DISTRICT DOINGS 



Sheridan County SWCD Supervisor Holte 

 suggested that the District's 30th Anni- 

 versary be officially observed at the an- 

 nual meeting. At a special meeting the 

 board split into two groups to work on 

 the annual report and on the 1970 work 

 plan. 



Dawson County SWCD At the February meet- 

 ing the group discussed the proposed Hay 

 Creek and Clear Creek recreation projects 

 which are located in the county. It was 

 reported that some core drilling and ini- 

 tial engineering data was being gathered. 

 As these projects need a local sponsor 

 Rice moved that the Dawson County SWCD 

 sponsor both projects. 



Chouteau County SWCD Tom Wharram report- 

 ed on the Special project area. 163 land- 

 owners out of 294 have signed petitions. 

 The board received the petitions from the 

 Highwood Bench farmers represented by 

 Tom Wharram and Burton Long, Treasurer of 

 the Alkali Association. 



Upper Musselshell SWCD The annual meet- 

 ing and banquet was held Wednesday 

 February 11th at 6; 30 in the Moose Hall. 

 The meeting was well attended and enjoyed 



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by all attending. Generous contributions 

 were sent in as a result of letters sent 

 to cooperators. 



Eastern Sanders County SWCD At the 

 February meeting the group passed a motion 

 to donate $30.00 to sponsor a youth at 

 the Conservation Workshop at Havre, tnls 

 summer. There was also some discussion 

 with Green Mountain SWCD about co-spon- 

 soring a teacher for a conservation «d- 

 ucatlon course at the University of Mont- 

 ana thic summer. More information is 

 needed before any definite action is taken 



Lewis & Clark County SWCD Unable to be 

 at the annual meeting, Mr. Glen Peterson, 

 on behalf of the Goodyear Tire Company, 

 presented the "District's Outstanding 

 Farmer-Rancher Award" to Mr. Norbert 

 Poepping for the fine job he is doing 

 in the field of Conservation. Mr. Bolland 

 stated the City-County Planning Board 

 had contacted him regarding published 

 formation on a soils survey in the He 

 Valley. A memorandum of understanding 

 is being prepared for approval of the 

 supervisors, between the City-County Plan- 

 ning Board, the SCS, and the Lewis & 

 Clark County SWCD. 



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