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Economic Valuation of Muskegon County, Michigan

Relative Value Estimate for Green Infrastructure and its Associated Ecosystem Services in Muskegon County, Michigan is

~$242.1 million per year*

* This amount represents an estimated value only and should not be interpreted as an actual value.

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Red: > $10,000*
Orange:$2,001- $10,000*
Green: $201 - $2,000*
Blue: $0 - $200*
Grey:DevelopedArea/Not Valued

*All values are per acre per year.

Preliminary Value Estimates for Ecosystem Services in Muskegon County, Michigan

(Per Acre Per Year)

Select a value or descriptor for additional information.

	Cropland	Orchards & Specialty Crops	Grass,Shrub & Prairie	Forest	Water	Wetlands	Great Lakes Sand Dunes & Beach	Other Bare Lands
Food Production	$30	$254	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Raw Materials	n/a	n/a	n/a	$48	INS	INS	$369	$369
Aesthetic/Amenity	$17	$17	$17	Private: $45 Public: $3,311	NEI	$19 - $30	Private: $19,437 Public: $7,972	n/a
Recreation	$15	$15	$15	Private: $45 Public: $3,311	$864	$13 - $76	Private: $19,437 Public: $7,972	n/a
Fish/Wildlife Habitat	INS	INS	$14	$3	$864	$147 - $1,513	NEI	n/a
Pollination	NEI	NEI	INS	NEI	n/a	NEI	INS	n/a
Nutrient Cycling	NEI	INS	NEI	NEI	NEI	$1,067 - $2,040	NEI	n/a
Waste Assimilation	n/a	n/a	NEI	NEI	NEI	$1,067 - $2,040	NEI	n/a
Erosion Control	NEI	NEI	NEI	$21	n/a	$86 - $485	NEI	n/a
Water Regulation	INS	INS	NEI	NEI	NEI	NEI	INS	n/a
Water Supply	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	$59	$59	n/a	NEI

NEI: Not enough information INS: Value presumed to be insignificant n/a: not applicable

This pie chart and associated table show the break down of land use and the lower bound value estimates for Muskegon County, Michigan.

Land Use and Cover	Acres	Estimated Annual Value
Cropland	64,025	$3,969,563
Orchards & Specialty Crops	3,188	$911,645
Grasses, Shrubs & Prairie Lands	67,739	$3,115,983
Forest Lands	137,846	$161,989,059
Water	13,042	$12,037,424
Wetlands	11,323	$15,749,931
Great Lakes Sand Dunes & Beaches	2,116	$34,283,561
Other Bare Lands	1,304	$481,054
Developed Lands	36,820	Not valued
Total	337,401	$232,538,221

In addition to the data listed above in the value matrix, the Project Team estimated values for ecosystem services associated with rails-to-trails. The are 32.08 miles of rails-to-trails in Muskegon County. The Ecosystem Services associated with this land use include Aesthetics/Amenity and Recreation, but there was enough information to determine an ecosystem services value only for Recreation. The estimated value for the rails-to-trails in Muskegon County is $299,401 per mile per year, or ~ $9.6 million (Betz et al 2003; Siderelis and Moore 1995; Siderelis et al 2000).