The proposed plan seeks to facilitate the continued growth and health of grizzly populations, while also being sensitive to the effects a large carnivore can have on communities, landowners, and the agriculture industry.
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Public Comment Supporting the Proposed East Crazy Inspiration Divide Land Exchange
The proposed land exchange is a balanced, collaborative solution developed by landowners, tribal representatives, conservation organizations, and recreation groups.
Public Comment on Minimizing Transaction Costs for Mitigation Banking
The Service should consider how it can enhance the work of mitigation banks and shift the approach from mitigating development to directly rewarding conservation.
Promoting Innovation and Diffusing Conflict Over Federal Grazing Lands
PERC urges the Department of Agriculture and the Forest Service to revise its grazing program to give permittees more flexibility and to facilitate markets for voluntary conservation on federal lands.
Public Comment on Mining Regulations, Laws, and Permitting
Private organizations have the potential to help in cleaning up existing mines and identifying areas where conservation is valued over mining through market bidding.
Public Comment on Establishing Experimental Populations Outside a Species’ Historic Range
Successful introduction efforts will require making species an asset to landowners, rather than a liability.
Testimony on Endangered Species Act Reform
Preserving what the ESA does well (preventing extinctions) while improving it as a tool to recover species is an essential and achievable goal.
Testimony Before the U.S. House on America’s Wildfire Crisis
If Congress can work with the Forest Service to make reforms that promote collaboration instead of conflict and increase partnership opportunities, forest managers can make true progress to fix America’s forests.
Testimony on Preventing Pandemics Through U.S. Wildlife-Borne Disease Surveillance
The conservation of intact, healthy ecosystems is the first line of defense against the spillover of zoonotic diseases.
A Broad Interpretation of WOTUS Undermines Wetland Conservation
PERC filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency