With tillable farmland going for what it is, corn and soybean prices what they are and the slowed but still general urban sprawl, all of which the IDNR really can't influence, things will likely get worse. Plus, the legislative push to allow landowners to drain wetlands and low lying areas will continue and will have a very negative affect over the long term on wildlife. Much of the mature hardwood issue on public lands also has little to do with the IDNR and is mostly legislative in nature.