DISTRICT DOINGS 



P etroleum County SWCD Gary Gershmel read us 

 a" letter from the Petrol ia Rancheretts Club 

 informing that they would dump the 3 garbage 

 barrels at the Petrol ia Recreation Area for 

 3 times for $1.00 a barrel. A motion was 

 made by Henry Lengeman to give the club $15 

 for dumping the barrels and cleaning up the 

 area. Motion was seconded by Earl Bassett. 

 Passed. 



Lake County SWCD The ASCS poster contest 

 was discussed. Some years ago the district 

 had agreed to furnish $50 in prize money 

 to the winners. This agreement is still in 

 effect, but the supervisors would like to 

 participate in the judging, also would like 

 the district mentioned in publicity. 



Eastern Sanders-Green Mountain SWCD At a 

 joint meeting applications for attneding the 

 4-H Conservation Camp were reviewed. The 

 two applicants were larry Grant ana Kathryn 

 MacDonald, both from Eastern Sanders District. 

 A motion was passed to sponsor both with 

 the agreement that if Green Mountain ever 

 has two applicants Eastern Sanders will 

 help sponsor both. 



Sweet Grass County SWCD Jack Halverson re- 

 ported on developments concerning the pro- 

 posed prairie dog park near Grey Cliff. He 

 is concerned about the possibilities of the 

 park hurting the feasibility of the water- 

 shed project. He asked that letters ex- 

 pressing concerns be sent to Jack Beckert, 

 State Highway Department, Jim Richards, 

 State Planning Board, and Frank Dunkle, 

 State Fish and Game. 



Lower Mussel she I I SWCD The Board went on 

 record that they feel the new mine safety 

 laws are most confiscatory and as a result 

 all mines within the area will be forced to 

 close. A letter is to be directed to our 

 Congressional representation pointing out 

 the effects of this new law. 



Lewis & Clark SWCD Arlan Tengwal, from the 

 Agriculture Committee of the Helena Chamber 

 Of Commerce met with the supervisors to form- 

 ulate plans for the Agri -Business Tour again 

 this year. Frank Schatz moved the District 

 co-sponsor the Agribusiness Tour again this 

 year with the Helena Chamber of Commerce, to 

 be held on June 23, 1970 at 3:00 at the 

 farm of Mr. Norbett Poepping. 



Park SWCD The Annual Park SWCD Trail Ride ^ 

 will be held on July 31 - August 1st & 2nd. ' 

 A motion was made and approved that the cost 

 will be $12.00 and the number of participants 

 will belimited to 30. The area will be Hell 

 Roaring Ranger Station and the ride will 

 start at Jardine going to Hell Roaring and 

 back by the way of the Ye I lowstone River 

 to Gardner. 



Broadwater County SWCD Bruce Eckert re- 

 ported the 8th Grade Tour was to be held 

 May 21st, with an alternate day of May 25. 

 There were one hour classes the 18th, 19th 

 and 20th, The supervisors agreed the Dist- 

 rict should pay transportation cost. 

 Bruce estimated over 60 to be involved, 

 and they were to bring sack lunches with 

 the district providing cold drinks and 

 ice cream. The Forest Service, Extension 

 Service, Fish and Game Department and 

 Soil Conservation Service will assist with 

 the program. 



Blaine County SWCD Roger Sprinkle pre- 

 sented his proposition about inter-disci- 

 plinary cooperation of the various Uni- 

 versities in undertaking solutions to 

 local problems. He explained the direct- M 

 ive sent from the National Research Coun- " 

 ci I requesting that projects be set up 

 which would involve more than one academ- 

 ic unit or university. The purpose stat- 

 ed by the NRC was that it was important 

 to bring in several fields of knowledge 

 when attacking or seeking solutions for 

 a problem. Mr. Sprinkle stated that the 

 mosquito problem in the Milk River valley 

 is one such problem which could benefit 

 from inter-disciplinary cooperation and 

 research. 



North Custer SWCD Jim Richardson suggest- 

 ed the District consider a change of name 

 to Resource Conservation District or a 

 similar name to make it more relevant to 

 the present job and goals of districts. 

 Reasons are as follows: I. to set it apart 

 as a clear distinct organization separate 

 from technical agencies of similar desig- 

 nations. 2. interest a greater number of 

 people in that Resource Conservation would 

 encompass the total environment - pollution 

 sedimentation - etc., and benefit all in 

 a community and county. 



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