Forest fires in the American West have been quite destructive for decades, enhanced by cyclical droughts, pine beetle infestation, tree-hugging environmentalists, and poor forest and land management by federal and state government. This has led to questioning how best we can save our forests and return them to a more natural and healthy condition that will benefit man and wildlife alike.
Last month, the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), a “free market environmentalism” nonprofit, released a publication entitled Burn Back Better: How Western States Can Encourage Prescribed Fire on Private Lands, which recommends immediate policy changes to address the growing wildfire crisis in the western U.S.