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

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

Getting Bureaucrats Out of the Way of Forest Management

By Hannah Downey

10/26/2021

It's time for Montana to reassess what it can do to reduce future wildfire risk.

TAGS: Montana, PERC Viewpoints, regulations, 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

New Survey: The State of Educational Opportunity in Montana

Frontier Institute partnered with 50CAN and Edge Research on a new survey about the state of education opportunity in Montana. This survey provides a unique window into what parents understand to be the strengths and weaknesses of Montana’s education system, and how those views compare to parents across our region and across the country. Here...

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New Survey: The State of Educational Opportunity in Montana

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