Recreation use and values in the Missouri River Basin

8 Pages·1991·0.22 MB·English

by  Montana. Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation

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peopleabouttripstakenatdifferenttimesoftheyear. 13.Supposethatyourshareoltheexpensestovisitthisareaincreased;would
youstillhavemadethetripifyourcosthadbeen$ ---'..'Ou" more?(please
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NAMEOFRIVERORRESERVOIR Ifno,wouldyouhavemadethetripilyourshareoftheexpenseshadbeen
only$1.00more''
81%Qyes Dno19%
2.Whatwastheapproximatedateofthistrip?
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MONTH DAY Ifno.couldyoupleaseindicatewhynot(checkone);
3.HowmanydNayUsMdBiEdRyoOuFspDeAnYdSatthisriveroritstributariesonthistrip? lO"'5- DDIIcwoouullddnhoatvaeffgoorndetheelasdedwihteironealifctohset.costincreased.
19 DIalreadypaytaxestousepublicresources.
4.WhatwastheMAINACTIVITYyouparticipatedinonthismostrecenttrip? '3 DIamopposedtofeerecreation.
("p^il'e'a'sDecfhisehcikngofnreo)mshore 2293 nDIoltihveerclosebysocostscouldnotbethat^hi^gh_.
21 fishingfromaboat
15 D boating/floating
34 Dshorelinerecreation(picnicking,sightseeing,camping,orswimming)
5.Didyouknowwhatthewaterlevelintheriverorreservoirortheirtnbutaneswas
goingtobebeforeyouvisited thenver?(pleasecheckone)
'-'- Dknewexactly
59 Dhadaperaralidea
29 Dhadnoidea
6. Wouldyouhavepreferredtovisittheriverorreservoirortheirtributariesata
differentwaterlevelthanwhatyouexperienced?(pleasecheckone)
3T L npreferredhigherwaterlevel
3 Dpreferredlowerwaterlevel
6<> nwaterlevelwasgood
7.Whatisthelowestwaterlevelatwhichyouwouldvisitthisriverorreservoir? IV.Thissectionask—showfamiliaryouarewitheffortstoconserve
(pleasecheckone) natural resources and about your own willingness to become
13°c DattheACTUALLEVELIexperienced Involved.
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3 D25PERCENTofwhatIexperienced ofthetypesofgroupsthatcandothis.Howfamiliarareyouwiththeseefforts?
2 010PERCENT ofwhatIexpenenced (checkone)
430 nDOItwhoeurl.dvisittheareaNOMATTERWHATthewaterlevelwas. DDIIhhaavveenheevaerrdhoefatrhdeomfbsuutchdotnn'jtstkfnuonwdsmuch
8.Howmanytripshaveyoumadetoareasofarthisyear? -5 DDItkknnoowwaafgarieraatmdoeuanltatawbuotutthtehmem
Numberoftripssofarthisyear.
2.Haveyoueverbeenamemtierofordonatedmoneyortimetoatrustfundlike
9.Howmanyyearshaveyoubeenvisitingthisriverorreservoir? this,ortoothereffortstoconservenaturalresourcessuchasriversorwildlife
15 _Numberofyearsvisitingthisarea. habitat?
10.hHoowwdiwfofuelredntywoautrearteleYveOlsUaRffeKcNtyOoWurLrEeDcrGeEatioo(ntahliascrtiivveirtyo?r(rpelseearsveoicrhiencckluodnien)g Dnyneos,,IIhhaavveenot
14% Qveryknowledgeable Asyoumaybeaware,sectionsofsomeMissouriBasinriverssuchastheBig
36 Q knowledgeable Hole, Gallatin. Smith, Sun. Judith and Musselshell typically have had low
35 Donlysomewhatknowledgeable sinudmrmoeurgthitmyeeafrlso.ws.OfLteonw,felxoiwssticnagnfloofwtesnioncscturreianmosthaerrebnaostinlegsatlrleyampsr,oteescpteecdiaalnldy
15 Onotknowledgeable couldbereducedbynewdiversionsofwater.
11.Abouthowmuchmoneydidyoupersonallyspendonthistrip(ifanything)on To help protect existing flows, a private tmst fund could be established to
eachofthefollowingcategories?IIyoucan'trecalltheexactamount,please purchaseorleasewatertomaintainfish,birds,wildlifeandplants,andrecrea-
giveyourbestestimate; tionaluses. Thiswouldbenefitpeoplewhousetheseriversforrecreationaswell
Transportationexpenses(gas,oil,etc.) 58 atrsustthofsunedwwhooulbedliienvcerehaasveinwgitwhattheerainmroiuvnertsoifsimmopnoretyancto.nTtrhiebuetfefdecttoivite.nessofthe
Lodging,suchasmotelorcampgroundfees
Foodandbeveragesboughtinstores 3.Ifyouwerecontactedwithinthenextmonth,wouldyoupledgetomakean
Foodandbeveragesboughtinrestaurants annualcontributionof$ tohelpbuythewaterneededtomaintain
summerflowsonMissouriBasinstreams?
Equipment(suchastackle)forthistnp Dyes (pleasegoto#6)
Other(list) ' Dno(pleasegoto*4)
Totalamountyouspentonthistrip _(TOTAL)
4.Wouldyoubewillinglodonateasmalleramount,suchas$1,00peryear,to
