[…] parts of the country,” says Marris. She quotes one authority that claims that “virtually all the continent’s ecosystems as being in some sense man-made.” “Protected areas like Yellowstone are not the wrong model, but a crucial part of an expanded model,” says Marris. “Such protected areas become anchors, with overlapping zones of various protection […]
After the creation of Yellowstone National Park, Charles Eliot published a letter in a small New England periodical, Forest and Garden. In “Waverly Oaks,” Eliot proposed an infrastructure for protecting “special bits of scenery.” His idea was to preserve lands and open them to the public. Eliot’s idea provided a foundational model for the […]
Terry Anderson, interviewed by John Batchelor, considers the gray wolves in Yellowstone and the apparent paradox that hunting creates a healthy population of wild species. https://www.perc.org/sites/default/files/media/JBS%20Anderson%20010313.mp3
[…] discount rate, the present value would easily exceed $200 billion. Then there are the crown jewels: national parks. Disney might pay many billions for the 2.2 million acres of Yellowstone. Throw in Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and the Everglades, and we might be talking another trillion. Why stop there? Uncle Sam possesses any number of other […]
That there are moose in Yellowstone today tells us something about nature and our role in it.
[…] Thanks to Emma for taking the time to answer our questions. For more PERC Q&As, see the series archive. Q: Given that PERC is just miles from Yellowstone National Park, we are keen to learn more about the “Yellowstone Model” described in your book. Can you summarize the model? A: The phrase “Yellowstone Model” is […]
[…] Species Act and its effects on the Pacific Northwest and the Northern Rockies. Barker also was the lead reporter for the Post Register’s award-winning coverage of the Yellowstone fires in 1988 and the author of Scorched Earth: How the Fires in Yellowstone Changed America. Barker is a 30-year news room veteran who has been […]
[…] private landowners to produce public benefits. This is why the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks limits access to Nelson’s Spring Creek, a tributary to the Yellowstone River, during the spawning season for the Yellowstone cutthroat. Lest there be any doubt about the deleterious effect of opening access to private land and water, […]
[…] Defenders of Wildlife demonstrated the effectiveness of targeting this consumer group by raising the wolf compensation trust fund with sales of posters depicting gray wolves reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. Let’s Make A Deal There are currently more questions than answers about whether and how all of these potential buyers and sellers can negotiate […]
[…] from poaching the wildlife, grazing it with livestock, and cutting the indigenous trees for firewood. A 24-mile electric fence enclosing 850 square miles (one-quarter the size of Yellowstone National Park) could accomplish this task, but only if the locals saw a direct benefit from it. By Terry Anderson As we sat eating dinner, a […]