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Are We Loving Our Parks Too Much?

In envisioning the future of our parks, Congress and citizens alike have an opportunity to foster innovation and flexibility in park management.

Published on: May 23, 2024

From Range to Ranch

Assessing the Bureau of Land Management’s wild horse and burro adoption incentive program

Published on: May 22, 2024

Tapping Water Markets in Florida

Co-published by PERC and the James Madison Institute, this report explains how water markets can help resolve Florida’s most pressing water issues.

Published on: April 25, 2024

Groundwater Conservation Easements

[…] rights beneficially used upon that land or water area.”22C.R.S. § 38-30.5-102. This statute gave landowners and land trusts reasonable confidence that permanently limiting groundwater pumping was a valid use of a conservation easement in Colorado. Management of Groundwater Use to Avoid Open Access For a groundwater conservation easement to effectively conserve water, it is […]

Published on: March 22, 2024

America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act, Explained

[…] of species on their land would open them up to litigation or other risks. As a result, many landowners refuse access to their land for scientists to study species and their habitats, limiting our knowledge of how well species are doing and what recovery efforts work. To help this problem, the Service and several […]

Published on: February 29, 2024