I am a big supporter of the Forest Legacy program and I am also a big fan of water conservation, but if I had to choose between buying another piece of land and taking care of important research issues like this, I am not sure I would make big increases in buying more land and not deal with these things.
Dicks emphasizes prioritizing research over land acquisition for forest health.
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