FORESTRY ASSISTANCE TO CONSERVATION DISTRICTS 



by 



C. E. Wright, Cooperative Forest Management Supervisor. State Forester's Office 



Wise and productive use of Montana's re- 

 sources and the protection of these resources 

 are jobs of Soil and Water Conservation Dis- 

 tricts throughout the State. Soil and Water 

 Conservation Districts are not alone in their 

 efforts to wisely use and protect these re« 

 sources. Among the various federal and state 

 agencies assigned responsibility for resource 

 management is the OffjLce of Montana State 

 Forester. 



Assistance from the State Forester's Office 

 Is available to each Soil and Water Conserva- 

 tion District in Montana. The Districts la 

 Montana and the Office of State Forester have 

 realized that they share the common objectives 

 of helping to insure that each acre of land is 

 used within the limits of its capabilities and that each acre is treated in accordance with 

 its need for protection and improvement. The State Forester and the Montana Soil and Water 

 Conservation Districts also recognize the interrelationships of forestland treatment to 

 the basic resources of soil and water. 



^ To establish cooperation and assistance on an enduring basis in order to obtain their 

 ^mutual objectives, all Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Montana have entered into 

 formal Memorandums of Understanding with the Office of State Forester. The Soil and Water 

 Conservation Districts in Montana and the State Forester reciprocally assist each other in 

 overcoming many types of resource problems dealing with the management of woodlands and 

 trees. 



At the request of Soil and Water Conservation Distticts, the Office of State Forester 

 has supplied information to Districts and to individuals within Districts pertaining to: 



1. Forest fire protection. Insect, disease, wind and water erosion, and management needs 

 of their area. 



2. Formulate plans for landowners for establishing needed fire protection, programs for 

 timber management, timber stand improvement, and tree planting. 



3. Help in actually setting up local fire suppression organizations. 



A. Provide technical on-the-ground assistance to forestland owners, and wood processors. 



5. Provide trees at reasonable cost from the State Forest Nursery of proper species, age 

 class, and size best suited for forest plantingf, windbreaks, and shelterbelts in 

 Montana. 



6. Forest Product Utilization service to forestland owners and wood processors. 



Our past accomplisliments have proved that Districts and the State Forester's Office can 

 work effectively to overcome problems in the management of our vast forest resources. 

 However, we have a long way to go to achieve full utilization. 



Assistance is now available through District State Forest Offices at Kalispell, Missoula, 

 and Helena ^^^ State Office Is located in Missoula at 2705 Spurgin Road. 



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