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Seeing the Forest for the Water: Irrigators Willing to Pay Double to Guard Against Wildfires

Outlet: National Geographic

August 29, 2013

How much would you be willing to pay to restore a forest that you can’t see in order to preserve water resources? Researchers at Northern Arizona University found that those who draw irrigation water from the Verde River Watershed in Arizona would be willing to pay an average of $183.50 each year to fund forest restoration.

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