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Public Lands and Outdoor Recreation
Wildfire Budget ‘Fix’ Won’t Solve Fire Problem
The “fix” will free up funds to spend on forest restoration projects but will do little to reverse the recent increase in wildfire expenditures.
National Parks Are Underfunded — Overhauling Fees Will Help
Our national treasures are too important to hang on the whims of political funding decisions.
State-Owned Lands in the Eastern United States: Lessons from State Land Management in Practice
Eastern states demonstrate innovative state land policies that provide lessons for federal land management.
How to Reduce Conflicts Over Public Lands in the West
Federal land management is more likely to produce acrimony and lawsuits than cooperation. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Markets and the Environment: Friends or Foes?
The environmental movement will have to rely more on market solutions if we wish to conserve our precious natural resources.
Reform the Antiquities Act
Trump’s reduction of national monuments is a stopgap, not a solution.
Pay to Play
A look at the nature of public land recreation and how markets can enhance opportunities to protect open space.
Money to Burn
As wildfires get bigger and more costly, federal policies aren’t helping.
Transforming the Department of the Interior for the Twenty-First Century
PERC testifies before House Natural Resources Subcommittee regarding the challenges facing the Interior Department.