as the tool we can systematically improve the Montana rangelands. I feel 

 we have been paying too much attention to the various groups on the side- 

 lines demanding we cease grazing and adopt their single use. Multiple-use 

 is an accepted concept which poses many challenges to those of us in the 

 grass management field. Working together we can bring about the management 

 changes needed for the rehabilitation of our rangelands, both public and 

 private. 



Ted Russell , who presented the preceding presentation at the Governor's Con- 

 ference on Montana Rangeland, is Director of Range Management, Northern 

 Region, USDA, U. S. Forest Service. Mr. Russell has the responsibility for 

 planning and coordinating Range Management on 1 5 National Forests in the 

 Northern Region. He has been employed by the Forest Service since 1958» 

 during which time he has served on six National Forests with five Regions 

 of the Forest Service. 



Mr. Russell is a member of the International Mountain Section of the 

 Society for Range Management. As a member of the SRM, he served as chair- 

 man of the nominating committee in 1971 and has participated on various com- 

 mittees throughout his membership in the Sections. 



Wendell Thacker , State Resource Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service, 

 Bozeman, Montana, who presented the preceding presentation at the Governor's 

 Conference on Montana Rangeland, started his career with the Soil Conser- 

 vation Service in Nebraska. He has been in Montana since 1958- 



Mr. Thacker provides staff leadership in resource conservation planning 

 in all Soil Conservation Service programs in Montana along with technical 

 leadership in Agronomy, biology, plant materials, range, recreation and 

 woodland programs. 



Kelly Hammond , who presented the preceding presentation at the Governor's 

 Conference on Montana Rangeland, has worked for the Bureau of Land Manage- 

 ment for 25 years. He was raised on a ranch in Southwest Colorado and re- 

 ceived his B.S. degree in Range Management from Utah State University. 



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