HIPPE 

 MASWCD 



MASWCD ANNUAL MEETING AND WATERSHED PROGRAM 



The Annual Convention held at Glendive can be termed - A 

 Hugh Success. A great deal of credit is due the Supervisors 

 and those who planned the program to include speakers that 

 gave us guidance and food for thought and the excellent 

 entertainment. Also, credit is due to the Companies serving 

 the Community for the many courtesies extended to us. 



I would like to stress the Watershed Program. This pro- 

 gram has been carried out as fast as the limited state funds 

 would allow, so only a small part of the P. L. 566 funds 

 have been used because of the limited mon6y available for 

 the planning of such programs. Thus, 'the federal money is 

 lost, and we are not preserving our water fast enough. 



The projects that have been built are serving a very use- 

 ful purpose in flood control, recreation, and irrigation. 

 These projects have been built on tributaries to the major 

 rivers, which, if one hundred could be built in Montana, 

 it would cut down floods on the major rivers to a minimum 

 with less land used or land taken off the tax roll. 



Kansas and North Dakota, in cooperation with the highway 

 departments, have several projects completed that are prov- 

 ing quite successful. These projects are dams built where a highway crosses a creek with a high 

 enough fill. The only additional expense here would be a little more blackslope and a draw down 

 tube attached to the culvert. Nebraska plans to start a similar program in 1967. 



The State Soil Conservation Committee is requesting more money at the next legislative session 

 for planning these watershed projects. Approximately forty applications have been made for 

 watershed projects. You could help by talking with your legislators to inform them of the im- 

 portance of these projects and the urgent need for more money to complete these and future pro- 

 jects to help keep our water in Montana, as well as the beneficial use to the people involved. 



STUDENT WORK-STUDY PROGRAM 



PETE JACKSON NAMED SOIL CONSERVATIONIST OF YEAR 



Soil and Water Conservation Districts in 

 Montana will have an opportunity to employ 

 students who are enrolled in Montana Coll- 

 eges or have graduated from high school 

 and have been accepted at one of the nine 

 colleges. 



Field work assistants, county agricul- 

 tural aids, clerical, and others may be 

 available. 



The state or district pays a small part 

 of their salary and the balance is paid 

 out of federally allocated funds. 



Questionnaires have been sent to secretaries 

 of all Soil and Water Conservation Districts 

 by the Montana Department of Labor and 

 Industry. Tliey will handle the administra- 

 tion of this program, together with the 

 University of Montana. 



Peter V. Jackson III of Harrison was named 

 Soil Conservationist of the year and was presentee 

 a prairie chicken statuette by Governor Tim 

 Babcock at the second annual Governor's Recogni- 

 tion Dinner. The event is sponsored by the 

 Montana Wildlife Federation and the Sears Roebuck 

 Foundation. 



Our congratulations go to Pete. He is also 

 the newly elected President of the Montana Assoc- 

 iation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. 



At the suggestion box, the boss 

 said: "I wish employes would be 

 specific. What kind of kite? What 

 lake?" 



