Katrina is an environmental economist at the University of Montana. She teaches and conducts research on how environmental quality and access to natural amenities affect human health, agricultural productivity, and rural residential land development. She supports CFC’s efforts in policy advocacy and community engagement by helping to demonstrate how the values of clean water, adequate stream flows and habitat integrity for Western Montanans compare with the values of economic activities such as agriculture, mining, or housing development, which may otherwise be prioritized in water policy and land use planning decisions.