Outdoor recreation is a way of life in the western United States. Our newest Public Lands Report examines various approaches to recreation taken by public land agencies across the West and explores the ability of these different agencies to resolve competing recreational demands.
A park franchise model could help create a new national park in the North Woods of Maine.
[…] anotherΒ rule changeΒ in February 2016, any habitat that simply has the βpotentialβ to sustain a species can be regulated. Like Obama administration rule changes with the Clean Power Plan or Clean Water Rule, these changes to the Endangered Species Act combine with court rulings to take climate-based regulations to a new level. Under the guise […]
[…] gangs of poachers. As National Geographic points out, βTigers are walking gold, worth a fortune on the black market.β Last month, the Cambodian government announced a $20-million plan to reintroduce tigers brought in from India, Thailand, and Malaysia. Will imported tigers have a better chance of surviving? What institutions are required to protect the […]
What has the Enviropreneur Institute class of 2015 been up to? 2015 Enviropreneur of the Year, Bryse Gaboury, is changing lives in Abar, Indonesia, where Electric Vine Industries launched their first solar smart grid. Abarβs residents have stopped burning kerosene for lighting, and women, who no longer have to spend as much time collecting […]
[…] can maintain their right to water for the next year. This, as evidenced by the dead fish of the Ruby River, results in detrimental outcomes for the plants and wildlife that rely on instream water flows. Anderson and Leal had an idea about how to incentivize water rights holders to leave water in the […]
Environmentalists and business owners should be allies rather than adversaries. Free market environmentalism can harness the powers of free enterprise to continue improving productivity and environmental quality.
“Tribal governments deserve sovereign authority of their lands.” Terry Anderson testifies before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights for a briefing on “Quiet Crisis: Federal Funding and Unmet Needs In Indian Country.”
Private conservation is not a new idea. Over the years, work by private entities has grown to face new environmental problems, but it is clear the ideas had taken root many years ago.
Reform ideas that would enable parks to become more self-sufficient and less reliant on Congress for annual appropriations.