Managing our forests through mechanical thinning and prescribed burns works to reduce wildfire risk.
Author Archives: Kat Dwyer
High and Dry
Compensate rural communities to promote water markets.
The Future of Water Markets
Obstacles and Opportunities
Water Banking Can Help Great Salt Lake
Utah’s Water Banking Act offers a mechanism to allocate water to a drying Great Salt Lake.
Delivering on the Promise of Water Quality Markets
Water quality markets can be a cost-effective way to reduce water pollution.
The Futures Market for California Water
Challenges and policy recommendations
Engaging Irrigation Districts in Water Markets
Ideas to address modern water scarcity challenges
Saving Water Even as We Grow
Current drought conditions are bad, but they are likely to spur even more water-saving innovations and policy reforms in the future.
Hunting Trophy Bans Risk Undermining ’30×30′ and African Wildlife Conservation
While alternatives to trophy hunting are desirable, no viable options currently exist that would adequately replace lost conservation funding.
A Letter to Congress: Permitting Relief is Needed to Improve the Health of Our Forests
Congress has the opportunity to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires by reforming restoration permitting so critical forest work can be completed in a timely manner.