

DISTRICT DOINGS 



X Elder SWCD July 8 - The business of 

 the eveninq consisted of making plansfor 

 the 4-H range tour. There was consider- 

 able discussion concerning the new weed 

 district. The supervisors were happy 

 about the fact that the commissioners 

 have appointed a weed board and that the 

 group Is taking action, 



Roosevelt County SWCDs The supervisors 

 agreed that the SWCD treasurer Ira Jensen 

 contact the County Commissioners and 

 ask that they meet with the Roosevelt 

 County SWCDs for the purpose of drawing 

 up a memorandum of understanding. 

 The district equipment is presently work- 

 ing at James Relnharts waterspreading 

 system and wi I I be there for several 

 weeks. 



Illinois As a result of recent anti- 



pollution laws In Illinois, fanners 

 and developers can be fined for contri- 

 buting silt to a stream. It was 

 recommended by the Illinois State Water 

 Pollution and Water Resources Commls- 



^sion that sol I and water conservation 

 llstrlcts be given additional financial 



""and technical support for the Installation 

 of soil conservation practices In order to 

 reduce pollution from soil and ferti- 

 lizer losses. 



Richland SWCD The booth at the fair was 

 discussed. Bill Driver said plans were 

 to set up the displays made by the West 

 Side Sixth Grade, This was approved by 

 the board, 



Fergus SWCD The Fergus County SWCD has 

 been named the state's outstanding 

 district in the Goodyear Tire A Rubber 

 Company's Annual Sol I Conservation Awards 

 Program, 



A committee of state agricultural and 

 conservation authorities made the selec- 

 tion after reviewing accomplishments of 

 the various participating districts, 



Tony Stule, President of P N Grazing 

 Association, selected as the outstanding 

 farmer-cooperator In the district, and 

 Authur Osburnsen, Winifred, member of the 

 Jistrlct's governing board, will be guests 

 )f the rubber company In December on a 



four-day visit to Goodyear Farms, locat- 

 ed near Phoenix, Arizona. The two men, 

 along with 104 others representing top 

 districts throughout the country, will 

 observe conservation practices on the 

 14,000 acre desert farm. 



Hill County SWCD The HI I I County SWCO was 

 awarded second place In the Goodyear 

 conservation program, with Sigurd 

 Meland, Havre, named the outstanding 

 farmer-cooperator. 



COMING EVENTS 



1, State Soil Conservation Committee 

 Meeting, Bozeman, Sept, 15-16, 



2, Montana Association Soil & Water 

 Conservation Districts Area Meetings 



October 6 at Missoula-Green Mountain 



4 East Sanders host 

 October 7 at Three Forks, or possibly 



Ennls - Madison host 

 October 8 at Bl I I Ings - Carbon host 

 October 9 at Jordan - Garfield host 

 October 10 at Terry - Prairie County 



Grazing District hosf 

 October II at Chinook - Blaine host 



3, Woodland Council (Field trip) 



Kal Ispel I, Sept, 10. 



4, MASWCD Annual Meeting, Bozeman, 



November 12-14, 



5, State RAD Annual Meeting, Bozeman, 



December 3-4, 



IMPORTANT MEETING 



Washington. D,C,. September 14-16 

 National Conference on Sediment Control 



Sediment Is given the position of being 

 the Nations' No, I water pollutant and 

 NACD, the National Assn, of Counties, 

 the Soil Conservation Society of American, 

 and cooperating agencies - HUD and the 

 Dept, of Interior plan to do something 

 about It, 



They plan to have district and county 

 officials from 50 states attend this 

 meeting and try to come up with the 

 solutions to the problems. Bob Anderson 

 wl I I attend from Montana, 



