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). M. Ueland, Editor, Capitol Station, Helena, Montana /fe>^^^^ 



OFFICIAL NEWS BULLETIN 



JULY - AUGUST, 1969 



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CARL JOHNSON PRESIDENT SEZ 



The goals or objectives of conservation 

 and resource development are to manage our 

 resources for the most returns now and for 

 future generations. The late John F. Ken- 

 nedy said, and I quote, "It is not what 

 my country can do for me, but rather what 

 I can do for my country". As people who 

 are engaged in the conservation of our 

 renewable natural resources, it would seem 

 that we should ask ourselves this ques- 

 tion: "It is not what conservation can 

 do for us, but rather what we must do for 

 conservation!" 



In the past six years or so, the 

 SWCDs of Montana have succeeded in get= 

 ting some Important legislation passed. 

 SB 135 which provides for cities and 

 ^^ns to petition and be included into a 

 ^Rtrict. HB 179 which gives districts 

 additional taxing priveleges, creation of 

 special project areas, provision for 



Pictures, flag ceremonies and respect for 

 Old niory is an important part of the 

 coneervatlon camp. 



The 23rd Annual Montana 4-H Conservation 

 Camp was held at the Beaver Creek Camp 

 south of Havre during the week of July 

 7-11, 1969. Nearly 100 delegates and 

 Instructors participated. 



The four workshops offered were: 



RANGE CONSERVATION 

 RECREATION AREA MANAGEMENT 

 SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES 

 FISH AND WILDLIFE 



The young people chose the workshop in 

 which they wished to participate and 

 stayed In that workshop the full time. 

 The last afternoon a round robin was 

 held and each workshop group rotated to 

 get a point of view of each of the other 

 workshops. 



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