Southern
Research Station

Education

Ph.D. in Ag & Resource Econ., 1987

Texas A&M University

Featured Publications and Products

• Poudyala, Neelam C.; Siry, Jacek P.; Bowker, J.M. 2011. Quality of urban forest carbon credits.
• Johnson Gaither, Cassandra; Poudyal, N.C.; Goodrick, S.; Bowker, J.M.; Malone, Sparkle L.; Gan, J. 2011. Wildland fire risk and social vulnerability in the Southeastern United States: An exploratory spatial data analysis approach.
• Poudyal, Neelam C.; Siry, Jacek P.; Bowker, J. M. 2010. Urban forests' potential to supply marketable carbon emission offsets: a survey of municipal governments in the United States.
• Kim, S.G.; Bowker, J.M.; Cho, S.H.; Lambert, D.M.; English, D.B.K.; Starbuck, C.M. 2010. Estimating Travel Cost Model: Spatial Approach.
• Gill, Joshua K.; Bowker, J.M.; Bergstrom, John C.; Zarnoch, Stanley J. 2010. Accounting for trip frequency in importance-performance analysis.

Publications

• Shattuck, Clara ; Poudyal, Neelam C.; Bowker, J.M. ; Joshi, Omkar . 2022. Differential values associated with outdoor recreational access among the wildlife management area permit holders.
• Chapagain, Binod ; Poudyal, Neelam ; Bowker, J ; Askew, Ashley ; English, Donald ; Hodges, Donald G. 2021. Demand for and Economic Value of Nonmotorized Boating Access in Rivers at US National Forests.
• Sardana, Kavita ; Bergstrom, John C.; Bowker, J. M. 2021. Effects of Ad-hoc Data Truncation and Homogeneous Preferences on Recreational Demand and Values: An Application to the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests.
• Mingie, James ; Poudyal, Neelam ; Bowker, J. ; Mengak, Michael ; Siry, Jacek P. 2019. Comparing the net benefit of forestland acccess for big-game hunting across landownership types in Georgia, USA.
• McNulty, Steven ; Baca, Aurelia ; Bowker, Michael ; Brantley, Steven ; Dreaden, Tyler ; Golladay, Steven W.; Holmes, Tom ; James, Natasha ; Liu, Shan ; Lucardi, Rima ; Mayfeld, Albert ; Sun, Ge ; Treasure, Emrys ; Conner, L. Mike; Smith, Lora L.; Vose, James M. 2019. Managing Effects of Drought in the Southeast United States.
• Askew, Ashley E.; Bowker, J. M. 2018. Impacts of climate change on outdoor recreation participation: Outlook to 2060.
• English, Donald ; Bowker, J. M. 2018. Introduction to the special issue on visitor monitoring.
• Gillespie, Nathaniel ; Epstein, Jonas ; Alexander, Susan ; Bowker, J.M. ; Medel, Ron ; Leonard, Mike ; Thoms, Andrew . 2018. Socioeconomic benefits of recreational, commercial, and subsistence fishing associated with national forests.
• Mingie, James C.; Poudyal, Neelam C.;  Bowker, J. M.;  Mengak, Michael T.;  Siry, Jacek P. 2017. A hedonic analysis of big game hunting club dues in Georgia, USA.
• Askew, Ashley E.; Bowker, J.M.; English, Donald B.K.; Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Green, Gary T. 2017. A temporal importance-performance analysis of recreation attributes on national forests: a technical document supporting the Forest Service update of the 2010 RPA Assessment.
• Tran, Y.;  Siry, J. P.;  Bowker, J. M.;  Poudyal, N. C. 2017. Atlanta households’ willingness to increase urban forests to mitigate cimate change.
• Mingie, James C.; Poudyal, Neelam C.;  Bowker, J. M.;  Mengak, Michael T.;  Siry, Jacek P. 2017. Big game hunter preferences for hunting club attributes: A choice experiment.
• Kreye, Melissa M.; Adams, Damian C.; Ghimire, Ramesh; Morse, Wayde; Stein, Taylor; Bowker, J. M. 2017. Forest ecosystem services: Cultural values.
