The U.S. Forest Service plans to increase the pace of forest restoration by 50 million acres over the next decade. Success, however, depends on partnering with states, tribes, and the private sector and tackling persistent policy obstacles.
Author Archives: Kat Dwyer
Turning Fire Risk Into Financial Reward
Many public forests in need of restoration are overgrown with small timber. These resources hold tremendous value—if innovative markets can put them to use.
Healthy Forests Make Good Neighbors
Through Good Neighbor Authority, federal agencies are working with states and other western partners to mitigate wildfire risk.
Returning Fire to the Land
How a renewed focus on prescribed fire can help forests from coast to coast.
The Big Burn of 1910 and the Choking of America’s Forests
Decades of fire suppression fuel catastrophic wildfires today.
Snapshots
Examples of free market environmentalism and creative conservation from around the world.
How Environmental Red Tape Inflames Wildfire Risk
While well-intentioned, environmental review requirements prolong much-needed fuel treatments.
Wildfire, Moral Hazard, and Ways to Lessen Risk
A Q&A with PERC Lone Mountain Fellow Judson Boomhower.
REPORT: Red tape is making wildfires worse
New research provides the most comprehensive analysis of NEPA’s impact on wildfire mitigation.
Infographic: How red tape makes wildfires worse
A maze of regulations coupled with the threat of litigation delay urgently needed forest restoration projects and increase the likelihood of catastrophic wildfire.