LADIES AUXILIARY REPORT 



MY TURN: CONSERVATION IS STILL BEGINNING 



By: Mrs. Bob Nyquist 



A great deal has been done in 

 Roosevelt County since the "Dirty- 

 Thirties" to conserve our soil, 

 and some of us may now consider 

 the job done. Perhaps, because 

 we live in a sparsley populated 

 rural area, yet ? We tend to feel 

 quite satisfied with what conser- 

 vation practices have been devel- 

 oped and that conservation is a 

 concern only to other areas and 

 other peoples. 



It may be well to look at a 

 few challenging facts that are 

 facing our growing America today, 

 and Roosevelt County sooner than 

 we may think I 



1. Our population of this 

 nation is expected to increase by 

 another 100 million persons in the 

 next thirty to forty years. Peo- 

 ple need places to live and food 

 to eat. 



2. The trend of people moving 

 to the cities where jobs were, 

 seems to be reversing. The trend 

 now is from city to suburb to 

 rural areas where people will 

 hopefully find tranquility in 

 the peace and quiet and see the 

 phenomena of nature. "In all 

 ranks of life, the human 



heart yearns for the beautiful, 

 and the beautiful things that 

 God makes are His gift to all 

 alike" . 



3. Our young people today have 

 become extremely environmentally- 

 minded. Consider the "Earth Day" 

 observances they have had in our 

 communities, the drives by organ- 

 ized youth groups to clean up the 

 right-of-ways along our highways, 

 public roads as well as in our 

 towns . 



4. There is much controversy 

 about the kinds and purposes of 

 conservation to special interest 

 groups of our soil, water, wild- 

 life, forests, and parks. 



5. Pollution of water and air 

 is an ever increasing concern to 

 all. 



In our age of expanding knowl- 

 edge and technology, we need to 

 go to the proficient for advice 

 in planning for utilizing our 

 God-given assets so that the best 

 results can be accomplished. 



If the decreasing number of 

 farmers and ranchers are to pro- 

 duce the food and fiber for our 

 vastly increasing population, we 

 better be finding ways of pre- 

 serving and building our soil to 

 do the job. 



The research and studies that 

 are being done on Land-Use Plan- 

 ning must be taken seriously and 

 implemented in providing decent 

 places for our non-farm Americans 

 to live and raise their families 

 as they migrate outward from the 

 inner-city, in order to leave the 

 most fertile lands for agriculture 

 and the less productive areas for 

 living and recreation. 



Much serious thought must be 

 given to the uses of our Natural 

 Resources, and some workable 

 agreement made whereby we can all 

 share and live together with our 

 Conserved soil, water, wildlife, 

 forests. Parks and recreation 

 areas. 



Let's harness the energy of 

 our exuberant youth and direct 

 them into constructive programs 

 to clean up and beautify the 

 environment. 



