Hunting for Wildlife Recovery
Watch the latest film in PERC's Markets for Conservation series which tells the story of how trophy hunting is helping conserve African wildlife.
The New Endangered Species Act Rules, Explained
Jonathan WoodThe Endangered Species Act is a popular and important law. It isn’t surprising that changes to its implementation evoke strong feelings and rhetoric.
Leave Park Operations—and Fee Revenues—to the Parks
Hannah Downey, Tate WatkinsEmpowering local land managers to spend the revenues they have generated on their greatest needs can help provide the resources to care for our shared lands properly.
Masters of Migration
Brian YablonskiConserving migratory corridors will require creative solutions.
Snapshots
Examples of free market environmentalism in action.
The New Endangered Species Act Rules, Explained
Jonathan WoodIn August, the Departments of the Interior and Commerce announced new rules concerning implementation of the Endangered Species Act. Much of the media coverage was…
The Marvelous Migrations of Greater Yellowstone
Todd WilkinsonThe surviving wildlife migrations of the Yellowstone region are wonders of nature. The key to saving them is enlisting private landowners as allies.
The Once and Future Monarch
Tate WatkinsHow human activity has harmed—and could help—prospects for the monarch butterfly.
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
The High Life
How volunteers and enthusiasts help maintain access to highpoints across the 50 states.
How Do You Measure the Value of a State Forest?
Non-use bids offer an alternative avenue to determine the value of public land.
Improving the Environment Through a Market-Based Approach
A podcast on the role of markets in providing good environmental quality.
Wildlife
Protecting America’s Duck Factory
Lessons from Ducks Unlimited.
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
On the future of East Africa’s Great Migration.
An Innovative Strategy for Elk Management on Private Lands
New Mexico rewards landowners who conserve elk habitat in the public interest.
Water
FEMA’s in Need of Reform
Should FEMA act as a national zoning board or use market incentives to reduce disaster risk?
Supreme Court Wades Back into the Murky Clean Water Act
County of Maui, Hawaii vs. Hawaii Wildlife Fund
Water Storage Rights Hit a Snag
Will Oregon reopen its water market?
Private Lands
Public Comment on the South Crazy Mountains Land Exchange
PERC weighs in on the U.S. Forest Service's efforts to enhance public access through private landowner partnerships.
FEMA’s in Need of Reform
Should FEMA act as a national zoning board or use market incentives to reduce disaster risk?
Why Don’t Environmentalists Just Buy the Land They Want To Protect? Because It’s Against the Rules.
Regulation and litigation rule the day, but sometimes cash should be king.
Hunters and Anglers
Protecting America’s Duck Factory
Lessons from Ducks Unlimited.
This Hunting Season, Thank a Private Landowner
If we overlook the importance of private landowners in conserving wildlife, we risk jeopardizing what we love.
The Role of Hunting in Conserving African Wildlife
Catherine Semcer's testimony before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on the "CECIL Act."
Fisheries
Urbane Cowboys Podcast: Earth Day with Holly Fretwell
A podcast about free market environmentalism.
This Earth Day, Try Conservation Optimism
Earth Day is a moment to celebrate the gains of conservation and the natural world.
Distributional Effects of Environmental Markets
A collection of papers exploring the role market design plays in the distributional consequences of the transition to market-based environmental protection.
Publications
Volume 38, No.1, Summer 2019
How We Pay to Play: Funding Outdoor Recreation on Public Lands in the 21st Century
What Went Wrong With WOTUS: Reflections on Economic Valuation and Environmental Regulation
Distributional Effects of Environmental Markets
Volume 37, No.2, Winter 2018
The Road to Recovery
The Unintended Consequences of U.S. Conflict-Mineral Regulation
Volume 37, No.1, Summer 2018
Volume 36, No.2, Winter 2017
A New Landscape: 8 Ideas for the Interior Department
Mobilizing Markets to Reduce Bycatch in Marine Fisheries
Clearing the Smoke from Wildfire Policy: An Economic Perspective
