PERC Report Says Investment in Forest Fuel Treatments Leads to Decreased Wildfire Costs
The report says landscape-scale projects deliver greater returns and estimates each $1 invested in western forest fuel treatments yields $3.73 in avoided damages.
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PERC report says large economic incentives in fuel treatment
An area that burned during the 2017 Meyers Fire south of Philipsburg, MT is shown on Saturday, May 9, 2026. This clearing is near Copper Creek Campground in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. (Jordan Hansen / Daily Montanan)A new report says prescribed burns and thinning projects save money, longterm, highlighting new peer-reviewed economic research on wildfires. The report, released by Bozeman-based Property and Environment Research Cent…
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PERC report says investment in forest fuel treatments leads to decreased wildfire costs
A new report says prescribed burns and thinning projects save money, longterm, highlighting new peer-reviewed economic research on wildfires. The report, released by Bozeman-based Property and Environment Research Center, a “free market environmentalism” nonprofit think-tank, draws heavily on two economics…
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