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Public Lands and Outdoor Recreation
Yellowstone’s Innovative Flood Response Offers a Lesson for All National Parks
The National Park Service should look to superintendents on the ground and provide the flexibility to continue experimenting in all aspects of operation.
PERC Reports: Summer 2022
This special issue of PERC Reports explores the thorny issues of forest management, wildfire mitigation, and regulatory reform.
Turning Fire Risk Into Financial Reward
Many public forests in need of restoration are overgrown with small timber. These resources hold tremendous value—if innovative markets can put them to use.
REPORT: Red tape is making wildfires worse
New research provides the most comprehensive analysis of NEPA’s impact on wildfire mitigation.
Does Environmental Review Worsen the Wildfire Crisis?
How environmental analysis delays fuel treatment projects
Could a Burn Ban Threaten Bozeman’s Water Supply?
Hannah Downey, PERC policy director, on Montana Talks radio program
CBS Sunday Morning: Protecting National Parks from Too Much Love
PERC CEO Brian Yablonski is interviewed on the popular morning show to discuss increased national park visitation.
The Irony of a Burn Ban
There is some risk to prescribed fires, but that risk must be compared to the risk of not conducting fuel treatments and having the forest burn completely.
Red Tape Prevents Old-Growth Forest Restoration
Ensuring that resources make it to the ground in a timely manner will require policy change.