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Jackson reported that he had appointed Les 

 Criswell Chairman of a Committee on Recrea- 

 tion, Wildlife, and Natural Beauty. Criswell 

 attended the National Committee meeting at 

 Cincinnati. Considerable discussion indicated 

 a high interest. 



Secretary Setterstrom reported that HB 24 

 amended laws to remove agriculture pollution 

 from the exempt category. Agriculture is now 

 the greatest source of water pollution remaining 

 in Montana. 



Ken Coulter, Budget & Finance Chairman, re- 

 ported that 38 of the 59 districts had paid 

 their 1967 dues and reports show that most of 

 the remaining districts would pay by November. 

 Jackson will set up a committee regarding 

 resolution No. 10 to urge lending agencies to 

 defer payment on principal on loans for conser- 

 vation developments until the development is 

 returning a fair return. There was much dis- 

 cussion on resolution 10 relative to weed 

 control for 80% cost-sharing. 



Bob Anderson, Chairman of Program & Research, 

 reported that highway fills are used for dams 

 in Kansas and other states, but the Montana 

 Highway Department is opposed to the idea. It 

 was suggested that we write for the film pro- 

 duced in Kansas to show the dual purpose uses. 

 Anderson reported that the bulletin for Conser- 

 vation Problems Needing Research has been pub- 

 lished and copies will be distributed. 



Carl Zinne reported for Public Lands and 

 Water Resources Committee. The resolution 

 dealing with the suggestion that range manage- 

 ment practices be given credit as a reimburse- 

 able improvement on state lands is now policy 

 of the State Land Board. The resolution deal- 

 ing with conservancy-type districts has been 

 accomplished by various legislation; namely 

 amending the County Water District Law, and 

 the Flood Control Law. There was considerable 

 discussion of Conservancy District Legislation. 



Bill Kesler reported that his Farm Forestry 

 Committee was considering a two day tour east 

 of the divide on shelterbelts. 



Gordon Holte reporting on Public Relations 

 said that the resolutions on this were generally 

 fulfilled; however, nothing was done to con- 

 struct an exhibit for the fairs. 



Joe: "How long have you been 

 working for the company?" 



Jim: "Since the boss threatened 

 to fire me." 



Carl Johnson, Legislative Chairman, reported 

 on the successful legislative actions -and com- 

 plimented Dean Hanson for his excellent presen- 

 tations to the Appropriations Committee using 

 visual aids. 



The State Soil Conservation Committee met with 

 the Directors Saturday afternoon. William 

 D'Ewart, Chairman of the SSCC, complimented the 

 Districts for their support of sound legislation, 

 He stated that ten million dollars of conserva- 

 tion work was done in districts last year by 

 district cooperators. He stressed that the 

 supervisors are the boss in the District. 



Torlief Aasheim urged closer cooperation 

 between the State Committee and the Water Board 

 on water development. 



There was considerable discussion on the 

 soil and range Judging contests. Thompsoh, 

 Briggs, and Anderson are to study this and 

 report to the Annual Meeting. 



It was the concensus of the Directors that 

 they would visit districts only when invited by 

 a District. 



Harold Jensen reported concern over the loss 

 of soil scientist help in many districts. Ken 

 Coulter reported that dam building and water 

 spreading has prevented water from coming down 

 the creeks. Who has water rights .in this case? 



Area Meetings were discussed and it was 

 decided that the President would set the dates 

 and the areas set the length of meetings. Some 

 had suggested two day meetings. 



Gladys Hlppe explained a proposal to sell 

 advertising in the annual program, which was 

 accepted by the Directors. 



Rex Campbell, Extension Service, gave an 

 illustrateid talk on methods to Increase the 

 effectiveness of the districts in implementing 

 sound conservation programs. Rex will be 

 available to districts to help on this in 

 conjunction with his other duties. 



SWCD DIRECTORY 



The 1967 Directory listing the names of Soil 

 and Water Conservation Districts and supervisors 

 in Montana, as well as Association Committees 

 and Officers, has been mailed to a number of 

 agencies, organizations, and individuals. 



