PERC and the Great American Outdoors Act
Brian YablonskiA message on the Great American Outdoors Act from PERC's CEO Brian Yablonski.
Elk in Paradise: Conserving Migratory Wildlife and Working Lands in Montana’s Paradise Valley
Whitney TiltThis report presents findings from an extensive survey and numerous discussions with landowners, which reveal attitudes toward wildlife and point the way to solutions that can support landowners and wildlife in the valley.
Unlike Politics, Property Rights Provide a Firm Foundation for Conservation
Jonathan WoodConservation pursued through the market and property rights is protected from shifting political winds.
Atlas Nexus Podcast: Brian Yablonski on Free Market Environmentalism and Endangered Species
Brian YablonskiA podcast exploring PERC's work on endangered species conservation and recovery.
Public Comment on Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat
PERC weighs in on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed rule change regarding critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act.
Conservation, Communities, and Covid-19
Fulton Mangwanya, Catherine E. SemcerAn Interview with Fulton Mangwanya, Director General of the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority.
Electric Election Roadtrip: Brian Yablonski on Private Conservation
Brian YablonskiA video podcast on the benefits of private conservation.
Randy Newberg’s Hunt Talk: Private Land, Public Wildlife
Brian YablonskiA podcast on the role of private lands in stewarding our public wildlife.
About PERC
Founded in 1980 in Bozeman, Montana, PERC—the Property and Environment Research Center—is the home of free market environmentalism. Our research is dedicated to harnessing the power of markets and property rights to improve environmental quality.
Research Areas
Public Lands
How Should We Think About Wildfires?
We must find ways to increase government accountability, reduce regulatory obstacles to active management, and bring private ingenuity and resources to bear on the problem.
A Private Solution to Wildfire Risk
As wildfire response and wildfire suppression engulf more of the USFS’s already strained budget, private solutions can offer quick and decisive answers.
Manage Forests for Timber, Not Tinder
Timber harvesting can reduce catastrophic wildfire risk and provide a stream of sustainable material for green construction.
Wildlife
Protecting Wetlands: Environmental Federalism and Grassroots Conservation in the Prairie Pothole Region
Scaling back federal regulation over isolated wetlands reduces conflict between regulators and private landowners, aligning economic incentives with voluntary conservation objectives.
Cato Daily Podcast: Property Rights and Drilling in the American Arctic
A podcast on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and non-use leasing.
Public Comment on Defining ‘Habitat’ for the Endangered Species Act
PERC weighs in on a proposal that can help make imperiled species and their habitat less of a liability for landowners.
Water
Protecting Wetlands: Environmental Federalism and Grassroots Conservation in the Prairie Pothole Region
Scaling back federal regulation over isolated wetlands reduces conflict between regulators and private landowners, aligning economic incentives with voluntary conservation objectives.
Water Markets Can Rescue the Great Salt Lake
By recognizing water conservation as a beneficial use, Utah can promote cooperation that can help restore the Great Salt Lake.
The Clean Water Act’s Permitting Process is Mired in Red Tape
The federal Clean Water Act is a notoriously complex statute, imposing federal permitting on a wide variety of land uses, industrial activity, and conservation projects based on turbid regulatory standards.
Private Lands
Recognizing Private Lands for their Public Benefits
Amid growing public interest in the future of elk populations in the West, the essential role of ranchers and other landowners must gain recognition.
Public Comment on Defining ‘Habitat’ for the Endangered Species Act
PERC weighs in on a proposal that can help make imperiled species and their habitat less of a liability for landowners.
Pipeline Approval Process Can’t Ignore Property Owners’ Rights
Under a federal statute, FERC approval gives pipeline companies the power to use eminent domain to acquire property or easements for construction.
Hunters and Anglers
Thank a Hunter
It’s incredibly important that we actively support hunting and angling not only because they’re a part of Montana’s identity, but because our wild places need the resources.
PERC Research Fellow Testifies on Wildlife Conservation and Zoonotic Disease Risks
Catherine Semcer testifies before the U.S. Senate on the importance of habitat conservation in preventing disease transmission from wildlife to humans.
A Pirate Looks at 40
Reflections on PERC’s milestone anniversary.
Fisheries
Markets, Not Ill-Fitting Regulatory Mandates, Are the Solution to Bycatch
Markets can overcome the technological challenge by giving fishers and others the incentive to develop new ways to reduce bycatch.
Markets and Property Rights are Improving the Environment
A podcast on free market environmentalism and its track record around the world.
A Different Shade of Green
Markets and property rights are working to solve a variety of environmental problems.
Publications
Volume 39, No.1, Summer 2020
Elk in Paradise: Conserving Migratory Wildlife and Working Lands in Montana's Paradise Valley
Volume 38, No.2, Winter 2019
Prospecting for Pollution: The Need for Better Incentives to Clean Up Abandoned Mines
Volume 38, No.1, Summer 2019
The Road to Recovery
What Went Wrong With WOTUS: Reflections on Economic Valuation and Environmental Regulation
Distributional Effects of Environmental Markets
Volume 37, No.1, Summer 2018
Mobilizing Markets to Reduce Bycatch in Marine Fisheries
Clearing the Smoke from Wildfire Policy: An Economic Perspective
