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PERC Podcast: How do public land managers assess wildfire risk?
AUDIO: How do public land managers assess wildfire risk? At PERC’s 2016 Wildfire Solutions Summit, Dave Calkin, a wildfire economist and research forester with the U.S. Forest Service, discussed challenges faced by the fire management community and offered ideas for navigating budgetary constraints and policy restrictions to better manage the firescape.
Opponents to Timber Sale Have an Option: Buy It
The state has a legal obligation to earn revenue from trust lands, but some groups would prefer that the trees in Limestone Creek remain standing. Is there a way forward?
Clearing the Smoke from Wildfire Policy: An Economic Perspective
In this PERC Policy Series essay, Dean Lueck and Jonathan Yoder use economics to examine wildfire management and current wildfire policy debates.
Better Bred Than Dead
Is wildlife breeding an acceptable conservation strategy?
Allow Popular National Parks to Charge for Attendance
The national parks are often celebrated as America’s best idea, but we are loving the idea to death.
Wildfire Solutions Summit: July 2016
Entering Wildfire from Bright Eye Cinema on Vimeo. Learn more about wildfire at PERC.org/wildfire. IMMERSIVE ART EXPERIENCE Walk into wildfire at The Foundry at 16 S Tracy, downtown Bozeman. Experience an immersive wildfire video installation by collaborating artists Ethan Turpin and Jonathan Smith. Reception: Thursday, July 21st from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm S’mores and drinks available. Installation openContinue reading “Wildfire Solutions Summit: July 2016”
5 Myths about the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Amid political rhetoric over the reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, several misconceptions have emerged about how it works and what purpose it serves. In this PERC Policy Brief, we address common misconceptions about the program and offer several ideas for reform.
National Parks: Lost in the Wilds of Neglect
The maintenance backlog is $12 billion—and it shows. Here’s how to start afresh.
Access Divided: State and Federal Recreation Management in the West
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.