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Leslie Criswell 



NACD PUBLIC LANDS SURVEY 



Montana SWCD Districts are working hard on 

 the survey being conducted by the Public Lands 

 Committee of the National Association. The 

 following suggestions are made to expedite 

 getting this job done: 1) Take a copy of Form 

 #2 together with a copy of the instructions and 

 definitions to each agency having Public Land 

 in your district. Ask them to fill out the form 

 and then meet with your board at one of your 

 meetings 10 agree on the final figures for their 

 lands. 2) It is suggested that this survey be 

 done on a county basis as most agencies already 

 have figures on a county basis. Where more than 

 one district is in a county, these districts should 

 get together on this project. 3) This survey 

 should be completed and sent to Executive 

 Secretary, Montana Soil Conservation 

 Committee, School of Mines, Butte, by October. 

 4) A Form #2 should be filled out for state 

 lands. This may be a big project in some 

 districts. 5) The Conservation Needs Inventory 

 recently completed by all districts will provide 



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Your Association President Sez: 



The Bureau of Land Management is desirous of 

 helping the SWCD's in Montana in filling out 

 sheet No. 2 of the Public Lands questionnaire 

 for the NACD survey. The BLM District 

 Offices in their areas of responsibility are 

 located in Malta, Miles City, Billings, 

 Lewistown, Dillon, and Missoula. Your Area 

 Conservationist can help your District to con- 

 tact the BLM District Office in your area. It 

 will facilitate completion of the questionnaire by 

 SCD's if a board member can discuss it with a 

 BLM representative since they have made some 

 good progress on conservation planning and have 

 much valuable information. 



The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is one of 

 our staunch supporters of all around conservation. 

 Their awards program for conservation achieve- 

 ments proves this. I would like to see every SCD 

 in Montana enroll in this program as an added 

 incentive to achieve greater goals in conservation. 

 Besides, the benefits derived from program 

 planning and the measuring of accomplishments 

 at the end of the program year are invaluable. 

 The new program year started May 1 so we can 

 get an early start in the 1962 awards competition. 

 Just a card to Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, 

 Akron, Ohio can enroll your District in the 

 competition 



THE SUMMER DIRECTORS MEETING OF 

 MASWCD IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 23, IN 

 LEWISTOWN. 



Area V of NACD is meeting in Bismark, North 

 Dakota June 14-15, with headquarters in the 

 Grand Pacific Hotel. North Dakota is always a 

 gracious host and there is an exceptional program 

 planned for both the men and the ladies. If at all 

 possible have your District represented there — 

 it is a good meeting of good people with problems 

 just like yours. 



