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NOV 5 1970 



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CALL TO CONVENTION 



More than 300 

 conse rvat i on i sts 

 of the state's 

 tion Distr 

 Fa I I s , Nov 



of Montana's longtime 

 supervisors and members 

 58 Soi I & Water Conserva- 

 cts -will gather in Great 

 4-6. for the 29th Annual Con- 



CARL JOHNSON - PRESIDENT SEZ 



Nothing remains constant except change. 

 Because of certain changes, this great 

 country of ours was discovered, developed, 

 and perhaps one might say, exploited. The 

 land we live on provides our food, liv- 

 ing space, much of our clothing, housing, 

 industrial needs, and most of al I the 

 solid base for our freedom and way of life. 

 The changes we have made on the land re- 

 flect many of our national faults and vir- 

 tues, energy, greed, optimism, and a will- 

 ingness to learn. 



As America progressed and became civil- 

 ized, other changes occured. Industries 

 sprang up, population centers increased, 

 the forests were cut down and as the land 

 "wore out" we moved on to the West, where 

 the same things occured. Perhaps the 

 (cont'd on page 3 ) 



vent ion of the Montana Association of 

 Soil & Water Conservation Districts. 



The three day meeting wi I I headquarter 

 at Eagles' Manor, and is hosted by the 

 Cascade County Soil & Water Conservation 

 District, with Dale Marxer , Chairman of 

 Cascade County SWCD Board of Supervisors, 

 as general convention chairman. Theme 

 of the convention is "Coordination and 

 Cooperation for a Quality Environment." 



Activity for the convention will open 

 at I p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, with regis- 

 tration, a meeting of the board of directors 

 of MASWCD, and a tour of the Anaconda Co. 

 Smelter operations (starting at I p.m.). 

 A social hour and banquet, beginning at 

 6 p.m. at the Eagles' Manor will 

 lead off the evening program. Follow- 

 ing the banquet, John Schutter wi I i nar- 

 rate a slide presentation on "Soli Con- 

 servation in the Netherlands," with 

 John Vanisko , Deer Lodge, master of cere- 

 monies. 



Official opening of the convention wl 

 be at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, with 

 MASWCD Vice-President Robert Anderson 

 Fort Benton, chairing the session. Fol 

 ing an official welcome by Great Falls 

 Mayor John McLaughlin , (cont'd on Pge 2) 



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