[…] hunting lodge. Nestled among the piney woods in North Florida, Mays Pond was exactly thatβa humble lodge, inconspicuous, like its owner, in a region known for its plantation manors and estates. When we met that January morning to hunt quail, he offered me a cup of coffee and then proceeded to make the cowboy […]
Examples of free market environmentalism in action.
As a starting point, the preliminary principles of the America the Beautiful campaign focus on collaboration, voluntary efforts, incentives, local leadership, and honoring property rights.
If the delays stemming from litigation can be reduced, the Forest Service can more easily do its job, stewarding resources we all use and enjoy.
A podcast on the market’s role in fostering healthy forests.
PERC weighs in on the U.S. Forest Service’s efforts to modernize its rangeland management program.
In Yellowstone, conservation starts with taking care of the people responsible for protecting the parkβs resources.
[…] of stakeholders can resolve conflict and lessen expenses, delays, and litigation. The lack of markets for small-diameter woody materials reduces the economic viability of restoration projects. Without reliable supply and long-term contracts, the investment and innovation needed to make forest restoration profitable may not occur. Being a Good Neighbor to States, Tribes, and Communities […]
But there is no reason for believers in individual liberty, property rights, and free markets to abandon the defense of those values when a conservation groupβs rights are at stake.
Bad forest management is at the root of the conflagrations.