• Merry, Krista ; Bettinger, Pete ; Siry, Jacek ; Bowker, J. M.; Weaver, Steven ; Ucar, Zennure . 2017. Mapping potential motorised sightseeing recreation supply across broad privately-owned landscapes of the Southern United States.
• Bowker, J.M. ; Bergstrom, J.C. . 2017. Wild and scenic rivers: An economic perspective.
• Prestemon, Jeff; Kruger, Linda; Abt, Karen L.; Bowker, Michael; Brandeis, Consuelo; Calkin, Dave; Donovan, Geoffrey H.; Ham, Charlotte; Holmes, Thomas P.; Kline, Jeffrey; Warziniack, Travis. 2016. Economics and societal considerations of drought.
• Song, Nianfu; Shifley, Stephen R.; Bowker, Michael; Emery, Marla R.; Aguilar, Francisco X.; Skog, Kenneth E. 2016. Maintenance and enhancement of long-term multiple socioeconomic benefits to meet the needs of societies.
• Sardana, Kavita ; Bergstrom, John C.; Bowker, J.M. . 2016. Valuing setting-based recreation for selected visitors to national forests in the southern United States.
• Holmes, Tom; Bowker, Michael; Englin, Jeffrey; Hjerpe, Evan; Loomis, John B.; Phillips, Spencer; Richardson, Robert. 2015. A Synthesis of the Economic Values of Wilderness.
• Paudyal, Ramesh; Poudyal, Neelam C.; Bowker, J.M.; Dorison, Adrienne M.; Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Green, Gary T. 2015. A value orientation approach to assess and compare climate change risk perception among trout anglers in Georgia, USA.
• Cho, Seong-Hoon; Bowker, Michael;  Roberts, Roland K.;  Kim, Seunggyu;  Kim, Taeyoung; Lambert, Dayton M. . 2015. Effects on consumer welfare of visitor satisfaction information: a case study of the Allegheny National Forest.
• Poudyal, N.C.; Bowker, J.M.; Siry, J.P. 2015. Factors influencing buyers' willingness to offer price premiums for carbon credits sourced from urban forests.
• White, Eric M.; Bowker, Michael; Askew, Ashley E.; Langner, Linda L.; Arnold, J. Ross; English, Don. 2015. Federal outdoor recreation trends: Effects on economic opportunities.
• Bowker, J.M.; Askew, Ashley E.; Poudyal, Neelam; Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Seymour, Lynne; Cordell, H. Ken. 2014. Climate change and outdoor recreation participation in the Southern United States.
• Askew, Ashley E.; English, Donald B.K.; Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Poudyal, Neelam C.; Bowker, J.M. 2014. Mitigating budget constraints on visitation volume surveys: the case of U.S. National forests.
• Mockrin, Miranda H.;  Bowker, J. M.;  Smith, Katherine;  West, Cindi. 2014. Outdoor recreation in shifting societal and natural landscapes.
• Larson, Lincoln; Whiting, Jason W.; Green, Gary T.; Bowker, Michael. 2014. Physical activity levels and preferences of ethnically diverse visitors to Georgia State Parks.
• Larson, Lincoln R.; Whiting, Jason W.; Green, Gary T.; Bowker, J. M. 2014. Physical activity locations in Georgia: frequency of use by socio-demographic group.
• Larson, Lincoln R.; Whiting, Jason W.; Green, Gary T.; Bowker, J.M. 2014. Physical activity of youth in non-urban parks: an observation-based assessment.
• Merry, Krista; Siry, Jacek; Bettinger, Pete; Bowker, J.M. 2014. Urban tree cover change in Detroit and Atlanta, USA, 1951-2010.
• Merry, Krista; Siry, Jacek; Bettinger, Pete; Bowker, Michael. 2013. Assessing potential urban tree planting sites in the Piedmont of the Unitied States: A comparison of methods.
• Merry, Krista; Siry, Jacek; Bettinger, Pete; Bowker, Michael. 2013. Efficient assessments of urban tree planting potential around the southern Piedmont region of the United States.
