摘要：The allocation of water is an important consideration in the western United States. An emerging issue is the regional economic trade-offs between out-of-stream use for irrigated agriculture and the use of water in Nevada’s Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge wetlands for supporting various recreation activities such as angling, wildlife observation, and water fowl hunting. Estimated visitation at the Stillwater Marsh Area has ranged from 28,000 to 40,000 visits annually. This has generated expenditures of more than $1.1 million, which translates into an additional $440,000 of direct and indirect income to Churchill County (Loomis).
