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The second opportunity for improvement is with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources which is developing a plan for helping young white pines survive.  The plan includes preparing good seed beds around existing trees, planting where seed trees are missing, and taking care of the seedlings by doing things like bud-capping them to protect against deer browsing in winter, but funding for the plan is in jeopardy.