[…] reason that some parks, especially bucket-list destinations that draw tourists from abroad, have struggled to keep up with surges in visitation. Examples abound. Wastewater treatment facilities near Yellowstone’s Old Faithful are in need of repair. Maine’s Acadia National Park has 20 bridges that need to be rehabilitated. Campground bathrooms need updating at Yosemite. Miles […]
[…] development in fencing since the settling of the American West. The event, “Cattle and Conservation: The Future of Virtual Fencing,” was held in partnership with the Beyond Yellowstone Program, headed up by elk ecologist Arthur Middleton, who serves as chief wildlife advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Seated at the table were experts […]
[…] discuss how an emerging technology could facilitate conservation on western landscapes. Earlier this month, PERC co-hosted The Future of Virtual Fencing: Cattle and Conservation with the Beyond Yellowstone Program. The largest gathering of its kind, the workshop convened more than 40 key leaders and stakeholders from across the technology, ranching, government, philanthropic, academic, and […]
[…] discuss the latest developments in the field and analyze how the game-changing technology could be applied to support wildlife conservation. The summit was co-hosted with the Beyond Yellowstone Program, with generous sponsorships from the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, World Wildlife Fund, and the University of Wyoming’s Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources – MacMillan […]
[…] where I work, is exploring ways to expand this innovative, voluntary model to conserve groundwater around the West. Elk Occupancy Agreement Every winter, elk migrate out of Yellowstone National Park onto private land looking for forage. These private lands are essential in conserving migration corridors, and without them, vital elk migration paths are at […]
[…] to a major U.S. national park from abroad, then the price you pay to enter is likely a tiny sliver of your overall trip cost. One study of Yellowstone National Park estimated that the average international visitor paid roughly $4,500 for their total trip. For that traveler, a surcharge of up to $45 would only […]
[…] removing regulatory barriers will greatly improve research on more effective vaccines and diagnostics, thereby improving our efforts to control these diseases in animal populations. In the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, private farm and ranch lands provide crucial winter habitat for the region’s migratory herds of elk and other ungulates.2Middleton, […]
A washed-out road at the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park. © NPS This article was originally published in Real Clear Energy. Run-down bathrooms, cracked roads, crumbling bridges, and neglected campsites—if that’s not the National Park experience you signed up for, you’re not alone. However, this experience is growing more common to those who […]
[…] to ranchers. We recognized these partners this month at the Paradise Valley Working Lands Meeting alongside the landowners whose lives they’ve positively impacted. Together with the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Spruance Foundation, and Credova, we’re ushering in a new era of cooperative, voluntary conservation. Below are some highlights from the landowner […]
[…] National Park Visitation: An Economic Analysis,” Journal of Leisure Research 46, no. 2 (2014): 153-64. Another study, from 2017, estimated that raising the vehicle entry fee at Yellowstone National Park by more than double—from $30 to $70—would decrease visitation from foreign visitors by a mere 0.07 percent.9The study examined a proposal that would have […]