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INCREASINGLY, man is seek- 

 ing ways to compromise his 

 needs to the esthetic values of 

 an undisturbed nature. Mon- 

 tana's Big Sky is recognized 

 nationally as probably the fore- 

 most effort in the area of man 

 and nature living together— in 

 peace and harmony. The proj- 

 ect represents a conscious at- 

 tempt by the developers to 

 reconcile man and nature (see 

 representative pictures, left, 

 and article belovi^.) 



Big Sky of Montana, a 

 resort development locat- 

 ed 40 miles south of 

 Bozeman, could well pro- 

 vide a model for all such 

 developments in the future- 

 nationwide. 



Recognized nationally as 

 a major effort to maintain 

 environment in a resort 

 development. Big Sky's 

 promoters utilized the ex- 

 pertise of land planning 

 consultants and engineers 

 to assure the finest over- 

 all ecological and environ- 

 mental design available. 



Big Sky seems destined as a 

 controversial project for the 

 foreseeable future, but regard- 

 less of the articulate arguments 

 of both the proponents and op- 

 ponents it must be conceded by 

 responsible conservationists 

 that a sincere effort is being 

 made to maintain an ecological 

 balance — while still providing 

 for the "invasion" of man. 



Included among admirable 

 features of the project are all 

 water, sewer and electrical ser- 

 vices buried underground, no 

 wells, no cesspools and no 

 incinerators. 



By 



Marge 



Uhlnch 



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Why belong to a District Auxiliary? As 

 they say "That's a good question'" Let us 

 find a good answer — for those who are 

 presently organ/zed and for those who 

 would like to be Many women are inter- 

 ested in conservation and because of that 

 concern are eligible to be members of the 

 Auxiliary to the Association of Conserva- 

 tion Districts However, unless there are 

 organized guidelines with which to be affil- 

 iated, individual efforts often are not ful- 

 filled A voice is strengthened through local 

 group membership and given prestige and 

 guidance through affiliation with the State 

 and National Auxiliaries. 



In the District is where the Auxiliary is 

 home — helping husband, neighbors, and the 

 community to carry on a better conservation 

 program, to encourage the application of 

 conservation practices to farms, ranches 

 and urban areas, to encourage supervisors 

 to attend all District and State meetings. 



Even the geography of Montana poses 

 problems in any organization But perhaps 

 this IS the greatest reason for the need of 

 unity Women must not isolate themselves 

 and "let the world go on around us " To 

 keep pace with the present they must shoul- 

 der their share of the burden of conserva- 

 tion problems and objectives It is no sur- 

 prise that women can be — and are — doing a 

 fine job as district supervisors Montana 

 boasts our Carbon County Supervisor, Mrs. 

 Fay Kuhlman, who will represent our Aux- 

 iliary at the Seminar on Land and Water 

 Use to be held in Great Falls. 



Supervisors would surely welcome the 

 assistance of ladies m such activities as dis- 

 tributing Soil Stewardship materials, hand- 

 ling the publicity for district activities, as- 

 sisting with speech contests and annual 

 meetings. 



With the approval and encouragement of 

 the District Supervisors it is an easy pro- 

 cedure to organize an auxiliary— and can be 

 a rewarding experience for the members 

 and for the district. May I help? 



ANNUAL MEETINGS, elec- 

 tion of supervisors and selec- 

 tion of Conservation District 

 officers highlighted District 

 activities since the last issue of 

 TREASURE ACRES: 



Ray Tomsheck has been re-elected 

 chairman of the Toole County Con- 

 servation District. Herb Karst is vice 

 Chairman. Larry Hoffman, secretary 

 and Benjamin Zelt. treasurer. Other 

 supervisors are Raymond Zelenka. 

 Marcus Lindberg, Lloyd Dumas. A. H. 

 Goeddertz and Harold Simmes Out 

 standing Conservation Farmer-Ranch- 

 er award for 1971 was presented to 

 Dale Heath. 



Harold Hert has been elected to the 

 Treasure County Conservation District 

 Board of Supervisors. Other board mem- 

 bers are Vice- Chairman Orville Campbell. 



Chairman Howard Hadden. Secretary 

 Leslie Cnswell. Treasurer Gerald Fer- 

 guson. Rich Howard and Robert Webb. 



Dwane Chnslofferson and John 

 Warmbrod have been re-elected to the 

 board of supervisors of the Roosevelt 

 County Conservation District Bob Ny- 

 quist was named Outstanding Conserva- 

 tion Farmer for 1971 Auxiliary officers 

 are Mrs. Art Parker, president. Mrs 

 Orton Kirkvold. secretary-treasurer, and 

 Mrs. Eugene Larsen, vice president. 



Earl Basset has been reelected to 

 the board of supervisors of the Petro- 

 leum Conservation District. Hold 

 over members of the board are Doug- 

 las Delaney. Gary L. Gershmet, Ken- 

 neth Welter, S. E. Wiggins, Henry 

 Lengemann and Clinton Arthur. 



Omn Fossum and Guy Wagner have 

 been elected to the board of supervisors 



