Fixing Our Parks, One Step at a Time
Brian YablonskiFixing our public lands now and into the future is how we will restore what’s great about our “Great American Outdoors.”
The Great American Outdoors Act and What it Means for Our Public Lands
Brian YablonskiPERC CEO Brian Yablonski appears on C-SPAN Washington Journal to discuss the Great American Outdoors Act.
An Important Step Toward Fixing Our Parks
Brian YablonskiA podcast on the Great American Outdoors Act and our national parks' deferred maintenance backlog.
Are Property Rights a Solution to Pollution?
Timothy TaylorEnvironmental markets have revolutionized the way economists and environmentalists address pollution problems.
A Different Shade of Green
Shawn Regan, Tate WatkinsMarkets and property rights are working to solve a variety of environmental problems.
The Rights-Based Revolutions Beneath the Surface
James WorkmanWith clearly defined rights to their shared and invisible natural assets, fishermen and irrigators alike reverse a race to the bottom.
Against Environmental Pessimism
Matt RidleyDoomsday thinking about the environment has been popular for decades. A rational optimist lays out the many reasons we can be hopeful about the future of the planet.
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
Federal Rules Discourage Cleanup of Abandoned Mines
Better incentives will motivate efforts to rid western landscapes of lingering pollution.
Free Markets Meet Public Lands
How PERC’s ideas are improving federal land management.
Yellowstone’s Surprising Connection to Fighting Coronavirus
A key ingredient in the standard Covid-19 tests was found in Yellowstone’s hot springs decades ago. Here’s what Yellowstone’s next big discovery could mean for the future of national parks.
Wildlife
A Pirate Looks at 40
Reflections on PERC’s milestone anniversary.
Wolves in Washington State
Non-lethal management approaches and expanded compensation plans can enhance wolf conservation and limit human-wildlife conflict.
To Recover Endangered Wolves, We Must Address the Impact on Communities and Landowners
Recent progress suggests that cooperation is likely to win out over conflict, to the long term benefit of both people and wolves.
Water
A Pirate Looks at 40
Reflections on PERC’s milestone anniversary.
Federal Rules Discourage Cleanup of Abandoned Mines
Better incentives will motivate efforts to rid western landscapes of lingering pollution.
Federal Regulations Fall Short in Cleaning Up Abandoned Mines
A podcast on abandoned mines across the West and a market approach to address cleanup.
Private Lands
A Pirate Looks at 40
Reflections on PERC’s milestone anniversary.
Saving Species on Private Lands
Achieving conservation on private lands requires patience and partnership-building.
It’s Time for a Creative Approach to Conservation
Market approaches based in property rights and trade can align incentives in ways that create environmental benefits.
Hunters and Anglers
A Pirate Looks at 40
Reflections on PERC’s milestone anniversary.
Protecting America’s Duck Factory
Lessons from Ducks Unlimited
Hunting for Wildlife Recovery
Watch PERC's short film which tells the story of how trophy hunting is helping conserve African wildlife.
Fisheries
A Pirate Looks at 40
Reflections on PERC’s milestone anniversary.
It’s Time for a Creative Approach to Conservation
Market approaches based in property rights and trade can align incentives in ways that create environmental benefits.
Urbane Cowboys Podcast: Earth Day with Holly Fretwell
A podcast about free market environmentalism.
Publications
Prospecting for Pollution: The Need for Better Incentives to Clean Up Abandoned Mines
Volume 38, No.2, Winter 2019
How We Pay to Play: Funding Outdoor Recreation on Public Lands in the 21st Century
Volume 38, No.1, Summer 2019
The Road to Recovery
What Went Wrong With WOTUS: Reflections on Economic Valuation and Environmental Regulation
Distributional Effects of Environmental Markets
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
