This paper identifies the necessary conditions for a successful expansion of private-lands conservation in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Author Archives: Kat Dwyer
The Role of Private Lands in Conserving Yellowstone’s Wildlife in the Twenty-First Century
This paper identifies the necessary conditions for a successful expansion of private-lands conservation in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
The Case for Tradeable Permits in Dead Birds
A push toward wind energy threatens to kill more eagles. Markets can help.
How Environmental Activists and Reviews Can Worsen Wildfires
An undergrowth of red tape and litigation stands in the way of the Biden administration’s 10-year forest-management plan.
Testimony on Endangered Species Act Reform
Preserving what the ESA does well (preventing extinctions) while improving it as a tool to recover species is an essential and achievable goal.
Protecting Our Nation’s Most Cherished Forests Through Active Forest Management
The destruction of sequoias in recent years must serve as a wake-up call to the need to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
A Voice for Rural America: Promoting Species Recovery
A podcast about policy reforms that could incentivize greater endangered species recovery.
Using Markets to Limit Eagle Mortality from Wind Power
How a market in tradable permits can motivate the wind energy sector to conserve eagles
Fight Fire With Fire
What Florida gets right about using controlled burns to prevent damaging wildfires, and what California could learn from it.
Financing Outdoor Recreation
This special issue of the journal Land Economics is the result of a 2019 workshop hosted by PERC that explored a range of outdoor recreation issues with a specific focus on funding.