JUL 23 1968 



0. M. Ueland, Editor, Montana Tech, Butte, Montana 

 MAY - JUNE, 1968 



PETER V. JACKSON, MASWCD PRESIDENT SEZ: 



I would like to use this article to 

 report on the progress of our legislation. 



The Executive Committee and Secretary 

 have worked hard to get your wishes on 

 paper so that we could have a good look 

 at them and see just how much is needed, 

 what we can eliminate, and if only minor 

 changes in our law could do the job. 



First, your Secretary, Wayne Gibson, 

 made a careful study of resolutions and 

 our District law. He then wrote up the 

 changes that were needed. At this point, 

 your Executive Committee met and went over 

 the work very carefully. Several major 

 cb-'nges were made and some additions were 



This was all re-typed, "thanks to 

 donations from outside sources and our 

 work-study secretary Miss Pat Kruss", for 

 presentation to the combined Board of Dir- 



GOVERNOR TIM BABCOCK PROCLAIMS 

 SOIL STEWARDSHIP WEEK 



Montana joined other states of the na- 

 tion when Governor Tim Babcock signed a proc- 

 lamation denoting the week of May 19-26 as 

 Soil Stewardship Week. 



Reports indicate that many programs, 

 sermons, and news releases took place asso- 

 ciated with the theme "A Time for Initiative." 



The Governor's proclamation noted that 

 natural resources are the subject of increas- 

 ing attention by people throughout Montana in 

 to^vms, as well as in our cities and suburbs. 

 Clear water and air, trees and soil are tak- 

 ing on new meanings with the discovery that 

 these resources are not only limited but vital 

 and have been fouled, wasted and ruined. It 

 is time for all of us to examine and measure 

 how well we are meeting our responsibilities 

 for the care of natural resources and identi- 

 fy what new or added steps we can take as re- 

 sponsible citizens to develop and protect the 

 resources around us. 



