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