All Research:
Healthy Public and Private Lands
The Key to Recovering the Monarch is to Reward Private Landowners
While the monarch’s plight is cause for alarm, that the species has not been formally listed may not be.
To Recover Endangered Species, Reduce Conflict and Reward Landowners Who Restore Habitat
Recovering endangered and threatened species ultimately depends on broader reforms that respect property rights and provide the right incentives to private landowners.
It’s Time to Unshackle Recreation From Oil and Gas
If Democrats want to unshackle outdoor recreation programs from fossil fuel money, then it’s time to consider alternatives.
Harnessing Visitors’ Enthusiasm for National Parks to Fund Cooperative Large-Landscape Conservation
How national park visitors in the United States could help address the need for wildlife conservation efforts beyond park boundaries, using a case study of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Why Don’t Environmentalists Just Buy What They Want to Protect?
Because it’s often against the rules.
A Forest Fix
Wildfires engulf the West year after year. Private partners have shown they’re willing to fund projects that reduce fire risks—as long as regulation and litigation don’t snuff them out.
The Future of the Great American Outdoors
Recent legislation will help tackle long-overdue maintenance on public lands. It also reveals underlying issues that demand creative solutions.
The Dam Rent Is Too Low
The city of San Francisco has benefited enormously from an outdated lease with Yosemite National Park over the use of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. It’s time to update the dam agreement.
Stranded
The economics of inaccessible public lands in the West.