In 2008, national park visitors spent $11.56 billion in gateway communities, supporting 205,000 jobs, while the National Park Service employed 24,954 people with a payroll of $1.517 billion. The economic impact in California alone included 34 million visits and 18,808 jobs from non-local visitor spending. The document also highlights challenges posed by illegal drug trafficking on public lands, leading to environmental damage and risks to park visitors.

1. US Department of the InteriorNATIONAL PARK SERVICENational Park VisitorSpending and Payroll Impacts2008Presented by Jim RichardsonChief RangerWhiskeytown National Recreation Area

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

3. MGM2 model developedin 2000, updated 2008US Department of the InteriorNATIONAL PARK SERVICENPS 274.9 million 2008 recreation visits Park visitors spent $11.56 Billion in gateway communitiesSupports 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 communitiesUS Department of the InteriorNATIONAL PARK SERVICE9.8% are local residents55% are staying outside parks in motels and lodges21% are non-local visitors on day trips

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

7. Impacts of NPS visitor spending and payroll on local economies by state34,028,858 California Recreation visits to NPS in 2008.$1,012,479 non-local visitor spending18,808 jobs from non-local visitor spending27,971 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 SystemNorth CascadesOlympicRedwoodWhiskeytownPt. ReyesYosemiteGolden GateSequoia KingsBlue RidgeBig South ForkSanta Monica MtnsSmoky Mtns

14. Global Commodities Productions on Public Lands2009 seizures = 29.4 Billion dollarsAll seizures = 92.5 Billion dollarsSource DCE/SP, DEA SFFO and NDIC

15. Whiskeytown NRA2000-2010First DTO site 200024,000 Plants 2004 5,000 Plants 200571,254 Plants 200635,222 Plants 20071,366 Plants 20087,708 Plants 200929,768 Plants 2010

16. CURRENT COUNTER-DRUG (DTO)OPERATIONSUS Department of the InteriorNATIONAL PARK SERVICEIn-Park Investigations: Surveillance / Interdiction

17. Assault on the Land2100 California native plants found no where else4 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 landDanger to park visitorsExtensive Environmental DamageViolation of drug laws of state and nationForeign cartels fueling drug addiction of U.S. citizens