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0. M. Ueland, Editor, Capitol Station, Helena, Montana 



OFFICIAL NEWS BULLETIN 



JULY-AUGUST, 1970 



CARL JOHNSON - PRESIDENT SEZ 



This is the harvest time of the year. 

 At this time we realize how well we have 

 sowed by what we shall reap. To correct 

 our mistakes in order that we might 

 profit by them. 



How are we as SWCDs meeting the 

 Challenge of the 70's? Is the district 

 program forging ahead according to plan? 

 If not how can it be implemented? What 

 must we as supervisors do to keep our 

 program moving? These are some ques- 

 tions we must ask ourselves. 



The week of Oct. 5-10 has been set 

 aside for the six Area meetings. I am 

 sure that some of these questions will 

 be answered at these meetings. As in 

 the past, representatives of the State 

 Association, SCS, and State Committee 

 will be in attendance. Host districts 

 will be notified as to the dates of 

 their respective area meeting If they 

 have not already received that infor- 

 mation. A skeleton agenda will be sent 

 (cont'd on page 2) 



PLANNING LEGISLATION 

 ENCOURAGED BY SSCC CHAIRMAN 



Planning, Conservation, Environment, 

 Natural Resources, Districts, Teamwork, 

 were items talked about by Dean Hanson, 

 Chairman, Montana SSCC at a meeting of 

 the Legislative Council's subcommittee 

 on Local Government and the Advisory 

 Committee on Planning Legislation. 



Mr. Hanson praised the advisory com- 

 mittee for the great progress they had 

 made. He was pleased that the Committee 

 had followed "the basic principles of 

 planning as a process and planning with 

 people - - not for them." "Planning," 

 Mr. Hanson States "is not an easy academ- 

 ic exercise, it involves time, money 

 and hard work - - and reverses can be 

 expected. But the rewards of progress 

 and better living standards are well 

 worth the trouble." 



After Discussing the Soli i Water 

 Conservation Districts and their functions, 

 and the SSCC, Mr. Hanson concluded: "We 

 want to help and have a voice in matters 

 so relevant to our cause and needs. Pione- 

 ering the west is over. Today's frontier 

 is our own community. The challenge is 

 to improve life where we are. To clean 

 the air. To clean the streams. To under- 

 stand the earth and use it wisely for 

 our many needs." 



In response to a request of a commit- 

 tee member, "we would be asking for spec- 

 ific and strong support from strong agen- 

 cies such as yours." Mr. Hanson re- 

 plied that the SSCC and the SWCDs have 

 good leadership and representation and 

 (cont'd on page 2) 



