Cathy Cullinane Thomas (Former Employee)
Science and Products
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Estimating visitor use and economic contributions of National Park visitor spending Estimating visitor use and economic contributions of National Park visitor spending
This chapter provides an overview of the National Park Service (NPS) methods for estimating visitor spending and calculating economic contributions of visitor spending in terms of jobs supported, wage and labor income, and total economic activity. The Visitor Spending Effects model combines visitor spending patterns and trip characteristic data with visitor use data to estimate total...
Authors
Lynne Koontz, Catherine Cullinane Thomas
Developing an expert elicited simulation model to evaluate invasive species and fire management alternatives Developing an expert elicited simulation model to evaluate invasive species and fire management alternatives
Invasive species can alter ecosystem properties and cause state shifts in landscapes. Resource managers charged with maintaining landscapes require tools to understand implications of alternative actions (or inactions) on landscape structure and function. Simulation models can serve as a virtual laboratory to explore these alternatives and their potential impacts on a landscape. To be...
Authors
Catherine S. Jarnevich, Catherine Cullinane Thomas, Nicholas E. Young, Dana M. Backer, Sarah A. Cline, Leonardo Frid, Perry Grissom
National Park Service socioeconomic monitoring pilot survey: Visitor spending analysis National Park Service socioeconomic monitoring pilot survey: Visitor spending analysis
The National Park Service (NPS) is in the process of establishing a formal socioeconomic monitoring (SEM) program that will provide a standard visitor survey instrument and a long-term, systematic sampling design for in-park visitor surveys. The development of the pilot SEM survey provided the opportunity to add to the set of available visitor spending profiles for use in the NPS Visitor...
Authors
Catherine Cullinane Thomas, Egan Cornachione, Lynne Koontz, Christopher Keyes
2018 National Park visitor spending effects: Economic contributions to local communities, states, and the nation 2018 National Park visitor spending effects: Economic contributions to local communities, states, and the nation
No abstract available.
Authors
Catherine Cullinane Thomas, Lynne Koontz, Egan Cornachione
Economic Impacts of Restoration in National Parks Economic Impacts of Restoration in National Parks
The National Park Service’s (NPS) Resource Protection Branch (RPB) works with parks under the authority of the System Unit Resource Protection Act (SURPA) and the Oil Pollution Act, among others, to conduct damage assessment and restoration activities for NPS resources that have been injured. Funds used for restoration support jobs in local economies across the Nation. This report...
Authors
Catherine Cullinane Thomas, Noah Van Gilder, Mark VanMouwerik
Integrating landscape simulation models with economic and decision tools for invasive species control Integrating landscape simulation models with economic and decision tools for invasive species control
In managing invasive species, land managers and policy makers need information to help allocate scarce resources as efficiently and effectively as possible. Decisions regarding treatment methods, locations, effort, and timing can be informed by the integration of landscape simulation models with economic tools. State and transition simulation models align with conceptual models of...
Authors
Catherine Cullinane Thomas, Helen Sofaer, Sarah A. Cline, Catherine S. Jarnevich
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 37
Estimating visitor use and economic contributions of National Park visitor spending Estimating visitor use and economic contributions of National Park visitor spending
This chapter provides an overview of the National Park Service (NPS) methods for estimating visitor spending and calculating economic contributions of visitor spending in terms of jobs supported, wage and labor income, and total economic activity. The Visitor Spending Effects model combines visitor spending patterns and trip characteristic data with visitor use data to estimate total...
Authors
Lynne Koontz, Catherine Cullinane Thomas
Developing an expert elicited simulation model to evaluate invasive species and fire management alternatives Developing an expert elicited simulation model to evaluate invasive species and fire management alternatives
Invasive species can alter ecosystem properties and cause state shifts in landscapes. Resource managers charged with maintaining landscapes require tools to understand implications of alternative actions (or inactions) on landscape structure and function. Simulation models can serve as a virtual laboratory to explore these alternatives and their potential impacts on a landscape. To be...
Authors
Catherine S. Jarnevich, Catherine Cullinane Thomas, Nicholas E. Young, Dana M. Backer, Sarah A. Cline, Leonardo Frid, Perry Grissom
National Park Service socioeconomic monitoring pilot survey: Visitor spending analysis National Park Service socioeconomic monitoring pilot survey: Visitor spending analysis
The National Park Service (NPS) is in the process of establishing a formal socioeconomic monitoring (SEM) program that will provide a standard visitor survey instrument and a long-term, systematic sampling design for in-park visitor surveys. The development of the pilot SEM survey provided the opportunity to add to the set of available visitor spending profiles for use in the NPS Visitor...
Authors
Catherine Cullinane Thomas, Egan Cornachione, Lynne Koontz, Christopher Keyes
2018 National Park visitor spending effects: Economic contributions to local communities, states, and the nation 2018 National Park visitor spending effects: Economic contributions to local communities, states, and the nation
No abstract available.
Authors
Catherine Cullinane Thomas, Lynne Koontz, Egan Cornachione
Economic Impacts of Restoration in National Parks Economic Impacts of Restoration in National Parks
The National Park Service’s (NPS) Resource Protection Branch (RPB) works with parks under the authority of the System Unit Resource Protection Act (SURPA) and the Oil Pollution Act, among others, to conduct damage assessment and restoration activities for NPS resources that have been injured. Funds used for restoration support jobs in local economies across the Nation. This report...
Authors
Catherine Cullinane Thomas, Noah Van Gilder, Mark VanMouwerik
Integrating landscape simulation models with economic and decision tools for invasive species control Integrating landscape simulation models with economic and decision tools for invasive species control
In managing invasive species, land managers and policy makers need information to help allocate scarce resources as efficiently and effectively as possible. Decisions regarding treatment methods, locations, effort, and timing can be informed by the integration of landscape simulation models with economic tools. State and transition simulation models align with conceptual models of...
Authors
Catherine Cullinane Thomas, Helen Sofaer, Sarah A. Cline, Catherine S. Jarnevich