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Healthy Public and Private Lands
National Parks in the 21st Century
Do you visit national parks for the monumental value or for their ecological value? Can they be the same and how can we manage to keep our parks operating well into the 21st century? Join Alfred Runte and Holly Fretwell for a conversation on national parks.
A Tale of Two Parks
Park agencies are partnering with private companies to keep parks open, well maintained, and generate a return for taxpayers.
Funding the National Park System for the Next Century
PERC research fellow Shawn Regan provides testimony for the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on “Funding the National Park System for the Next Century.”
Can the Tortoise Win the Race?
Read the PERC op-ed: Endangered Species Act: On 40th Anniversary, Time to Rethink How We Protect Wildlife
Endangered Species Act: On 40th anniversary, time to rethink how we protect wildlife
PERC fellows offer “candidate species conservation banking” as a promising development of voluntary exchange through a market-like approach in their San Jose Mercury News op-ed.
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
For the first time since the 1800s, wolves are roaming Germany. As packs wander into the suburbs of Berlin, farmers and conservationists are divided. How should modern societies deal with the resurgence of dangerous, but protected, species?
Promoting cooperation instead of conflict on public lands
As America’s energy production reaches record levels, it’s time for a new system of public land management that promotes cooperation instead of conflict.
Ecology and Economics Can Save Forests—But There’s a Catch
Ideology and politics too often get in the way
Tale of Two Ranches
On the John Batchelor Show, Reed Watson discusses the policies that govern public elk on private land in both Montana and Colorado. His talk focuses on how those policies can affect rancher reactions to elk on their property. https://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/media/JBS%20Watson%20012513_0.mp3