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Two Forests Under the Big Sky: Tribal v. Federal Management
In this policy series, Alison Berry contrasts forest management in Montana. In her comparison one forest is operated by the United States Forest Service under the watchful eye of Congress. The other is run by Indian tribes on reservation lands.
Celebrating Wallace Stegner’s Most Quotable Words
Through the vitality and wisdom of his written words, Wallace Stegner remains an influential presence in the American West.
Saving wild tigers could mean eating them
On ABC’s “20/20” with John Stossel, Terry Anderson sugests eating tigers could be the best way to save them.
Who is Minding the Federal Estate?
A discussion of innovative approaches to improve the management of our public lands.
Public Land Mismanagement
Environmental, fiscal and economic irresponsibility in the name of protection.
In the Eye of the Wildlife Storm
Most conflicts solved with market-based solutions involve opposing sides exercising their property interest, whether factual or imagined.
War Zone – Wildlife and Water
When the battles over water in Oregon’s Klamath River Basin were at their peak, PERC organized a meeting in Portland to bring competing parties to the table in search of common ground for reducing the conflict.
Money Grows on Trees in New Zealand
Headlights trace the dying canopy of a stand of Pohutukawa trees. The decades-old, fourwheel- drive Range Rover slows, and a father and son disembark with their shotguns.
Many private landowners nurture public wildlife
Great Falls Tribune October 16, 2008 Reader comments By Terry L. Anderson As sports men and women gear up for the hunting season, they are also being bombarded with information about how they should vote. At the top of the list is gun rights, but they should not forget public access and habitat protection. OnContinue reading “Many private landowners nurture public wildlife”