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Economic Valuation of Newaygo County, Michigan

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

~$899.0 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 Newaygo 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	n/a	$369
Aesthetic/Amenity	$3	$3	$3	Private: $24 Public: $3,311	NEI	$19 - $30	n/a	n/a
Recreation	$17	$17	$17	Private: $24 Public: $3,311	$864	$13 - $76	n/a	n/a
Fish/Wildlife Habitat	INS	INS	$14	$3	$864	$147 - $1,513	n/a	n/a
Pollination	NEI	NEI	INS	NEI	n/a	NEI	n/a	n/a
Nutrient Cycling	NEI	INS	NEI	NEI	NEI	$1,067 - $2,040	n/a	n/a
Waste Assimilation	n/a	n/a	NEI	NEI	NEI	$1,067 - $2,040	n/a	n/a
Erosion Control	NEI	NEI	NEI	$21	n/a	$86 - $485	n/a	n/a
Water Regulation	INS	INS	NEI	NEI	NEI	NEI	n/a	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 the associated table show the break down of land use and the lower bound value estimates for Newaygo County, Michigan.

Land Use and Cover	Acres	Estimated Annual Value
Cropland	105,005	$5,250,243
Orchards & Specialty Crops	2,268	$621,487
Grasses, Shrubs & Prairie Lands	89,276	$3,035,393
Forest Lands	319,259	$864,998,337
Water	11,669	$10,770,293
Wetlands	10,156	$14,126,773
Great Lakes Sand Dunes & Beaches	0	$0
Other Bare Lands	616	$227,477
Developed Lands	12,829	Not valued
Total	551,079	$899,030,004

In addition to the data listed above in the value matrix, the Project Team estimated values for ecosystem services associated with rails-to-trails. However, no rails-to-trails systems could be found in Newaygo County.