Although a number of recent accomplishments have been made in the conservation and management of natural resources, many problems must still be solved. Greater efforts must be made to acquire the rapidly dwindling but productive wetland and valley habitats of the West, and to prevent further conversions of renewable to non-renewable resources by overuse and abuse. Resource management faces new challenges created by the second-home in the country mania, agri-business and clean farming, widespread use of chemicals, and naive attempts to model resource management after modern agriculture. These problems can be resolved by understanding the inherent biological-ecological-environmental properties of the resources, and spending much more time and effort educating the public.
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