Presentation given by Jim Richardson, Chief Ranger for Whiskeytown National Recreation Area on the Panel: "Weeding in the Wild: Protecting and Preserving National Lands" at the Great Valley Center's Sacramento Valley Forum on October 27, 2010 in Chico, CA.

1. US Department of the Interior NATIONAL PARK SERVICE National Park Visitor Spending and Payroll Impacts 2008 Presented by Jim Richardson Chief Ranger Whiskeytown National Recreation Area

2. MGM2 NPSMoney Generation Model Daniel J. Stynes Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1222 October 2009 Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies Michigan State University

3. MGM2 model developedin 2000, updated 2008 US Department of the Interior NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NPS 274.9 million 2008 recreation visits Park visitors spent $11.56 Billion in gateway communities Supports 205,000 jobs. (50,000 jobs in hotel and restaurants) 23,000 jobs in retail and amusements sectors. NPS employed 24,954 people in 2008

4. of National Pa Distribution of National Park spending $41 ave day trip local $75 non-local day trip $64 backcountry user $340 stay in park lodges $105 camp outside park $96 camp inside park

5. 2008 visitors spent $11.56 Billionin parks and gateway communities US Department of the Interior NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 9.8% are local residents 55% are staying outside parks in motels and lodges 21% are non-local visitors on day trips

6. NPS Payroll Impacts on Local Economies in 2008 NPS payroll $1.517 Billion & 24,954 jobs Induces(multiplies to) $344 million & 11,862 jobs

7. Impacts of NPS visitor spending and payroll on local economies by state 34,028,858 California Recreation visits to NPS in 2008. $1,012,479 non-local visitor spending 18,808 jobs from non-local visitor spending 27,971 total jobs

8. Spending and Economic Impacts of National Park Visitors on Local Economies 2008

9. Yosemite andSequoia/Kings Canyon

10. Lassen Volcanic

11. Whiskeytown

12. 2 primary NPS economic driversVisitor Spending & NPS salaries

13. History of DTO operations in the National Park System North Cascades Olympic Redwood Whiskeytown Pt. Reyes Yosemite Golden Gate Sequoia Kings Blue Ridge Big South Fork Santa Monica Mtns Smoky Mtns

14. Global Commodities Productions on Public Lands 2009 seizures = 29.4 Billion dollars All seizures = 92.5 Billion dollars Source DCE/SP, DEA SFFO and NDIC

15. Whiskeytown NRA 2000-2010 First DTO site 2000 24,000 Plants 2004 5,000 Plants 2005 71,254 Plants 2006 35,222 Plants 2007 1,366 Plants 2008 7,708 Plants 2009 29,768 Plants 2010

16. CURRENT COUNTER-DRUG (DTO)OPERATIONS US Department of the Interior NATIONAL PARK SERVICE In-Park Investigations: Surveillance / Interdiction

17. Assault on the Land 2100 California native plants found no where else 4 reptiles, 6 birds,15 fish, 18 mammals, 25 amphibians and thousands of insects exist ONLY in California

18. WHY is law enforcement fighting this battle? Armed foreign nationals on public land Danger to park visitors Extensive Environmental Damage Violation of drug laws of state and nation Foreign cartels fueling drug addiction of U.S. citizens