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Editor, Capitol Station, Helena, Montana 



OFFICIAL NEWS BULLETIN 



JULY-AUGUST 1971 



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BOB ANDERSON - PRESIDENT SEZ 



As I write this article I am fin- 

 ishing a very enjoyable week's vacation 

 spent at Swan Lake with my family. 

 After the pressure of the session this 

 winter and summer and the long hours 

 of ranch work, it is surely a pleasure 

 to just sit, relax, and count your 

 blessings. I hope each of you have a 

 chance to do likewise in the near 

 future. 



I was asked by the Counci I of 

 Natural Resources to present testimony 

 regarding Senator Metcalf's Wild River 

 Bill. This affects the Missouri River 

 between Fort Benton and the Fred Robin- 

 son bridge. I believe that no associ- 

 ation, as a general rule, is opposed 

 to wi I derness declarations or any 

 other single use. My position at 

 Fort Benton favored development for 

 recreation at the present time, with- 

 in land capability, but no inter- 

 ference with other development, 



(cont'd page 2) 



PRIVATE LAND RESOURCES REVIEW 



"Private Land Resources Review - 

 Land Use Planning" is the theme of 

 the annual meeting of the Western 

 States (Soil) Conservation Committees, 

 Commissions and Boards to be held at 

 the Stagecoach Inn, West Yellowstone, 

 Montana, September 19-21. This year's 

 meeting is being hosted by the Montana 

 Conservation O^mmission. Each year 

 delegates from the II western states 

 meet to exchange information and coor- 

 dinate efforts which will be helpful 

 in improving each states resource 

 conservation programs. 



Increased pressures on the land 

 for a variety of uses and increased 

 concern by the public for a clean and 

 pleasing environment is cause for a 

 review of the Private Land Resources, 

 the area in which (Soil) Conservation 

 Commissiofis and Conservation Districts 

 have primary jurisdiction. 



The program includes speakers from 

 each state appearing on panels dealing 

 with Basic Land Uses, Public Use of 

 Private Land, State Land Use Plans, 

 and Reaching for Public Understanding. 



H. Wayne Pritchard, Executive 

 Director, Soil Conservation Society of 

 America from Ankeny, Iowa, will give 

 the keynote address. Private Land 

 Resource Review - A National Policy for 

 Land Use Planning. Francis T. Colbert, 

 Executive Secretary, Society for Range 

 Management, will be the final speaker 

 and will summarize Land Use Planning. 



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