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Public Lands and Outdoor Recreation
Money to Burn
As wildfires get bigger and more costly, federal policies aren’t helping.
Transforming the Department of the Interior for the Twenty-First Century
PERC testifies before House Natural Resources Subcommittee regarding the challenges facing the Interior Department.
Trump’s Monument Fight
What happens when conservation lives and dies by unconstrained executive power.
Leave No Trace?
It’s time for outdoor recreationists to put their money where their footprints are.
We’re Not Paying Our Fair Share to Visit National Parks
If our parks, forests, and wilderness areas are truly national treasures, then outdoor recreationists should have no qualms paying to support them.
Stop Treating Wildfires Like Unexpected Natural Disasters
If legislators provide an implicit blank check for fighting fires, they risk spurring more development in fire-prone areas.
Lacking Consensus, Monument Designations Breed Endless Conflict
Relying on the government to protect ecologically sensitive areas puts those protection in jeopardy every election.
Give Tribes Real Authority in Bears Ears National Monument
It’s time for Congress to act to provide meaningful co-management of Bears Ears to Native Americans.
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Policy Changes Needed
The question of how to manage wildfires is a hot one as fire can be both constructive and destructive.