President Sez. Continued 



much information in the extremely technical 

 field of water management. The time when 

 water will be virtually rationed on the basis 

 of the importance of the industry to the 

 general economy is just around the corner. 



This year I am planning to attend all the 

 area meetings, so I will be looking forward 

 to seeing you all and having a good visit while 

 getting a lot of important conservation work 



accomplished. 



PETE 



With this in mind, read your Treasure Acres 

 for the date of the meeting closest to you 

 and please try to make every effort to attend. 

 Participate in the meeting by asking pertinent 

 questions and offering suggestions. Remember , 

 we are not outsiders or onlookers. We have 

 a very important part to play, and it has to 

 be done completely and efficiently. 



Again I say, please try to make every effort 

 to attend these water meetings; they are a 

 real opportunity. 



COMMENTS ON THE AREA MEETINGS BY PRESIDENT 

 JACKSON 



The time is fast approaching when we will 

 be holding our annual area meetings. 



This is our opportunity to meet together 

 and discuss our plans and problems as a 

 group; I feel we demonstrate democracy in 

 its finest form at these meetings. Here we 

 can enjoy the friendly business-like method 

 of solving problems common to all districts 

 In our Immediate areas. 



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RANGE SOCIETY MEETING IS WELL ATTENDED 



Over 300 members of the American Society of 

 Range Management, Intermountain section, took 

 part in a tour of the Beaverhead Forest Gravelly 

 Range south of Ennis, July 28, 29. Many 

 Canadian members were on hand. Excellent 

 examples of increased grass production were 

 shown, which ends up with more pounds of live- 

 stock, more water, and more wildlife. 



The Range Management Society was created to 

 advance the science and art of grazing land 

 management, etc., and to encourage the pro- 

 fessional improvement of members. 



Pete Jackson, MASWCD President, is also 

 currently President of the Intermountain 

 Section of the American Society of Range Manage- 

 ment. 



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V;ORK UNIT CONSERVATIONISTS HAVE CONFERENCE 



These meetings are also ideal for getting 

 the advice of others concerning matters 

 peculiar to our own districts. If your 

 district has done some noteworthy thing that 

 you feel will be of interest to the other 

 supervisors, be prepared to tell them about 

 It. It's amazing how Interested others are 

 In what you are doing and have gotten done 

 this year. 



Don't forget those resolutions for the 

 Area Directors to take to the State Convention 

 at Butte this year. This is your chance to get 

 the things done that you need on a state level. 

 Please make sure that they are carefully thought 

 out and well written so no one gets the wrong 

 impression and your resolution gets killed by 



: mistake. You can feel secure that any reso- 

 lution that is sent in will be carefully 



; studied and given full attention by the state 

 committee that is concerned. 



Just a reminder that we have two new comm- 

 I Ittees working: Forestry & Recreation. There 

 j is a lot of ground to be covered in these im- 

 [ portant fields of endeavor. I'm sure you 

 I will all have questions & resolutions here. 



Soil Conservation Work Unit Conservationists 

 from across Montana attended a conference con- 

 ducted by their service in Bozeman, July 18, 19, 

 & 20. They had the opportunity to be briefed 

 on ways and means of giving better service to 

 Soil & Water Conservation Districts and their 

 cooperators, and the expanding and/or additional 

 conservation responsibilities that they are 

 expected to handle. 



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 Montana ACP Allocation Received. Continued 



After many years of experience in selecting 

 practices and establishing specifications, the 

 principle effort of county ACP development 

 groups will be directed toward the setting of 

 conservation goals and making plans to achieve 

 those goals. Soil & Water Conservation District 

 Supervisors have helped develop county ACPro- 

 grams In the past and will be called upon again 

 to help design a program that will make the 

 best possible contribution toward meeting the 

 conservation goals of the county development 

 group. 



