PREZ SEZ (cont.) 



County CD supervisors and numer- 

 ous other supervisors who have 

 appeared in Helena before com- 

 mittees and have written or call- 

 ed their delegates in Helena. 



I have attended the NACD Con- 

 vention in Las Vegas. Numerous 

 Montana supervisors in atten- 

 dance involved themselves in 

 various committee meetings 

 which were informative, instruc- 

 tive, and presented challenge. 



In view of the present compli- 

 cations in Washington, D.C., we 

 are presently considering send- 

 ing a delegation to meet with 

 various administration and con- 

 gressional people there to do 

 what we can to help seek new 

 programs, new directions in be- 

 half of districts. These meet- 

 ings have proven helpful in the 

 past. We need to be helpful to 

 the future. 



I appreciate the work of our 

 committees and of their actions 

 of involvement. This denotes 

 dedication. 



I appreciate the attitude of 

 the districts to the new dues 

 schedule. It give me confid- 

 ence that districts want to 

 pay as much as they can, and 

 if a partial payment is made 

 they have indicated they will 

 pay more later when additional 

 revenue comes in. It is very 

 essential, if we are going to 

 have an effective and working 

 Association, we are going to 

 have to adequately finance it. 

 You cannot have an effective 

 Association without your 

 monetary action. 



A bright spot in MACD acti- 

 vity is the operation of our 



Plant Materials Center at 

 Bridger. Many native grass 

 species are being tested and 

 selections made to provide 

 foundation seed to growers. 



The PMC outlook financially 

 is very encouraging. It is 

 proving to be an excellent 

 investment for districts. 



PETE JACKSON 



NEW PRESIDENT-ELECT 

 SOCIETY FOR RANGE MANAGEMENT 



Congratulations are in order 

 to Pete Jackson, Harrison, Mont, 

 rancher, and Conservation District 

 supervisor, who was recently elect- 

 ed and installed as President- 

 elect of the Society for Range 

 Management at the annual meeting 

 in Boise, Idaho in February. 



The Society is an internation- 

 al organization composed of ran- 

 chers and technical people, and 

 a growing number of other people 

 representing disciplines associ- 

 ated with grass and range manage- 

 ment. 



