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Economic benefits of planning |
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Personal
yearly use of wood products for building supplies,
newsprint, writing paper, tissue paper, product packaging
and mail is 1664 pounds!1 |
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Harvesting sustainably
in Wisconsin prevents demand for harvesting forest products
from places where forests are not managed sustainably. |
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WI ranks first in the nation
in paper production, forest industry value of shipments and
employee compensation.2
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In 1997 there were 28,030
employees in wood product manufacturing,
earning $680 million in
payroll (latest data available). There were also 42,828
employees in
paper manufacturing.3
The average pay for forest industry jobs is
$36,000 annually.4
Check the
County Data Pages to see how many are employed in forest
product jobs in your county. |
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Recreation &
tourism |
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Wisconsin�s forest based recreation and tourism industry offers
447,259 jobs and generates $13.7 billion annually
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Wisconsin households spent over $5.5 billion per year on goods
and services associated with forest-based recreation; $2.5
billion of that was in close proximity to the recreational site.6
WI Department of Tourism says that "the economic impact of
wildlife watching activities is huge".7
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Wisconsin's hunters and anglers contribute
$69 million in annual license and tax dollars.
Fishing, hunting and wildlife watching activities combined
generate $8 billion in economic output
in Wisconsin, support 110,300 jobs; and
generate $262 million in
General Purpose Revenues
to the state.8 |
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Our urban forests contribute to
the economy by improving aesthetics, lowering our heating and
cooling costs, raising property values, and contributing to the
vitality of our business districts.
| Businesses in wooded developments report higher productivity and
reduced rates of absenteeism. |
| Trees in our cities increase property values and decrease
heating and cooling costs. |
| People shop longer on streets with abundant foliage.9 |
| For more on Urban Forests, visit Maryland's Urban Forests website. |
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Ecological
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Forests provide us with many "services"
including air quality, water quality, and wildlife habitat.
These ecological services are beneficial to our economy as well as
our environment. For example,
in Milwaukee, the carbon
sequestration of trees was worth
an estimated $1.5 million in 1996.
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Also
in Milwaukee, 1996 direct summer energy
savings from trees was valued at $650,000.
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See the Ecological benefits section for a discussion of other ways that forests provide us with
valuable �services� and consider how these services benefit our economy.
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