Bad forest management is at the root of the conflagrations.
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Improving America’s Ecological Security Requires Public-Private Partnerships
Efforts like the 30 by 30 initiative have the best chance of delivering the kind of conservation America needs when the government engages with the private sector as an equal partner.
Property Rights are Fundamental to a Free Society—and to Conservation
An attack on conservationists’ rights threaten protections for all of us and to further politicize the environment.
President Biden’s Eco-Moonshot Should Use Markets, Not Mandates
The Biden administration should come out strongly against the use of regulations or restrictive designations on private lands to reach its target of 30 by 30.
Fee Increases Are Good for the Custer Gallatin
Through user fees we have the opportunity to directly support our local cabins and campgrounds, boat launches, and trail systems.
A Rare Point of Bipartisan Agreement on Reducing Bureaucracy
A proposed Endangered Species Act reform may represent a point of agreement across presidential administrations.
How Personal Technology is Democratizing Environmental Action
Reducing CO2 emissions, magnifying the role of citizen scientists, and addressing pollution that government agencies find difficult to address.
Misinformation About Trophy Hunting Threatens Conservation
Banning trophy hunting without viable alternatives would imperil biodiversity and undermine local communities.
The Cost of Biden’s Ban on Oil and Gas Leasing
Not drilling has economic and environmental consequences.
A Lot of Hot Air About Offshore Wind
If the new administration really aims to start to displace fossil fuel money with proceeds from renewables, it should be leading a charge to get rid of the anachronistic Jones Act.