DISTRICT DOINGS 



CHOUTEAU COUNTY SWCD - The Highwood Bench 

 Alkali Control Organization has been formed. 

 The County TAP Is working with the group. 



CASCADE COUNTY SWCD - Bill Chlesa reported 

 he had posted the notices for the annual 

 election of supervisors and also had the 

 ballots ready for the election which will 

 be held on Thursday, February 27 at the 

 Farmers Union Hall at 6:30 P. M. Dr. Hehn, 

 Head of the Plant & Soils Department at 

 Montana State University, will be the ban- 

 quet speaker and will be aksed to talk on 

 "Cascade County Conservation and Its Re- 

 lationship to Zoning and Urban Affairs". 



GARFIELD COUNTY SWCD - Ken Coulter re- 

 view«d material from State Fish & Game on 

 setclog of big game season dates. 



The Bupttrvisors wish to compliment the 

 Stat* Soil Conservation Committee on the 

 quality of the 1967-1968 Soil and Water 

 Coosarvation Report. 



GREEN MOUNTAIN SWCD - A rural area survey 

 is being taken by the supervisors of the 

 Green Mountain SWCD. All rural residents 

 received questionnaires and 25 residents 

 'are being interviewed personally. Don 

 Naegeli, Chairman of the Green Mountain 

 SWCD Board of Supervisors, stated that they 

 wanted everyone to fill out the question- 

 naire whether they were actively engaged 

 in faming or forestry, or just a rural 

 resident. 



The District plans to use information 

 gained froa the survey to formulate a 

 grassroots program which reflect the true 

 needs and thus enable the district to pro- 

 vide better service to the residents of 

 western Sanders County. 



Sonetime during the late winter after 

 all returns have been tabulated, a gen- 

 eral meeting of all interested people 

 in western Sanders County will be held 

 to review the findings. 



JEFFERSON VALLEY SWCD - Jim Kolar reported 

 on the taping of a series of A - 15 minute 

 TV tapes for use over KXLF TV-A during 

 February, 1969. Resource Conservation and 

 Development themes were used. Those taking 

 part were Jim Hanson, Jim Kolar, Roger 

 Ogden, Ira Sumner and Stan Cook. 



Wife who nag too much, may 

 have husband who horse around. 



McCONE SWCD - A motion made by Bob Broim 

 to order Soil Stewardship material was aade. 

 800 inserts and 7 booklets will be ordered. 

 Wilbur Eggebrecht seconded. This aaterial 

 will be used for Soil Stewardship Week, 

 May 11-18, 1969 with the news article to be 

 published in the Circle Banner in April. 



MISSOULA COUNTY SWCD - Rex Campbell said he 

 was glad to visit and also encouraged atten- 

 dance at the communications workshop which 

 he briefly explained. The supervisors 

 suggested that the best time for this typa 

 of workshop would be September or October. 



NORTH CUSTER SWCD - The letter froo Senator 

 Mike Mansfield praising the SWCD for 

 updating the Long Range Program was read. 



SWEET GRASS COUNTY SWCD - Herb Beckers talkatl 

 on Urban Representation in Districts and 

 gave information on how districts can serve 

 towns and cities. He explained how cities 

 can be included in a District. 



Stan Lynde, author of Rick O'Shay, gave 

 a talk on Humor in Conservation. 



WIBAUX SWCD - The Goodyear Score Sheet for 

 1968 was reviewed and filled out. This 

 report will be entered in competition 

 against other SWCDs on the state and on 

 the national level for a chance for an 

 award to the local district. 



The 1969 Guidebook for the District was 

 discussed and it was decided that the re- 

 organized board and chairman will take ac- 

 tion to get this book underway. 



YELLOWSTONE SWCD - Don Ronan was elected to 

 succeed Bob Bernhardt to the Board of 

 Supervisors. 



The 1968 Conservation Camp Delegates, John 

 Bent, Barbara Kaasch, Don Zimmerman, and 

 Cynthia Yost, presented a combined slide 

 talk about their learning experiences. They 

 followed with an expression of appreciation 

 to the Yellowstone County SWCD for their 

 camp scholarships. Elmer Quanbeck presented 

 each with a $10.00 scholarship check. 



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 SOIL STEWARDSHIP WEEK 



Soil Stewardship Week Is Nay 11-18. 

 There is still time for Dlstrices to order 

 and use the Soil Stewardship material that 

 is available this year. 



