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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

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

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

Policymakers can help reduce risk of catastrophic forest fires

By Kendall Cotton
09/28/2021
Policymakers can help reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires.

TAGS: environment, forest fires, Montana, PERC: Property and Environment Research Center

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

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2023 Forest Management Policy Playbook: State Strategies For Forest Restoration And Wildfire Response


 

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