This PERC Policy Series explores the underlying issues fueling grazing conflicts in the West, as well as what might be done to resolve them.
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A Different Kind of Green
Restoring private land is big business—and the benefits flow well beyond property boundaries.
TBT: Doing Good While Doing Well
Enviropreneurs have long harnessed the tools of free market environmentalism to satisfy the growing demands for environmental quality.
Federal Land Management Has Been Disastrous
In light of the Malheur standoff, the New York Times asked six contributors “should the government still own so much land in the West, and should its control over that land be reduced?”
Trust Alternatives for Range Resource Allocation
Multiple organizational forms shape range management today, and through a comparison of state, private, and federal lands in the US, this essay helps explain why trust land agencies are not more market-oriented stewards of the land and resources.
TBT: Will the Endangered Species Act Save the King of the Jungle?
Two decades ago, Rick Stroup wrote about how the Endangered Species Act fueled animosity between endangered species and landowners. What has changed?
Ranching for Wildlife in Texas
Conservation efforts transform a cattle ranch into a wildlife haven.
Banking on Endangered Species
How assigning property rights to protected species turned a landfill into a conservation bank.
Interior Announces New Water Innovation Initiative
The Department of Interior should be applauded for its efforts to harness water markets and habitat conservation, but the real success will be measured by the Interior’s ability to get out of its own way, eliminating the rules and regulations that dis-incentivize conservation.
TBT: Property Rights and Conservation
The mainstream environmental movement often questions the value of property rights and environmental protection, but they actually go hand in hand.