By the Numbers

60

Million dollars in fees collected by the National Forest Service (NFS) in 2007, up from $32 million in 2000

14

Million dollars in fees collected by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), up from $7 million in 2000. The NFS and BLM have each raised fees and closed sites to cover budget shortfalls.

1.4

Billion dollars, the amount the Forest Service spent fighting fires in 2007

630

Million acres of public land in the United States

17

Percent of its value the dollar has lost against the euro in the last year

40.6

Billion dollars, Exxon Mobil’s profit in 2007. The Bush administration touted tax breaks for oil exploration last week.

453

Total home sales in Door County in 2007

642

Total sales in 2005 (556 were sold in 2006)

$219, 300

Median sale price of a home sold in Door County in 2007, down $18,500 from 2006

$160,650

The median sale price of a home sold in Calumet County, the second highest median price in Northeast Wisconsin

Sources: New York Times; Wall Street Journal; Wisconsin Realtors Association