diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/Engines/SimulationBridgeEngine.cs b/isometric-park-fna/Engines/SimulationBridgeEngine.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/Engines/SimulationBridgeEngine.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/Engines/SimulationBridgeEngine.cs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
             {
 
 #region calculate_preserve_cells
-	    var preserve_cell_coordinates = new List<(int, int)>();
+            var preserve_cell_coordinates = new List<(int, int)>();
 
 	    Stopwatch iterPreserves = new Stopwatch();
 	    iterPreserves.Start();
@@ -190,9 +190,11 @@
                         SendMessage<SpawnDialogMessage>(new SpawnDialogMessage {Path = "PoorTreeHealth"});
                     }
 
-                    Logging.Spy(new {count = preserve_cell_coordinates.Count()} );
+                    Logging.Spy(new {count = preserve_cell_coordinates.Count(), half = (simulation.map.tree_capacity * 0.5)} );
 
-                    if (preserve_cell_coordinates.Count() > (simulation.map.tree_capacity * 0.5))  {
+                    if ((simulation.latestBudget.preserve_cells > (simulation.map.tree_capacity * 0.5))
+                        && (simulation.previousBudget.preserve_cells <= (simulation.map.tree_capacity * 0.5)))
+                    {
                         SendMessage<SpawnDialogMessage>(new SpawnDialogMessage {Path = "PreserveHalf"});
                         var fundraiserEntity = CreateEntity();
 
@@ -200,7 +202,8 @@
                                 category = "Misc",
                                 amount = 20_000M });
                     }
-                    else if (preserve_cell_coordinates.Count() > (simulation.map.tree_capacity * 0.25)) 
+                    else if ((simulation.latestBudget.preserve_cells > (simulation.map.tree_capacity * 0.25))
+                                && (simulation.previousBudget.preserve_cells <= (simulation.map.tree_capacity * 0.25))) 
                     {
                         SendMessage<SpawnDialogMessage>(new SpawnDialogMessage {Path = "PreserveProgress"});
                     }
@@ -254,6 +257,7 @@
                         Logging.Info(String.Format("Planted {0} trees, expected {1}, P(destroy)= {2}", added, (expected / 12.0), probability));
                     }
                 }
+                simulation.preserve_cells = preserve_cell_coordinates.Count();
             }
             this.ticksToSend = 0;
 
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/Simulation.cs b/isometric-park-fna/Simulation.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/Simulation.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/Simulation.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
         public int trees;
         public int dead_trees;
         public int crowded_trees;
+        public int preserve_cells;
         //Kind of a hack but allows for tracking figures over time without creating a whole new infrastructure
 
     }
@@ -112,6 +113,8 @@
         public decimal enforcement;
         public decimal misc;
 
+        public int preserve_cells;
+
         public Budget latestBudget
         {
             get
@@ -359,7 +362,8 @@
                 upkeep = (int)(this.map.tree_count * 1.5),
                 tree_planting = this.tree_planting * Simulation.TREE_PLANT_COST,
                 tree_clearing = this.tree_clearing * Simulation.TREE_CLEAR_COST,
-                misc = this.misc
+                misc = this.misc,
+                preserve_cells = this.preserve_cells
             };
 
             newBudget = this.applyBudget(newBudget); ;