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The Irreplaceable Leigh H. Perkins

[…] this tribute, I will head off to fish the evening hatch for colorful cutthroats in the pools and riffles of a tucked-away creek that empties into the Yellowstone River. Leigh would have surely encouraged that, and he probably would have suggested that I drop the writing and leave a few hours early. Mixing a […]

Published on: July 19, 2021

Hybrids, Humans, and the Future of Conservation

[…] adapting in the face of that change. Several recent studies document how hybridization can help species adapt rapidly in this challenging world. Q: People sometimes talk about Yellowstone bison as being “genetically pure.” Should the bison population be glad about that? Should we? A: Yellowstone bison are the only bison in the United States […]

Published on: July 19, 2021

Elk in Paradise: Rancher, Ecologist, Hunter

Watch PERC’s short film in our Markets for Conservation series that tells the story of how private lands hold the key to conserving elk migration corridors in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Published on: July 15, 2021

Americans Can Unite Around America the Beautiful

[…] the right direction by recognizing the critical role farmers, ranchers, and the lands they steward play in safeguarding our environmental quality. A focus group of ranchers in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem convened by the Property and Environment Research Center in late 2019 revealed that the lack of public recognition for ranchers’ role in conservation was a […]

Published on: June 25, 2021

A Strong Start for America the Beautiful

[…] habitat, new tools are needed to turn wildlife from a liability for private landowners into an asset. Over the last few years, PERC’s work in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has set us on a course to develop a variety of tools that can reduce human-wildlife conflict, increase private land tolerance of migratory species, and […]

Published on: May 19, 2021

How to Make America the Beautiful

[…] 30 effort. These groups are positioned with the local knowledge to address the unique conservation challenges faced by every community. Here in Montana, groups like the Upper Yellowstone Watershed Group and the Blackfoot Challenge are actively bringing together landowners to promote sustainable and profitable stewardship. Groups like these should continue to lead and be […]

Published on: May 17, 2021

Testimony before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Forum on the 30 by 30 Initiative

[…] options. At PERC, we have several projects that are focused on working with private landowners to develop wildlife conservation solutions in the river valleys coming out of Yellowstone National Park. Through this work, I have learned firsthand how every state in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is different, and how every river valley in each […]

Published on: May 6, 2021

Fix America’s Forests: Reforms to Restore National Forests and Tackle the Wildfire Crisis

[…] affirmed its earlier approval of the project.  A year later, a lawsuit was filed challenging that decision. Meanwhile, nearly 10,000 square miles of land within the Greater Yellowstone area were designated as critical habitat for the Canada lynx, and the Ninth Circuit held in 2015 that this development required yet more analysis for the […]

Published on: April 12, 2021