helppurchasewaterwhenneededfortheserivers?
60": Dyes(pleasego10#6)
3y Dno(pleasegoto#5)
5.Couldyou pleasegiveyourreason (ornotwanting to purchasean annual
membershipinthistrust(und?
(AfteransweringttS.pleasegotosectionV.)
6.ArethereanyofthesenineteenMissounBasinstreamsthatyouthinkshould
receiveahigherpnorityIromthetrusttund?Itso,whichones? (checkupto
three)
3-D Red Rocks
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questions asked respondents to identify a riveror reser- also showthatthecurrent levelofusewouldchange little
voir illthe Missouri Riverbasin they had recently visited. with small changes in flow.
Therespondentwasthenaskedhis/hertotaltripexpenses
and afollow-up question ofthe form: "Suppose yourtrip To estimate the value of changes in flows, the respon-
expenses increased by (dollar amount), would you still dents' projected changes in days of use at differentflow
havechosentotakethetrip?" Thesuggesteddollaramount levels were combined with estimates of trip value per
wasrandomlyvariedinthesurveys. Theresponseswere day. Estimates of values varied considerably across
used to estimate the value of a given recreational trip. subbasinsandtimesofyear. Ingeneral,changesinflows
Valueswere generalized foreach subbasin. werevalued much higherforthe summerthanthe restof
the year and for the upper rather than lower Missouri
Resultsindicatethattripvalueonaper-daybasisforresi- subbasin. Forexample, an additional acre-foot in upper
dents rangesfrom $40to $66 across different subbasins subbasin rivers (above Three Forks) was valued at $68
andwatertypes. Forexample, per-dayvalueforresident fortheJuly-Augustperiodwhenflowsareatapproximately
tripsto uppersubbasinriversaverages$53,whiletripsto 75 percentoftheir 1989 level. An additional acre-foot in
middle subbasinriversforresidentsaverage$60 perday. lower subbasin rivers (below Fort Benton) forthe same
The average values per day for nonresidents are $193 period was valued at $11
for basin rivers and $128forbasin reservoirs. Statistical
analysis ofthe responses indicatesthat, fora 3-to4-day Valuesalsowereestimatedforchangesinthewaterlevels
trip, residentsarewillingtopayanadditional$134to$175 of major basin reservoirs. The July-August estimates
more thantheirtripcost. Nonresidents are willing to pay varied from $1.41 per acre-foot-month in the middle
an additional $507 to $793 more than theirtrip cost. subbasin (Three Forks to Fort Benton) to $0.06 in the
lowersubbasin. Valuesforthe restoftheyearwerefrom
The total estimated annual net economic value of water- $1.14intheuppersubbasinto$0.02inthelowersubbasin.
based recreational use in the (Missouri River basin of
Montana is $110 to $177 million. This estimate is based INSTREAM FLOW TRUST FUND RESPONSE
on the estimated total days of use on rivers and reser-
voirs in each subbasin and estimatedtripvalues perday. Thebenefitsofinstreamflowextend beyond recreational
valuesandprovisionofhabitatforfishandwildlife. Many
INSTREAM FLOW VALUES people place a value on keeping adequate amounts of
water in rivers and streams even though they will not
Respondents were asked what reduction in streamflow directly benefit. Survey respondents were asked if they
would causethemtoceasetaking recreational trips simi- would donate to a hypothetical trust fund to maintain
lar to one they recently had taken on a Missouri River summertime flows in Missouri basin streams. The esti-
basin stream. Responses were used to estimate how matedaveragedonationvariedfrom$14forout-of-basin
muchthecurrent levelofusewouldchange atvariedflow Montana residents to $33 for nonresident anglers. The
levels. Results generally indicate the recreational use is total trust fund contributionwas estimatedto be $10.4to
most sensitive to changes in flow at a level around 65 to $16.7millionannually. These resultsindicatethatpeople
70 percentoftheflows experienced in 1989. The results attachsubstantialvaluetoflowsinMissouribasinstreams.
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