Opportunities exist for long-term forestry research projects to be funded. We may have to reshape our current institutions and attitudes to make this happen, but the results of such change would be focused, quality research and managers who have enough information to make good decisions. Each of us, whether scientist, manager, or field worker, in academic or government research, in development or operations, has some power to move toward these goals. The alternative is an army of proposal writer instead of scientists, piecemeal attempts to solve problems, scientists addressing problems that do not exist and not addressing ones that do, and managers shooting in the dark' while making decisions. Each of the twenty suggestions discussed here empowers us to take one small step toward putting forestry research on a firmer and more businesslike foundation.
Key words: forestry research, priorities, integration, application.
Correspondence: Sharon Friedman, USDA Forest Service, Resources Program and Assessment Staff, P.O. Box 96090, Washington, DC 20090-6090, USA
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