Wildlife Recreation: Rural America's Newest Billion Dollar Industry
by Jason R. Henderson, Economist, Center for the Study of Rural America, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
"In today's search for the next billion dollar industry to revitalize Main Streets, many rural leaders are again pinning their hopes on nature. New opportunities are not arising from traditional sources commodity industries like agriculture or mining. Tomorrow's opportunity may well be wildlife related recreation - already a $108 billion industry nationwide" - states this news letter article from the Iowa State University web site (Jan 2005)
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