Nevada Conservation Corps (NCC) is an environmental service program of the Great Basin Institute dedicated to promoting field research and direct conservation service. NCC has utilized AmeriCorps support for its conservation work since 1999. NCC supports Nevada’s communities and public lands by deploying forestry teams to mitigate fire threats, reduce the spread of invasive species, and restore and re-designate trails. This ROI study by ICF advances novel strategies for monetizing outcomes associated with preserved ecosystem services, for reduced carbon dioxide equivalents emissions from reduced wildfire acres burned, and for discounting ecosystem benefits over regrowth periods.
AmeriCorps discussed the portfolio of work associated with calculating ROI on National Service, the novel strategy specific to ROI calculation associated with forestry risk mitigation, and the grantee perspective in both participating in the study and how this work contributes to their value proposition within their community.