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🦅 READY TO SOAR? This is a transformational time at PERC. Our nimble team is growing in all departments to support our ambitious goal of inspiring a new era of conservation in America based on incentives and innovation. New open roles include: ⚡ Conservation Counsel ⚡ Conservation Law Fellow ⚡ Communications Manager ⚡ Research Fellow ⚡ Research Associate ⚡ State Policy Associate View all open positions here: https://lnkd.in/g96meGpm

Really excited to contribute to the economic understanding of conservation leasing as part of this effort by PERC. State trust lands make up 40 million acres here in the American West, and state government agencies have a constitutionally mandated requirement to maximize long-run sustainable revenue from those lands - historically, this has meant extractive leases for uses like timber, grazing and oil and gas. Recently, conservation groups have tried to acquire conservation leases to NOT use the land for extractive purposes, to promote wildlife health or recreation opportunities, but have been stymied by regulatory and economic policy barriers. My policy brief https://lnkd.in/eFR2NM6y lays out the economic principles that should guide state agencies when considering conservation vs extractive bids for leasing state trust land. In particular, because conservation leasing preserves an “option value” for the land to generate future sustainable revenue for the state after the lease expires, a “credit” applied to conservation bids is economically justified.

🌾🐴 Wild horse adoptions are not only saving taxpayer dollars but are also restoring balance to the land, promoting biodiversity, and protecting vital habitats. It’s a win for the horses, the land, and our ecosystems. Click this link to learn more.👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g7kc3QCk #WildHorseAdoption #CreativeConservation #PERC

The public goods provided by diverse natural ecosystems may be worth a vast sum of money, but that doesn’t mean that NACs can expect to sell them for a vast sum of money. https://lnkd.in/gm-tM7FN

🌿 Conservation leasing is emerging as a new way to conserve public lands. As federal and state agencies explore this idea, PERC's newest research offers valuable insights into how conservation leasing can be implemented on the ground. 💡 How should conservation leases be priced? What would federal lease auctions look like with conservation participants? Can state trust lands better maximize revenue by including conservation as a valid use of state lands? 👉 All of these questions and more are addressed in our two newest reports - LINKED HERE:https://lnkd.in/gsQHzmkn #CreativeConservation #PERCReports #ConservationLeasing

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon reconsider a strained NEPA interpretation that has been used to obstruct forest restoration, voluntary conservation, and water markets. PERC filed an amicus brief urging the Court to overturn the D.C. and Ninth Circuits’ rule and adopt a workable path forward. https://lnkd.in/gqEu8QBk

🦬🌲 Effective conservation begins with innovation. #ProtectWhatMatters #CreativeConservation #PERC

That's conservation leasing. 💡 We're exploring a promising new approach to public land management called conservation leasing. Historically, federal and state lands have been leased for resource extraction like energy development, logging, and grazing - activities that have shaped the American West and still provide important resources. But today, there's growing momentum for leasing public lands for the purpose of conservation. With conservation leasing, we can protect these lands while still supporting local communities and taking care of the natural landscapes we all value. 🌲 Read more at https://lnkd.in/gz-t2EUw. #CreativeConservation #ConservationLeasing #PublicLand #PERC

👋 Meet PERC’s newest team member, Lindsay Coe! Lindsay is PERC’s new digital content producer, bringing important conservation stories to life through visual storytelling. She holds an MFA in Science and Natural History Filmmaking from Montana State University and specializes in long-form visual content production, branding and identity, and strategic communications. When not behind a camera, Lindsay and her dog can be found reaping the benefits of living in Big Sky country—mountain biking, fly fishing, and ski touring are some of her favorite Bozeman pastimes. Welcome, Lindsay!

When the gray wolf was listed in 1978, there were only 1,235 wolves left in the lower 48, with almost all of them found in Minnesota. Today, there are more than 6,000 wolves in the continental U.S., with their populations biologically connected to nearly 30,000 wolves in Canada. The wolf’s recovery is one of the great success stories of the ESA. Unfortunately, rather than being celebrated, this success is threatened by a federal district court ruling that would require the Fish and Wildlife Service to ignore the recovery of the population as a whole and regulate the species as individual members. https://lnkd.in/d4iUMY5V