Arizona Water Reform
Bryan Leonard, Tate WatkinsThe recommendations outlined in this report can improve Arizona's water policy to help the state continue to thrive amid its drier future.
Burn Back Better
Jonathan Wood, Morgan VarnerHow Western States Can Encourage Prescribed Fire on Private Lands
Career Opportunity: Director of Conservation
PERC is seeking to expand our Bozeman-based team with a Director of Conservation. This role will lead PERC’s new Conservation Innovation Lab to adapt our research and policy recommendations into real-world action and outcomes.
A Conservation Approach Where Everyone Wins
Tate Watkins, Shawn ReganEnvironmental conflicts are often zero-sum political battles, but innovative market approaches can bridge ideological divides.
“Cottonwood” Delays Urgently Needed Forest Restoration
Jonathan WoodTestimony submitted to the House Natural Resources Committee hearing on forest management.
Restricting Trophy Imports Will Undermine African Elephant Conservation
Catherine E. SemcerA public comment submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in opposition to the proposed revision to the section 4(d) rule for the African elephant.
Biden’s Elephant Protection Efforts Are Likely to Backfire
Catherine E. SemcerMore laws and more science will not pay rangers’ salaries or fund the management of national parks the way elephant hunting currently does.
Colorado Needs More Prescribed Fire on Private Lands
Jonathan Wood, Morgan VarnerColorado has a significant opportunity to build on its early leadership, recognizing the positive role private landowners can play in mitigating the wildfire crisis.
Unpacking the Endangered Species Act
Jonathan WoodJonathan Wood joins Tiffany Lashmet of "Ag Law in the Field," a podcast from Texas A&M University, to discuss the Endangered Species Act.
About PERC
Founded in 1980 in Bozeman, Montana, PERC—the Property and Environment Research Center—is the home of free market environmentalism. Our research is dedicated to harnessing the power of markets and property rights to improve environmental quality.
Research Areas
Publications
Burn Back Better
Volume 41, No.2, Winter 2022
The Future of Water Markets
Using Markets to Limit Eagle Mortality from Wind Power
Volume 41, No.1, Summer 2022
Does Environmental Review Worsen the Wildfire Crisis?
Volume 40, No.2, Winter 2021
Addressing Institutional Barriers to Native American Water Marketing
Conserving Wildlife Habitat with Landowner Hunting Permits
Volume 40, No.1, Summer 2021
Fix America's Forests: Reforms to Restore National Forests and Tackle the Wildfire Crisis
