Researchers, Students to Participate in Down East Economic Impact Study, BDN Reports

The Bangor Daily News reported the Down East Research and Education Network has commissioned a study to determine the economic impact of conservation effort in Washington and Hancock counties. Two University of Maine economics researchers and several UMaine students will work with Phillips Consulting in Clinton to conduct the study. The study will analyze the economic value of conservation, research and education of the regional land trust and conservation organizations as employers and of the region’s aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems for their natural resources, said Barbara Arter, director of the network.