Public Lands

SCOTUS Ruling Delivers Major Win for Property Rights and Voluntary Conservation Efforts

Kat Dwyer

Now that there is a straightforward standard for federal regulation, conservation organizations have a clear signal where private, voluntary conservation efforts are needed to restore wetlands.

Fanning the Flames

Shawn Regan

State and federal policies have deepened California's most pressing environmental challenges.

Are Conservation Leases the Key to Resolving Competing Demands on Public Lands?

Shawn Regan

We should create a system of conservation leasing that allows groups to resolve their competing demands over the use of public lands through voluntary negotiation—just as they often do on private lands today.

Opportunities to Fix Forests in the Farm Bill

Hannah Downey

As Congress spends the summer drafting the forest provisions in the 2023 farm bill, policymakers should remember that confronting the wildfire crisis will take more than just funding.

A Permanent Fix for “Cottonwood” Is Necessary to Help Restore Our Forests

A coalition letter addressed to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and House Natural Resources Committee

Bureaucracy Is Slow, But Wildfires Move Fast

This week, multiple positive forest management bills passed out of committee in the U.S. House and Senate with bipartisan support.