[…] to a major U.S. national park from abroad, then the price you pay to enter is likely a tiny sliver of your overall trip cost. One study of Yellowstone National Park estimated that the average international visitor paid roughly $4,500 for their total trip. For that traveler, a surcharge of up to $45 would only […]
[…] removing regulatory barriers will greatly improve research on more effective vaccines and diagnostics, thereby improving our efforts to control these diseases in animal populations. In the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, private farm and ranch lands provide crucial winter habitat for the region’s migratory herds of elk and other ungulates.2Middleton, […]
A washed-out road at the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park. © NPS This article was originally published in Real Clear Energy. Run-down bathrooms, cracked roads, crumbling bridges, and neglected campsites—if that’s not the National Park experience you signed up for, you’re not alone. However, this experience is growing more common to those who […]
[…] to ranchers. We recognized these partners this month at the Paradise Valley Working Lands Meeting alongside the landowners whose lives they’ve positively impacted. Together with the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Spruance Foundation, and Credova, we’re ushering in a new era of cooperative, voluntary conservation. Below are some highlights from the landowner […]
[…] National Park Visitation: An Economic Analysis,” Journal of Leisure Research 46, no. 2 (2014): 153-64. Another study, from 2017, estimated that raising the vehicle entry fee at Yellowstone National Park by more than double—from $30 to $70—would decrease visitation from foreign visitors by a mere 0.07 percent.9The study examined a proposal that would have […]
[…] private lands. To date, the focal point of our work has been in Montana’s Paradise Valley, where cattle ranches play host to thousands of elk descending from Yellowstone National Park each winter. For the hard-working men and women responsible for providing these vital wintering grounds, a generic “thank you” card on nice stationary just […]
Prime habitat for elk in Montana’s Paradise Valley means headaches for ranchers there. PERC’s work to reward the private stewardship—and public benefits—that working lands provide on Yellowstone’s northern doorstep sets the stage for conservation innovation
[…] them for their efforts. The simple idea has significant potential to help shape the future of places like Paradise Valley. Two years ago, PERC and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition partnered with the Petrich family to set aside a portion of their ranch as winter elk habitat. The project was straightforward: install 1.25 miles of […]
[…] looking on with mealtime anticipation is a herd of 20 wild elk. While this scene of mountains, open spaces, ranching, and wildlife at the northern gateway to Yellowstone National Park might appear wonderfully tranquil, it can actually be a recipe for disaster for the rancher and her livelihood—because elk and cattle don’t always mix. […]
[…] three generations, the survival of the family ranch has depended upon it. Every year, Kinkie and her husband stand on their property along the banks of the Yellowstone River in Paradise Valley and, in their minds, trace the path of this storied watercourse upstream more than 100 miles into the interior of Yellowstone National […]