The problem of the commons is more important to our lives and thus more central to economics than a century ago when Katharine Coman led off the first issue of the AmericanEconomic Review. As the U.S.

This article reports on a survey of ranch owners in high amenity areas in southwestern Montana that have experienced marked ownership change over the last two decades. Specifically, we focus on findings from a set of questions targeting water resource and riparian area management.