Property & Environment Research Center (PERC)
Mission
PERC (Property and Environment Research Center) is the nation's oldest and largest institute dedicated to original research that brings market principles to resolving environmental problems. Located in Bozeman, Montana, PERC scholars have influenced the policy debate in a host of areas, including water marketing, public land management, wildlife habitat protection, pollution control, and environmental enhancement. Every year PERC authors original research that advances policy and aids conservation practice.
Ruling year
1981
CEO
Mr. Brian Yablonski
Main address
2048 Analysis Drive Suite A
Bozeman, MT 59718 USA
Formerly known as
Political Economy Research Center
EIN
81-0393444
NTEE code
Natural Resource Conservation and Protection (C30)
Environmental Quality, Protection, and Beautification N.E.C. (C99)
Economics (as a Social Science) (V22)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Enviropreneur (Environmental Entrepreneur) Programming
PERC's Enviropreneur programs aim to empower environmental entrepreneurs, or "enviropreneurs," in the application of property, contracts, and markets to advance conservation outcomes.
Research
PERC develops in-house research on the following topics: Western lands, water and fisheries, wildlife, energy, urban environmental issues, and global conservation
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
PERC's goal to to develop conservation ideas and practices that equip individuals to solve our toughest conservation issues, replacing the ineffective and acrimonious culture of environmental politics with cooperation and environmental entrepreneurship.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
PERC's strategy is to develop cutting edge research on timely conservation issues related to land, water, and wildlife, and then convey that research to decision makers in policy and practice to educate them on effective conservation strategies. We achieve this outreach through various in-house publications, online engagement, programs/workshops, and issue education.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Since 1980, PERC scholars have been using the principles of Free Market Environmentalism to develop innovative solutions to issues from wildfire to marine fisheries. Our in-house scholars and affiliated fellows have a wealth of experience in developing rigorous academic research, which our in-house outreach experts can then convey to our audiences.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Two of PERC's leading and lasting achievements are our research to promote marine fishery catch-share trading, which has resulted in safer fishing conditions and improved fish populations, as well as our water market research, that contributed to water trading and new allocation uses, such as in stream flows. Our work on National Park user fees and the deferred maintenance backlog has also garnered widespread support and recognition
Moving forward, we seek to ensure our research across our six topic areas continues to further both conservation policy and practice.
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Property & Environment Research Center (PERC)
Board of directorsas of 06/07/2023
Mr. Loren Bough
Loren Bough
Robert Clement
Kristina Kendall
Kameron Onley
Chris Wright
Kimberly Dennis
Christopher Costello
Tim Sheehy
Reginald Brown
Gary Rieschel
Brad Levine
Adam Putnam
Isabel Behncke
James Huffman
K.C. Walsh
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CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
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