THE COCONINO AND KAIBAB NATIONAL FORESTS IN NORTHERN ARIZONA HAVE APPROXIMATELY 700 SPRINGS. APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THE LAND WITHIN THE FORESTS IS CONSIDERED SUITABLE FOR GRAZING. 77% OF THE SPRINGS WITHIN THE FORESTS ARE ECOLOGICALLY DEGRADED, WITH MUCH OF THE DEGRADATION OCCURRING AS A RESULT OF GRAZING PRACTICES. WHILE REVENUES FROM GRAZING ARE READILY AVAILABLE, NON-MARKET VALUES OF SPRINGS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES WITHIN THE COCONINO AND KAIBAB NATIONAL FORESTS HAVE NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO INFORM DEVELOPMENT OF INCENTIVE-BASED FORESTED RANGELAND MANAGEMENT PLANS THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY PROMOTE EFFICIENT GRAZING AND SPRINGS CONSERVATION. OUR OBJECTIVES ARE:OBJECTIVE 1): ESTIMATE THE NON-MARKET VALUES OF SPRINGS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ACROSS THE COCONINO AND KAIBAB NATIONAL FORESTS.OBJECTIVE 2): DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF NON-MARKET VALUES OF SPRINGS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES WITHIN THE COCONINO AND KAIBAB NATIONAL FORESTS UNDER DIFFERENT MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS TO INFORM DECISION-MAKING.WE WILL USE THE CHOICE EXPERIMENT METHOD OF NON-MARKET VALUATION TO ESTIMATE VALUES OF ATTRIBUTES OF SPRINGS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN THE COCONINO AND KAIBAB NATIONAL FORESTS. WE WILL PARTNER WITH THE SPRINGS STEWARDSHIP INSTITUTE TO INCORPORATE EXTENSIVE DATABASES REGARDING ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF SPRINGS INTO OUR SURVEY EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN. STAKEHOLDER INPUT WILL BE SOLICITED THROUGHOUT THE SURVEY DEVELOPMENT AND TO INFORM MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS.OUR ANALYSIS ADDRESSES NIFA'S ENRE PROGRAM AREA PRIORITIES BY PROVIDING AN ECONOMIC APPLICATION THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF AN ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO FORESTED RANGELAND MANAGEMENT EMBRACING SIMULTANEOUS CONSERVATION OF SPRINGS ECOSYSTEMS.