The Road to Recovery
Jonathan WoodHow restoring the Endangered Species Act’s two-step process can prevent extinction and promote recovery.
Deferred Maintenance and Operational Needs of the National Park Service
Shawn ReganPERC's testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
State-Owned Lands in the Eastern United States: Lessons from State Land Management in Practice
Robert NelsonEastern states demonstrate innovative state land policies that provide lessons for federal land management.
Environmental Regulation Makes the Tabloids
Jonathan WoodThe Fixer Upper story highlights the relative obscurity of environmental regulations, even among people who are otherwise sophisticated.
My Kingdom for a Razorback Sucker
Greg WalcherInstead of using endangered species as a tool to regulate land uses, what if we pay people to conserve them?
Is the Era of Overfishing Coming to a Close in the U.S.?
Jonathan WoodHow catch shares are helping to restore fish populations.
Protecting Our Pathways to the Great Outdoors
Brian YablonskiRecreationists should embrace the attitude that as public land owners we should also be public land stewards.
Reducing Carbon Emissions While Improving Soil Health
Jonathan WoodPaying California farmers to suck up the state's excess carbon dioxide.
Environmental Crusaders or Ambulance Chasers?
Jonathan WoodThe Department of Justice takes on environmental litigation abuse.
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
Public Lands
Reining in the BLM’s Wild Horse Crisis
Wild horse and burro management is a nuanced and emotional issue that requires more than a one-size-fits-all solution.
The National Park Fee Hike
The role of entrance fees in funding park management.
We Will Better Protect National Parks for Just Pennies More Per Visit
For the price of an ice cream cone at Yellowstone’s Canyon Lodge we will collectively be investing millions in the future of our beloved public lands.
Fisheries
Conserving Taimen in Mongolia
In Mongolia, Taimen, a fish in the salmon and trout family, are being protected by catch-and-release fishing.
Save Fish, Establish Property Rights
Where property rights have been made clear, secure, and transferable, overfishing has been reduced.
Mobilizing Markets to Reduce Bycatch in Marine Fisheries
Economists Steve Miller and Robert Deacon examine the management of bycatch in the U.S. West Coast groundfish fishery.
Wildlife
An Opportunity for Arbitrage
Can property owners and environmental groups contract to agree?
Reining in the BLM’s Wild Horse Crisis
Wild horse and burro management is a nuanced and emotional issue that requires more than a one-size-fits-all solution.
The Monkey Selfie Case
An example of how litigation-driven environmentalism falls short when resolving conservation conflicts.
Tribes
Give Tribes Real Authority in Bears Ears National Monument
It’s time for Congress to act to provide meaningful co-management of Bears Ears to Native Americans.
Give Bears Ears To Native Americans
If tribes are going to get more say in protecting sacred sites, like Bears Ears, they will have to have a greater role than consultation.
A New Landscape: 8 Ideas for the Interior Department
Eight policy ideas to deliver environmental and economic improvements for the nation's lands, waters, and other natural resources.
Water
Environmental Markets Work Better than Indecipherable Regulations
Free market environmentalism avoids excessive reliance on criminal enforcement and can address environmental issues before they arise.
Smartphones Are Unleashing the Promise of World Water Day
Innovative technologies are increasing access to clean water and reducing waste.
Water Markets as a Response to Climate Change
Several changes to state regulation of surface water could help make its use more efficient and help states adapt better to climate change.
Private Lands
An Opportunity for Arbitrage
Can property owners and environmental groups contract to agree?
Markets for Conservation
By assigning a price to environmental values, we can help protect land from eminent domain.
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.
Publications
Volume 36, No.2, Winter 2017
Volume 36, No.1, Summer 2017
A New Landscape: 8 Ideas for the Interior Department
Mobilizing Markets to Reduce Bycatch in Marine Fisheries
Volume 35, No.2, Winter 2016
Clearing the Smoke from Wildfire Policy: An Economic Perspective
Environmental Policy in the Anthropocene
Managing Conflicts over Western Rangelands
Unlocking the Wealth of Indian Nations
Ecosystem Services: What are the Public Policy Implications?
