As policymakers seek permanent funding for conservation and recreation, the challenge will be to find other, more dependable funding sources to sustain outdoor recreation and conservation.
Author Archives: Kat Dwyer
Coronavirus Pandemic Highlights the Vulnerability of African Wildlife Conservation
The crisis brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, and its impact on the tourism industry, gives us the opportunity to see the vulnerabilities of conservation models more clearly.
Endangered Species Bear the Costs of Bad Incentives
Free market environmentalism offers many ways to better align the incentives of landowners with the interests of rare species.
Market Solutions to Environmental Problems
A podcast on the merits of free market environmentalism.
It’s (Finally) Time to Restore Our Parks
Fully solving the backlog issue will require tackling the current backlog as well as ensuring that today’s routine maintenance needs do not become tomorrow’s deferred maintenance.
There’s a Better Way to Fund Outdoor Recreation—Do It Ourselves
As recreation and conservation funding realities evolve in the 21st century, public funding streams should evolve along with them.
It’s Time to Let Native Americans Manage the Land
Transfering the National Bison Range back to Native Americans would be a good first step into expunging remnants of racism from our national policies.
Don’t Overlook the Importance of Private Lands
Private lands play an important but often-overlooked role in sustaining many of the things we cherish most about the West.
Supreme Court Searches for Path through Byzantine Federal Land Laws
Federal lands are governed by a complex thicket of laws built up over more than a century, often with too little thought to how the different generations fit together.
The Private Sector has a Role to Play with Environmental Cleanups
Creating a greater role for the private sector will spur innovation and more effective environmental solutions.