• Cordell, Ken; Bowker, J.M. 2013. Long-term projections of backcountry recreation use.
• Bowker, J. M.; Askew, Ashley; Cordell, H. Ken; Bergstrom, John C. 2013. Outdoor recreation.
• Bowker, J.M.; Askew, Ashley E. 2013. Outlook for outdoor recreation in the northern United States. A technical document supporting the Northern Forest Futures Project with projections through 2060.
• Green, Gary T.; Bowker, J.M.; Wang, X.F.; Cordell, K.; Johnson, Cassandra Y. 2012. A National Study of Constraints to Participation in Outdoor Recreational Activities.
• Cho, Seong-.Hoon; Bowker, J.M.; Poudyal, Neelam C.; Kim, Seung Gyu; Lambert, Dayton M.; Roberts, Roland K. 2012. Effect of forestland availability by ownership type on license sales for hunting: a spatial approach.
• Poudyal, Neelam C.; Siry, Jacek P.; Bowker, J. M. 2012. Market-Based Approaches toward the Development of Urban Forest Carbon Projects in the United States.
• Bowker, J.M.; Askew, Ashley E.; Cordell, H. Ken; Betz, Carter J.; Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Seymour, Lynne. 2012. Outdoor recreation participation in the United States - projections to 2060: a technical document supporting the Forest Service 2010 RPA Assessment.
• Poudyal, N. C.; Siry, J. P.; Bowker, J. M. 2012. Stakeholders’ engagement in promoting sustainable development: Businesses and urban forest carbon.
• Poudyal, Neelam C.; Bowker, J. M.; Green, Gary T.; Tarrant, Michael A. 2012. Supply of Private Acreage for Recreational Deer Hunting in Georgia.
• Bowker, J.M.; Askew, Ashley. 2012. U.S. Outdoor Recreation Participation Projections to 2060.
• Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Bowker, J.M.; Cordell, H. Ken. 2011. A mixed-modes approach for estimating hiking on trails through diverse forest landscapes: the case of the Appalachian Trail.
• Zarnoch, Stan; Bowker, Michael; Cordell, Ken; Owens, Matt; Green, Gary T.; Ginn, Allison. 2011. Appalachian National Scenic Trail pilot survey.
• Poudyal, Neelam C.; Bowker, J.M.; Green, Gary. T.; Hodges, Donald G. 2011. Modeling the impact of changes in land use and socio-cultural patterns from urbanization of recrecreational fishing.
• Poudyal, Neelam C.; Siry, Jacek; Bowker, J.M. 2011. Urban Forests and Carbon Markets: Buyers’ Perspectives.
• Green, G.T.; Bowker, J.M.; Wang, X.; Cordell, H.K.; Johnson, Cassandra Y. 2009. An Examination of Perceived Constraints to Outdoor Recreation.
• Armstrong, M.; Siry, J.; Bowker, Michael. 2009. Developing an urban forest carbon market.
• Bowker, J.M.; Starbuck, C.M.; English, D.B.K.; Bergstrom, J.C.; Rosenburger, R.S.; McCollum, D.C. 2009. Estimating the Net Economic Value of National Forest Recreation: An Application of the National Visitor Use Monitoring Database.
• Poudyal, N.; Siry, J.; Bowker, M. 2009. Factors influencing current interests and motivations of local governments to supply carbon offset credits from urban forestry.
• Bowker, J.M.; Askew, A.; Seymour, L.; Zhu, J.P.; English, D.; Starbuck, C.M. 2009. Wilderness Recreation Demand: A Comparison of Travel Cost and On-Site Cost Models.

Research Highlights

Study Projects Outdoor Recreation Levels in the United States to 2060 (2012)

Changes in climate, socioeconomic conditions, and land use, along with population growth will affect future outdoor recreation activity in the United States.

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