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Public Lands and Outdoor Recreation
Happy 100th Birthday, National Parks
As the National Park Service celebrates its centennial, Americans should ask how they can ensure the health of their national treasure for many generations to come.
How to free our national parks from politics
AUDIO: As the National Park Service celebrates its centennial, it faces a $12 billion backlog. PERC’s Terry Anderson talks to John Batchelor about how to generate revenue for our national parks, free the parks from politics, and get politics out of the parks.
PERC Podcast Series: Wildfire Policy Talks
AUDIO: In July 2016, PERC assembled a panel of experts for a public event and podcast series dedicated to examining the politics and economics of wildland fire management. Listen to the podcast series.
PERC Podcast: What are the economics of wildfire?
AUDIO: What are the economics of wildfire? What policy reforms would foster more efficient fire management? At PERC’s 2016 Wildfire Solution Summit, authors Dean Lueck and Jon Yoder share the findings from their policy report Clearing the Smoke from Wildfire Policy: An Economic Perspective.
PERC Podcast: How can landowners mitigate wildfire risk?
AUDIO: Fire is an important tool for managing landscapes. How can landowners mitigate wildfire risk and foster rangeland health? At PERC’s 2016 Wildfire Solution Summit, the Noble Foundation’s Chad Ellis shares best practices for prescribed burns.
PERC Podcast: Does public perception of wildfire risk shape policy?
AUDIO: At PERC’s 2016 Wildfire Solution Summit, political scientist Sarah Anderson shares findings from the Bren School’s Strategic Environmental Research Initiative on Wildfire and Climate Change (SERI Fire).
PERC Podcast: How do public land managers assess wildfire risk?
AUDIO: How do public land managers assess wildfire risk? At PERC’s 2016 Wildfire Solutions Summit, Dave Calkin, a wildfire economist and research forester with the U.S. Forest Service, discussed challenges faced by the fire management community and offered ideas for navigating budgetary constraints and policy restrictions to better manage the firescape.
Opponents to Timber Sale Have an Option: Buy It
The state has a legal obligation to earn revenue from trust lands, but some groups would prefer that the trees in Limestone Creek remain standing. Is there a way forward?
Clearing the Smoke from Wildfire Policy: An Economic Perspective
In this PERC Policy Series essay, Dean Lueck and Jonathan Yoder use economics to examine wildfire management and current wildfire policy debates.