Forest Management Requires ‘Good’ Fire

By Hannah Downey

10/25/2022

"Prescribed burns, especially done in conjunction with mechanical treatments, proved their value as a proactive tool in controlling wildfires in Montana this summer."

TAGS: active forest management, forest management, PERC Viewpoints

The Forest Management Strategy Helping To Save Montana Forests

By Hannah Downey

09/28/2022

"With these treatments applied, the wildfires this summer lacked the fuel sources to grow big and out of control."

TAGS: active forest management, forest fires, PERC Viewpoints

Active Forest Management Combats Catastrophic Fire

By Kendall Cotton

06/20/2022

"As we approach fire season we should reject calls to abandon the science and instead double down on the best tools currently at our disposal — expanding active forest management to address our yearly wildfire crisis."

TAGS: active forest management, forest management

The Irony Of A Burn Ban

By Hannah Downey

05/24/2022

"Policymakers must ask whether the minuscule risk of an escaped prescribed burn is worth doing nothing, allowing fuels to build up and putting the forest at a higher risk of an all-consuming destructive wildfire."

TAGS: active forest management, forest management, PERC Viewpoints, PERC: Property and Environment Research Center

Red Tape Prevents Old-Growth Forest Restoration

By Hannah Downey

04/26/2022

"Protecting old-growth forests from wildfire risks is a worthy cause, but simply spending more money on existing bureaucratic processes will not solve the problem."

TAGS: active forest management, forest fires, forest management, PERC Viewpoints

It’s Time To Get Proactive About Forest Management

By Hannah Downey

02/22/2022

"The focus on active restoration instead of strict preservation will go a long way to confront the wildfire crisis, but only if red tape and regulatory challenges don’t interfere."

TAGS: active forest management, forest fires, forest management, PERC Viewpoints, wildfire

Healthier Forests Mean a Healthier Planet

By Kendall Cotton

12/30/2021

There’s no way around it: you simply cannot claim to support addressing climate change on the one hand while opposing proven and practical forest management to help reduce the risk of massive forest fires on the other.

TAGS: active forest management, climate change, forest fires, forest management

The Litigation Quagmire

By Tanner Avery

12/30/2021

Forest managers face a daunting restoration backlog that fuels the wildfire crisis.

TAGS: active forest management, forest fires, forest management, litigation

Managing Forest Litigation

By Hannah Downey

12/27/2021

Money alone will not solve the problem if lawsuits continue to hold up on-the-ground projects. Reforming litigation will improve the ability to effectively put resources to work in our forests.

TAGS: active forest management, forest fires, forest management, PERC Viewpoints

Regulations Crush Environmental Innovation

By Kendall Cotton

12/16/2021

The Cahoons’ story is a stark reminder of how excessive red tape can crush the dreams of entrepreneurs and stifle innovative solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges.

TAGS: active forest management, Center For New Frontiers, entrepreneurship, environment, forest management, regulations, tech and innovation

Good Neighbor Authority

By Hannah Downey

11/30/2021

Over just a few years, Montana has proven a capable leader in conducting forest restoration work on federal lands under a Good Neighbor Authority agreement.

TAGS: active forest management, forest fires, forest management, PERC Viewpoints, PERC: Property and Environment Research Center, wildfire

Restoring forest management

By Tanner Avery

10/28/2021

Despite the consensus of fire playing an important role in the health of our forests, forest management planners have been crippled by bureaucratic red tape preventing the use of controlled burns.

TAGS: active forest management, Montana, wildfire

Improve policies to reduce the risk of future catastrophic wildfires

By Hannah Downey

09/28/2021

After a summer of flames and smoke, policymakers can—and must—improve policies to reduce the risk of future catastrophic wildfires.

TAGS: active forest management, Montana, PERC Viewpoints, regulations, wildfire

Active Management Creates Healthier Forests

By Kendall Cotton

08/12/2021

We still hear a lot of criticism about active forest management from environmental commentators, who say we can “never log our way out of a baking climate.” These critics fail to see the forest for the trees

TAGS: active forest management, forest fires, Greg Gianforte