Land Use and Economics Study
Grassland Ecological Area
Merced County, CA

This Land Use and Economics Study, jointly funded by the Grassland Water District, the Packard Foundation and the Great Valley Center, may be the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive picture of the economic values of wetlands in the County, and their impact on the local economy.

This document was prepared for the Grassland Water District by TRA Environmental Sciences in July 2001. The Economics Supporting Study included in it was done by Strong Associates.

The study is available to download below, as a full document for those with faster connections, and or by its parts for those with slower connections.

Full Document (Summary, Report, Appendices) (PDF) (8450 KB)

Cover, Title Page, and Acknowledgements (1235 KB)

Summary
PDF (1391 KB)
HTML (60 KB)

Report (PDF) (545 KB)

Appendix 1. Main Text Figures and Tables

Figure 1. Merced County Land Use and Municipalities (17 KB GIF)
Figure 2. Grassland Ecological Area and Public Lands (16 KB GIF)
Figure 3. Grassland Ecological Area and Wetlands (37 KB GIF)
Figure 4. Land Status in Grassland Ecological Area (7 KB GIF)
Figure 5. Participation in Land Management in Grassland Ecological Area (6 KB GIF)
Figure 6. Recreation Area in GEA and Merced Co. (6 KB GIF)
Figure 7. Recreation Value in GEA and Merced Co. (7 KB GIF)
Figure 8. Cities and the Grassland Ecological Area Zones of Conflict 2040 (8 KB GIF)
Main Text Tables (PDF) (66 KB)

Appendix 2. Economics Supporting Study (PDF) (66 KB)

Appendix 3. Strategies to Encourage Compact Growth (PDF) (32 KB)