BOR's program to assist organizations in managing watershed reclamation programs with grants and administrative support.
  
  
• City of Santa Fe's Water Offset Program Ordinance
  
  
• City of Santa Fe's Offset Program Procedures
  
  
• Soquel Creek Water District Offset Program Resolution
  
  
• Western Resource Advocates Compilation of Water Offset Programs
  
  
• Valuing Natural Capital A 2012 report from The Nature Conservancy and Corporate Ecoforum, featuring best practices commitments from 24 US business leaders, such as CocaCola, Dell, Weyerhaeuser,GM and others.
  
  
• Three short videos on Collective Impact priciples and implementation This series of short videos describes the concept of collective impact, and shows the 5 conditions of collective impact in action using The Elizabeth River Project and The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) as examples.
  
  
• The Outdoor Recreation Economy The Outdoor Industry Association's 2012 analysis of the economic impact of outdoor recreation in the U.S.
  
  
• Communicating the science of climate change Richard C. Somerville and Susan Joy Hassol, Phys. Today 64(10), 48 (2011); doi: 10.1063/PT.3.1296
  
  
• Arizona's Recreational Use Statute This statute limits the liability of land managers/owners/lessees when their lands are used by the public for recreational and/or educational uses.   Here's a National Park Service brochure that puts it in lay terms.
  
  
• City of Cottonwood's Water Strategy Paper December, 2008. "Seven key water management policies rooted in smart relations and values." Cottonwood's official strategy for water supply and the health of the Verde River.
  
  
• The Aransas Project vs. Shaw A very interesting case in which the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was used to show that the State of Texas violated the ESA by failure to adequately manage groundwater systems. The case involved the endangered Whooping Cranes, and the "take" was degradation of the crane's habitat due to surface water depletion.
  
  
• The Language of Conservation 2013 Updated Recommendations on How to Communicate Effectively to Build Support for Conservation. Public Opinion Strategies, April 15, 2013.
  
  
• Arizona Water Policy Revisited Report on the water policy forum by the Arizona Policy Forum, Fall, 2004. makes 3 key recommendations to amend Arizona groundwater and surface water policy that could lead to more sustainable water supplies for Arizona.
  
  
• Senate Bill 1575 was passed by the Arizona State Legislature in 2007. The bill allows Arizona's cities, towns and counties to adopt water adequacy rules for new developments outside the Active Management Areas (AMAs).
  
  
• Water users aim for new conservation option Arizona Range News, Carol Broeder, 3/18/2015. Willcox-area well users have petitioned DWR for a Willcox Basin Groundwater Conservation Area (WBGCA), which is not an AMA nor an INA, but a third option for groundwater conservation and management.
  
  
• Increasing education funding from state land trust would cost Ariz. $1B in earnings An examination of Governor Ducey's plan to increase permanent fund payouts to Arizona's schools. Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Alia Beard Rau, Arizona Republic, 6/23/15.
  
  
• Arizona State Trust Lands Annual Report, 2014
  
  
• Trust Lands in The American West -- A Legal Overview and Policy Assessment Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Sonoran Institute, 2005. Peter Culp, et al.