APPENDIX 



A. Conservation District Division Policies and Duties 49 



B. Sample RCA Worksheets 50 



C. Formation and Purpose of the Resource Conservation 



Advisory Council; Members of the Council 55 



D. Meetings, Attendance, and Distribution of 

 Questionnaires 57 



E. Literature Cited 58 



LIST OF FIGURES 



1. Conservation District Major Concerns 2 



2. Major Concerns by Conservation District 4 



3. Conditions of State and Private Rangeland in Montana 



in 1976 17 



4. Schedule of Objectives 42 



LIST OF TABLES 



1. Project Proposals Funded by 1981 Legislature 5 



2. Reallocation of Renewable Resource Development 



Funds by 1981 Legislature 5 



3. Fossil Fuel-Related Costs for Agricultural Production in 



Montana 10 



4. Noxious Weed Infestation in Montana, 1978 13 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



This report was prepared for the Conservation Districts Division of the Department 

 of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) under the direction of Ole Ueland, who 

 this year marks twenty years of service to the Department. The report was compiled by 

 Deeda Richard and edited by Peggy Todd. 



The Division acknowledges the guidance and support of the members of the 

 Resources Conservation Advisory Council, who are named in the appendix. Additional 

 assistance was provided by the Department of State Lands, the Agricultural Stabilization 

 and Conservation Service, Forest Service of USDA, the Montana Association of Conser- 

 vation Districts, Montana's 59 Conservation Districts, and the Agricultural Experiment 

 Station at Montana State University. 



Special thanks go to Carole Massman and Frank Culver of DNRC's Special Staff for 

 their advice and cooperation. Susan Mohl typed the report, )une Virag did the graphics, 

 Dan Nelson designed the cover, and Don Howard made the layouts. Cordon Taylor 

 supervised production. Also contributing to the report were the staff of the Conservation 

 Districts Division, Kay Maroney, Terry Wheeler, and Parham Hacker. 



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