PRESIDENT SEZ - cont'd. 



definition. It is a humane environment 

 and can only exist in the presence of 

 man. It is or should be where people 

 are not something we go to find. It is 

 an environment that provides for all 

 man's needs - it is a place where we can 

 both work and play. A quality environ- 

 ment is diversified - It is a well planned, 

 well kept urban area. It is a productive 

 rural landscape. It Is a beautiful 

 super highway. It is a wilderness area, 

 each and everyone in its proper place. 

 Since the only thing that is constant is 

 change. Then it follows that environ- 

 ment is a changing scene. It changes 

 with time, whether altered by nature or 

 man. It is more than keeping what we 

 have. It is more than restoring what we 

 once had. It displays the concern of man 

 for beauty and sharing of our resources. 

 It involves decisions regarding the devel- 

 opment, protection, use and management 

 of all of our resources for the needs 

 and enjoyment of all of the people. 

 Thus satisfying man's needs, hunger, 

 thirst, safety, being and knowledge 

 which then culminates in a strong pro- 

 ductive nation. Rich in tradition, 

 rich in wealth, rich in health of the 

 people and of the land. A Quality 

 Environment is used, WISELY AND WELLi 



What have we as "grass roots" peo- 

 ple been doing along the lines of qual- 

 ity environment? Back in the "dirty 

 thirties" we passed a soil conservation 

 law. Thru good conservation practices 

 on our cropland we are trying to reduce 

 sediment pollution of our streams, re- 

 organize our Irrigation systems to con- 

 serve our water, defer grazing to pro- 

 tect our grasslands, manage our private 

 timber lands. We are working with the 

 youth of today thru our schools. We 

 have passed legislation in order that we 

 might work with our urban brothers. We 

 have passed legislation in order that we 

 might have funds to work with at a local 

 level for all conservation practices. 

 We have memorandums of understanding 

 with the many State and Federal agencies, 

 whereby we pledge our cooperation and 

 understanding. In short we are dolns a 

 great deal to create a Quality Environment. 

 The Road is hard ana xong ana ttie tasic 



MONTANANS ATTEND NACD CONVENTION cont'd. 



Auxiliary. These meetings were held in 

 conjunction with the NACD Convention, 



Environment, land use, resource plana 

 nlng and development, were major topics 

 discussed. "With three-fourths of the U.S. 

 privately owned and most of this land in 

 districts. It means that districts have 

 to think about what needs to be done about 

 environment, "President Sam Studebaker of 

 the NACD said. 



Studebaker noted there are "encouraging 

 signs that a change is in the air." He 

 cited President Nixon's remarks on environ- 

 mental goals for this decade and the grow- 

 ing concern of young people , 



The NACD president said America's soil 

 and water conservation districts have an 

 Important responsibility in the crucial 

 years, ahead. 



"^^ere do Districts fit Into this bat- 

 tle for the environment? The answer Is, 

 everywhere. There is hardly any aspect 

 of environmental conservation that dist- 

 ricts are not engaged in. Sediment con- 

 trol, solid waste disposal, beautificatlon, 

 wise land use, water development, wild- 

 life enhancement, open space planning— 

 these are all familiar aspects of Dis- 

 trict programs," Studebaker said. 



Population policy, migration of people 

 from rural to urban areas, economic develop- 

 ment, building of new self-contained towns 

 and cities outside of major metropoli- 

 tan areas to disperse population are among 

 ideas being seriously discussed to improve 

 environment. 



"Soil and water conservation districts 

 are likely to be called upon to make con- 

 tributions in all these fields," he said. 



PRESIDENT SEZ cont'd. 



seems un surmount able. The name of the 

 game is Quality Environment I District 

 Supervisors are living it I District 

 supervisors can help achieve it I 



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