DISTRICT DOINGS 



LI TTLE BEAVER SWCD - Had about 150 interested peo 

 pie turn out to hear Charles Lane, USGS Geolo- 

 gist, explain the Ground Water Survey made in the 

 Cedar Creek Anticline. Everett Liarlinton, State 

 Engineer, and Dr. Sid Groff, Head Ground '.ater 

 and Fuels Branch of the Montana Bureau of Mines, 

 explained the Ground-V'ater Law. These studies 

 were brought about because of the concern of 

 people in the Fallon County Area with the use of 

 water from the Fox Hills sands for use in oil re^ 

 covery operations. This is an artesian aquifer 

 which many ranchers use and extended use lowers 

 the v/ater table. The study revealed that some 

 lowering of water tables will occur. Also, there 

 are many artesian wells with defective casings 

 or left uncapped that do not contribute to water 

 conservation and therefore present a problem. 

 Seismograph holes also present a problem. 



Also discussed was a Pollution problem caused 

 by oil and salt water wastes escaping from oil 

 well operations. It was explained the recent 

 extremely cold winter caused more accidents than 

 normal. James Neely, Oil & Gas Conservation 

 Commission Executive Secretary, and representa- 

 tives from Shell Oil Company explained steps that 

 would be taken to correct the situation. However, 

 some controversy remains as to the legitimacy of 

 the practice of spreading salt water on roads, 



BEAVERHEAD SWCD - The Secretary briefed the 

 Supervisors on Conservation films which are 

 available and the secretary was instructed to 

 order several to be shown at upcoming Supervisor 

 I BLstrict meetings, 



• GALLATIN VALLEY SWCD - The secretary was in- 

 structed to send 'thank you' notes to Gallatin 

 Trust & Savings Bank for sponsoring the Winter 

 Fair Exhibit; to Gallatin Equipment Company; 

 1st National Bank and Owenhouse's for door prizes 

 for the Annual Conservation Meeting. 



PHIU^IPS SWCD - Supervisor Lloyd Knudsen and 

 WUC Wiltzens will at end the next meeting of the 

 Malta Chamber of Commerce, March 15, at noon 

 luncheon. Knudsen will speak to the group on 

 districts and proposed budgeting cut, 



TOOLE COUNTY SWCD - The group met at the Capital 

 Cafe for a noon luncheon with businessmen of the 

 Community to discuss the proposed cut in Conser- 

 I vation appropriations at the National level, 



JUIITH BASIN SWCD - Walter Ifyllymake moved and 

 Ed Ceivenka secolTded that the district make 

 Seventy Five Xbllars available for Scholarship 

 ! for Conservation Education, Motion carried. 



Creaf heights may be attained merely 

 by being on the level. 



FCUVDER RIVER SWCD - Goals were discussed with 

 the SCS, General discussion indicated that the 

 Board felt that conservation planning was impor- 

 tant and should be given a high priority. Also 

 the Board thought that the range management pro- 

 gram should continue to receive emphasis, 



NORTH POWELL SVJCD - The range workshop to be 

 held in June was discussed and it was set for 

 the Bert Mannix residence where there are pro- 

 duction records available, 



GRANITE SVJCD - Dufour reported contractors were 

 constructing approximately 7,000 feet of con- 

 crete lined ditches, one fish pond and numerous 

 drops, head gates and jettys on various ranches 

 at this time, 



RUBY VALLEY SVCD - Harold Smith formerly Work 

 Unit Conservationist at Big Timber has replaced 

 Ben Hardin who has been transferred to Lewistown, 



LOWER MUSSELSHELL SWCD - Jim Newman gave a talk 

 and slide presentation on range management. He 

 outlined the problems of good range management 

 and the benefits of a well controlled range pro- 

 gram. He also stressed the needs of the area. 



FLATHEAD SWCD - Lewis Fuller, WUC, mentioned a 

 request from Whitefish Schools for one day of 

 conservation education on April 26, Agency per- 

 sonnel will conduct the classes during that day, 



CASCAIE COUNTY SWCD - Special certificates to be 

 awarded to firms who helped support the SV/CD pro- 

 gram. These are to be given to implement deal- 

 ers, banks and PCA and contributing contractors, 



SHERIDftN COUNTY SWCD - 1965 marks 25 years of 

 service to farmers and ranchers of Sheridan 

 County by their Soil & Water Conservation Dis- 

 trict, To help celebrate this event, an anni- 

 versary cake, baked by Mrs. Harry Olsen of 

 Dagmar, was served following this year's annual 

 meeting. 



The District was first organized as the Re- 

 serve Soil Conservation District in January of 

 19itO, At that time it covered three townships 

 around the town of Reserve. It was expanded the 

 following year to include all of Sheridan County. 

 Since then, two changes have occured in the name. 

 It was changed from Reserve to Sheridan County 

 and the word water was added to make it the 

 Sheridan County Soil & V/ater Conservation 

 nstrlct, 



TREASURE COUNTY SWCp - The need for a detailed 

 map of land ownership of Treasure County was 

 discussed, Kimball will check into feasability 

 for the district to print and sell these maps. 



