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Healthy Public and Private Lands
Let’s Fix Our National Parks, Not Add More
Congress should stop acquiring more federal land for the park system and start maintaining what we’ve already got.
Charter Forests: A New Management Approach for National Forests
Is there room for innovation in national forest management? In this PERC Policy Series, Robert Nelson proposes “charter forests” as a new management approach.
PERC’s ideas at work in Nicaragua
Luis Figueroa from the University of Francisco Marroquin interviewed Wendy Purnell about her experience with market-based conservation in Nicaragua.
National Trails Day: How much access is enough?
When does more access present a “tragedy of the commons”? National Trails Day is a good time to reconsider the tradeoff between more access and resource stewardship.
Learning from Success and Failure
In Game Trails magazine, Terry Anderson writes that banning hunting is not the answer to wildlife conservation, and the story of Galana Ranch sadly proves it.
Reauthorization and Potential Reforms to the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Using the LWCF to acquire land—without first addressing the billions of dollars in deferred maintenance on the existing federal land—will threaten the ecological health, public accessibility and economic productivity of these precious lands.
As Earth Day Has Grown, So Have the Eco-Challenges
Miguel Llanos of NBC News surveyed Terry Anderson and other experts who reflect a movement that’s evolved since the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970.
Reforming the Land and Water Conservation Fund for the 21st Century
Federal funds from the LWCF are limited to land acquisition and cannot be used for the care and maintenance of existing federal lands.
The U.S. Department of Land-Hogging
Nearly half of the West is owned—and badly managed—by the feds. States want to step in. Writing for the Wall Street Journal, PERC’s Shawn Regan provides an overview of the issue.