Legislative - John Vanisko. Legislation dealing with stream bank preservation 

 is being worked on by Siev Seidensticker, Chairman of the Ruby Valley CD and a 

 large number of interested groups and agencies he has contacted.-- Work on studying 

 present and proposed legislation as called for in SJR 52 is progressing. A situation 

 statement has been drafted under the guidance of the Resource Conservation Advisory 

 Council and will be mailed to anyone who is interested in helping with the sediment 

 control problem. 



Public Lands - Art Christensen. A Resource and Economic Impact Evaluation of 

 conservation activities in a county yet to be designated has been recommended by 

 the Montana Resource Conservation Advisory Council patterned after a NACD Public 

 Lands Committee Socorro County, New Mexico, study. The objectives will be to 



1) show economic impacts resulting from conservation activities in a given area, 



2) determine value of improvements made by users of public lands which benefit the 

 public, 3) look at primary returns at various levels of development and management, 

 4) measure environmental impacts, 5) reflect secondary returns, 6) develop a data 

 collection and analysis procedure for land use planning alternatives, and 7) show 

 multiple use values as a result of private investments and/or public investments. 



Public Relations - Bill Sibra. MACD officers and directors are doing a good 

 job. They need and should get the support of all districts. We elected them, so 

 let's all give them the help they need. We need to keep the pressure on our range- 

 land resource work for better management of Montana's rangelands. It is not too 

 soon to be working on exhibits for county and state fairs. Carry through with these 

 projects - just planning them does not do the job. 



COMING EVENTS 



NACD Public Lands Committee 



September 10 - 12 at Boise, Idaho 



MACD Area Meetings 



September 30 - Area V - Kalispell October 3 - Area II - Ekalaka 



October 1 - Area III - Fort Benton October 4 - Area IV - Hardin or Billings 



October 2 - Area I - Jordan October 5 - Area VI - Three Forks 



NACD Director's Meeting 



October 19 - 22 at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort 



MACD Annual Meeting 



November 11 - 13 at the Yogo Inn, Lewistown, Montana 



NACD Contour Trip to Europe and Russia 



September - October. Call Bob Whitmore (509) 564-1166, Pullman, Washington 

 for reservations 



MILE HIGH CD - Judged Montana Winner of 1973 Goodyear Conservation Awards 

 Program. Board members are Art Peterson, Chairman; Ray Ueland, Vice Chairman; 

 Jim Ballard, Hugh Murphy, Paul Gneiting; Mary Seccombe, Secretary; Joan Marie Connor, 

 Treasurer; David Dickens, Extension Agent; and Charles Bordsen, District Conservation- 

 ist. These people and many fine cooperators are to be congratulated for their out- 

 standing work. 



CASCADE CD - was judged second place with Bitterroot, Lewis and Clark, Richland 

 and Big Horn in runner up spots. 



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