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Re: Farmers and Conservation

    I read the piece on farmers and conservation with interest. One thought 
which occurred to me was that perhaps a way to keep them from "highgrading" 
all of the merchantable trees out of a prime natural area before selling it 
might be to give them some sort of a premium for leaving the area intact. It 
is very unfortunate that money is the only thing that talks nowadays, but 
knowing this, we have to deal with it. Similarly, for prairie areas that are 
to be purchased for protection and/or restoration, a premium might be paid to 
those who leave the ground unplowed with the native flora intact. It's like 
raising children, you reward good behavior and penalize bad behavior! 

Doug LeDoux
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