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

*All values are per acre per year.

Preliminary Value Estimates for Ecosystem Services in Ionia County, Michigan

(Per Acre Per Year)
NEI: Not enough information
INS: Value presumed to be insignificant
n/a: not applicable
Select a value or descriptor for additional information.
* This amount represents an estimated value only and should not be interpreted as an actual value.

 

~$63.3 million per year*

 

 

Cropland

Orchards & Specialty Crops

Grass,Shrub & Prairie
Forest
Water
Wetlands
Great Lakes Sand Dunes & Beach
Other Bare Lands
Food Production
$65
$275
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
$12
$12
$12

Private: $32

Public: $3,311

NEI
$19 - $30

n/a

n/a
Recreation
$28
$28
$28
$864
$13 - $76
n/a
n/a
Fish/Wildlife Habitat
INS
INS
$14
$3
$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
$1,067 - $2,040
n/a
n/a
Waste Assimilation
n/a
n/a
NEI
NEI
n/a
n/a
Erosion Control
NEI
NEI
$21
n/a
$86 - $485
n/a
n/a
Water Regulation
INS
INS
NEI
NEI
NEI
n/a
n/a
Water Supply
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$59
$59
n/a
NEI

 

 

This pie chart and associated table show the break down of land use and the lower bound value estimates for Ionia County, Michigan.

Land Use and Cover
Acres
Estimated Annual Value
Cropland
235,853
$24,764,614
Orchards & Specialty Crops
2,617
$824,465
Grasses, Shrubs & Prairie Lands
36,195
$1,954,522
Forest Lands
67,134
$12,407,393
Water
4,564
$4,212,341
Wetlands
4,126
$5,738,765
Great Lakes Sand Dunes & Beaches
0
$0
Other Bare Lands
796
$293,540
Developed Lands
19,620
Not valued
Total
370,904
$50,195,640

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 Ionia County.