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Public Lands and Outdoor Recreation
How Environmental Activists and Reviews Can Worsen Wildfires
An undergrowth of red tape and litigation stands in the way of the Biden administration’s 10-year forest-management plan.
Protecting Our Nation’s Most Cherished Forests Through Active Forest Management
The destruction of sequoias in recent years must serve as a wake-up call to the need to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
Fight Fire With Fire
What Florida gets right about using controlled burns to prevent damaging wildfires, and what California could learn from it.
Testimony Before the U.S. House on America’s Wildfire Crisis
If Congress can work with the Forest Service to make reforms that promote collaboration instead of conflict and increase partnership opportunities, forest managers can make true progress to fix America’s forests.
Federal Bureaucracy Hinders Projects that Can Reduce Wildfire Risk
While the review process is meant to protect the environment, in the case of forest management, it hinders important restoration work and can do more harm than good.
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.