DISTRICT DOINGS 



BLAINE COUNTY SWCD - Herb DeVrles reported 

 on educational matter such as revision of 

 the public school conservation guide which 

 was prepared In 1960. About 1,000 copies 

 of this book were prepared and the supply 

 has been used up. He suggested that su- 

 pervisors look at the booklet and make 

 any suggestions or additions they feel 

 would be valuable or necessary. 



DeVrles also reported on proposed school 

 children Conservation Tours such as have 

 been held in the past. He asked for 

 suggestions and Ideas as to how these 

 tours might be carried out to the great- 

 est extent for Conservation Education. 

 He asked that the supervisors think 

 about these tours and offer suggestions. 



BROADWATER SWCD - Russell opened a dis- 

 cussion on the weed control and suggested 

 having a meeting with various interested 

 groups to set up a program. A date of 

 March 12 was decided upon and Russell 

 will make the arrangonents. 



The A-H Fair Displays were discussed 

 and the District decided to pay the 

 awards of $3.00, 2.00 and $1.00 in the 

 3 categories. 



EASTERN SANDERS COUNTY SWCD AND GREEN 

 MOUNTAIN SWCD - Congressman Arnold 

 Olsen attended a joint meeting of Sup- 

 ervisors February 12 at Plains. Super- 

 vliors explained the critical need for 

 technical help to keep up with the grow- 

 ing demands of land occupiers to apply 

 conservation practices. The noxious 

 weed problem In Sanders County and 

 other areas of Montana was also brought 

 to Mr. Olsen' s attention as well as 

 several impediments to the water devel- 

 opment program. 



GARFIELD COUNTY SWCD - Coulter reviewed 

 correspondence from Francis Slddoway, 

 Director of the Soil and Water Research 

 Center, Sidney, on setting up the pro- 

 ced»u:e to be used In determining maximum 

 water use development of watersheds in 

 the county. 



Allen Barnes presented information from 

 the State ASCS Committee in regard to 

 further water development on the Smoky 

 Butte Drainages. It was determined small 

 pits and stock dams could be developed. 



RUBY VALLEY SWCD - The State meeting of Dig- ^ 

 trlct Supervisors was discussed. Reports to 

 the supervisors was made by Lowell Gilman and 

 H. L. Smith on the committees they attended 

 which was the Research and the Water Resources 

 and Public Lands Committee. The resolutions 

 of these committees were read and those posted 

 noted. 



UPPER MUSSELSHELL SWCD - First order of 

 busitjess was highway signs received since the 

 last meeting. It was decided to place the 

 new signs on the eastern and western borders 

 of the District. Both signs to be placed 

 on No. 12 Highway. Paul to check size of:, 

 signs with frames. 



WIBAUX SWCD - A letter pertaining to the 

 Watershed Program Information from A. B» 

 Llnford was read. This letter indicated 

 where possible construction of watershed 

 could be initiated in Eastern Montana. 



Wayne Marcus, Mayor of Wibaux, presented the 

 petitions, signed by the necessary 10 land 

 occupiers of the city of Wibaux, to allow 

 the city to become a part of the Wibaux 

 Soil and Water Conservation District. The A 

 next step is for the local District to ^ 

 establish a date and arrange for a hearing 

 for the city and district to take part in. 



STILLWATER SWCD GOALS (Taken from the 

 Stillwater SWCDs Annual Report for 1967) 



"The use of each acre according to Its 

 capabilities, and the treatment of each 

 acre according to its needs." 



It is not the intention of your Soil and 

 Water Conservation District to give some- 

 thing for nothing. Your Supervisors hope to 

 instill in the minds of all landowners and 

 operators that it is their individual respon- 

 sibility to get conservation measures (both 

 annual and permanent) applied to the land 

 as rapidly as possible. 



m going to kindergarten, of course. Where 

 elae would a five-vear.oId be going?" 



