WES D'EWART STRESSES NEED FOR WISE USE OF WATER 



"We must protect the present and future use 

 of water in Montana," Wesley D'Ewart told mem- 

 bers of the Park Soil and Water Conservation 

 District at their annual meeting. 



Mr. D'Ewart is a former Congressman and U. S. 

 Secretary of Agriculture and is currently ser- 

 ving as Montana chairman of the Western States 

 Water Counci I . 



He stressed the importance of the wise use 

 of water by federal, state and private groups. 

 It would be a tragedy, he stressed, if we would 

 a I low our water to be prior used before we 

 could use it in Montana. "Once it's gone," he 

 said, "we will never get it back." 



Mr. D'Ewart said Public Law 566 is a great 

 aid to farmers and ranchers regarding the 

 building of" medium-sized dams and reservoirs. 



He said it is necessary for Montana to have 

 a clear understanding of the need for use of 

 water today, 20 years from now and 50 years 

 from now. Other states have the same problem, 

 he said and we must work with them to find the 

 answer. 



A Directory of Summer 1966 Workshops, Courses 

 and Adult Training Programs in Conservation 

 of Natural Resources is available from Dr. 

 W. F. Clark, Eastern Montana College, Billings, 

 Montana 59101. 



DEER LODGE VALLEY'' 

 SECOND PLACE IN NEWSlj 



H POWELL SWCDs WIN 

 ER CONTEST 



Congratulations to the Deer Lodge Valley Soil 

 and Water Conservation District and the North 

 Powell Soil and V/ater Conservation District. 



These districts won $50.00 as the second 

 place winner In the Norther-n Plains Area of the 

 National Newsletter Contest. 



Newsletters are scored on readability, 

 regularity, and conservation content. 



SOIL CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA 



The Montana (Bozeman) Chapter of the Soil 

 Conservation Society of America is soliciting 

 memberships. Mail your dues ($11.00) to 

 Anthony Gels, Route 2, Bozeman, Montana. 



The Soil Conservation Society of America is 

 a national professional organization made up of 

 farmers, ranchers, businessmen, range special- 

 ists, soil scientists, economists, educators, 

 and many others to advance the science and art 

 of good land use. 



A bi-monthly publication entitled "Journal 

 of Soil and Water Conservation" is well worth 

 the price of dues. If you aren't now a member. 

 Why not become one? ' 



Montana Association of Soil and 



Water Conservation Districts 



(Return postage guaranteed) 



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 U.S. Postage PD. 

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