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NOVEMBER - DECEMBER, 1966 



PETER V. JACKSON, PRESIDENT SEZ 



Times have certainly changed. This old say- 

 ing can be heard most every day. And it is so 

 true in the relationship between rural and 

 urban people. 



In fact, today, I an at a loss to decide the 

 difference between rural, urban, city, or 

 county people. I have relatives in town who 

 have to drive longer to get from their homes to 

 the stores or businesses than we have to from 

 our rural home. For example, we live 10 min- 

 untes from our local stores, and we can drive 

 to Butte or Bozeman in an hour. Compare this 

 to nearly any person living on the outskirts 

 of Chicago or Salt Lake City, and we are 

 farther away from town than they are. 



This peculiar situation of the times applies 

 to conservation a s well as travel. We are one 

 large community who have to face the same big 

 problems. We can no longer be expected to 

 carry all the load of conservation alone. The 

 time lias come when the so-called city people 

 have just got to shoulder their share of the 

 burden of soil and water conservation. 



TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING A SUCCESS 



A good turnout of approximately 250 super- 

 visors and their guests attended the 25th 

 annual convention at Glendive, November 16-18. 

 Glendive was the site of the first meeting of 

 district supervisors when 18 supervisors met 

 and organized. 



"Conservation Education" was the theme of the 

 1966 meeting and good presentations were made 

 by a good cross-section of persons concerned 

 and working in this area. Supervisors are 

 grateful for the efforts of districts, many 

 educators, agency people, and other organiza- 

 tions that contribute to Conservation Education. 



Quoting from "Terrain", Extension Service 

 Newsletter, modem concepts of resource conser- 

 vation have changed: "Programs in resource 

 development, conservation and use have taken 

 on new and wider concepts and intensity during 

 the past decade. Today, we find ourselves no 

 longer dwelling solely on the conservation prob- 

 lems of soil and water, but also, on the associ- 

 ated interrelated problems of other renewable 

 natural resource areas - fish and wildlife, the 

 forests, and our grasslands areas. Furthermore, 

 the circle of our clientele has widened consid- 

 erably. No longer can we work solely with the 

 landowners and operators; our attentive efforts 

 must be directed more and more to the general 

 public as well. For if our affluent society 

 wishes to maintain the standard of living that 

 almost all enjoy today, the nation's renewable 

 natural resource base must be effectively man- 

 aged for an enduring productivity for all uses 

 - whether for food, fiber, or shelter or for 

 scenic and recreational enjoyment." 



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