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Enhancing Forest Restoration With the Root and Stem Act

[…] solving the wildfire crisis requires tackling the Forest Service’s 80-million-acre forest restoration backlog. The environmental review process is a major obstacle to increasing the pace and scale of forest restoration work. The Root and Stem Project Authorization Act (H.R. 674) would enhance forest restoration by allowing third parties to fund environmental reviews for restoration […]

Published on: January 31, 2024

How Overseas Visitors Can Help Steward Our National Parks

[…] While the standard fee admits one vehicle for one week, there is a small degree of variation. For instance, the National Park Service offers an annual pass valid at all parks, offers multiple park-specific annual passes, charges different fees for visitors on foot or motorcycle, and uses a distinct fee schedule for commercial tour […]

Published on: December 21, 2023

Common Ground

[…] stressed by drought or intensive grazing, cheatgrass can spread rapidly. Its shallow root system allows it to absorb water and nutrients quickly, eventually choking out other native plants with deeper roots. Without those native plants, soil health suffers, and wildlife lose the forage diversity they need to survive. Additionally, cheatgrass has a short life […]

Published on: December 15, 2023

The Invisible Revolution in Fencing

In the shadows of the Crazy Mountains, the McFarland White Ranch aims to transform its operations with virtual fences. PERC is supporting the effortβ€”and the way it will benefit wildlife

Published on: December 15, 2023

Meet Travis Brammer, PERC’s Conservation Innovation Lab Director

[…] the loss of young people to the industry is a critical threat. These are tomorrow’s conservation heroes. What should a rancher or conservation organization do if they are interested in exploring a potential project? Feel free to call me. I am always happy to talk to anyone interested in exploring incentive-based solutions to conservation issues.

Published on: December 15, 2023

Free Markets and the Environment

PERC Marketing and Media Manager Kat Dwyer joins the Human Action podcast to discuss PERC’s unique approach to environmentalism. The episode explores how to harness the power of property rights and market exchange to deliver good conservation outcomes from topics ranging as widely as water markets to conserving wildlife habitat. Other topics explored include […]

Published on: November 6, 2023