There is some risk to prescribed fires, but that risk must be compared to the risk of not conducting fuel treatments and having the forest burn completely.
Author Archives: Kat Dwyer
Testimony on Preventing Pandemics Through U.S. Wildlife-Borne Disease Surveillance
The conservation of intact, healthy ecosystems is the first line of defense against the spillover of zoonotic diseases.
Red Tape Prevents Old-Growth Forest Restoration
Ensuring that resources make it to the ground in a timely manner will require policy change.
Reconnecting Stranded Public Lands is a Win-Win for Conservation and People
Opportunities exist to develop conservation reserve networks in the western US that account for landscape connectivity and that benefit both private landowners and biodiversity conservation efforts through land trades and acquisitions.
Mountain & Prairie Podcast: Action-Oriented Conservationist
A podcast about PERC’s unique approach to conservation and how markets can help address western conservation issues.
3 Ways Markets Are Protecting Our Environment
Markets can save the environment. In fact, they’re already doing It.
A Broad Interpretation of WOTUS Undermines Wetland Conservation
PERC filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Can the Big Bad Wolf Save Your Life?
Freakonomics Radio: Research from PERC fellows shows a general economic benefit to the presence of wolves, but complexities abound.
Fix America’s Forests
A daunting restoration backlog in national Forests fuels the wildfire crisis. With increased funding coming, significant policy and litigation obstacles still stand in the way of forest restoration.
2022 William S. Broadbent Family Graduate Fellow Award
PERC is pleased to announce Arthur Wardle as the recipient of the 2022 “William S. Broadbent Family Graduate Fellow Award.”