Burn Back Better
Jonathan Wood, Morgan VarnerHow Western States Can Encourage Prescribed Fire on Private Lands
PERC Launches Brucellosis Compensation Fund with Partners to Support Ranchers Who Provide Elk Habitat
Kat DwyerAt a time of rapid regional growth and fragmentation as a result of development, supporting large, working cattle ranches by minimizing the impact of brucellosis is an urgent priority for habitat conservation.
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.
The Ultimate Resource is Peaking
Charles KennyTo extend our two-century era of comparatively rapid progress, we need radically reduced discrimination in the global opportunity to innovate.
One Small Step for Native American Water Rights
Tate WatkinsThe Colorado River Indian Tribes have just won a victory—but there are a lot more controls that need to be lifted.
Hunt Talk: Creative Ideas to Conserve Elk
Brian YablonskiA podcast about PERC's Brucellosis Compensation Fund and efforts to conserve the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Congress Limits Conservation Easement Write-Offs—That’s Good for Conservation and Taxpayers
Dominic ParkerThe cap on easement deductions is a win for the general taxpayers in an otherwise bloated spending bill.
Conservation Victory: PERC Celebrates Passage of The Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2022
Kat DwyerThe legislation encourages water conservation, restores tribal sovereignty, and benefits western communities.
Navigating African Conservation
Catherine E. SemcerAn Elevate the Hunt podcast about trophy hunting and conservation.
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
