The dirt blowing in this picture is what we are trying to avoid, we 

 hope our camp will help eliminate situations like this. 



Good range management leads to good grass production. The grass will 

 hold the snow, more moisture and more grass for domestic and wildlife use. 



Exhausted camp personnel start to look forward to next years camp with 

 great excitement and anticipation. As the sun goes down, would someone 

 please turn up the lights. Thank you. 



Dennis Nat he 

 I was appointed the rangeland resource leader for Sheridan County in 

 1972. Several months later I was also appointed as Sheridan County delegate 

 to the Economic Development Association of the 18 Eastern Counties of Mont- 

 ana (EDAEM). During the second annual meeting of EDAEM in 1973» they decided 

 to create a Range Committee for Eastern Montana in order to implement the 

 Montana Rangeland Resource Program and to address any additional problems 

 concerning the use of rangelands in Eastern Montana. 



The procedure used to begin assisting range leaders in the implement- 

 ation of the Montana Rangeland Resource Program at an 18 county level is 

 similar to what Dick Kurth outlined as a procedure used at the county level. 

 We promoted the use of range tours, leadership and technical information 

 meetings for the rangeland resource leaders in the 18 eastern co\inties, news 

 releases, and just about any means available in order to provide the latest 

 technical information to the ranchers. We determined what the most pressing 

 problems were for our area by holding annual meetings every fall for the 

 range leaders and their committee members. The major problem or problems 

 were then determined and a course of action initiated in order to solve them 

 in the forthcoming year. This was in addition to providing assistance in 

 implementing the range improvement program. At the first annual meeting in 

 1975» the major problem was predators and rodents, in 1974. it was noxious 

 weeds, and in 1975» grasshoppers and the breakup of rangeland. 



We addressed the predator problem in 1974 by acquiring the services of 

 a WICHE student (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education) for two 

 months. This individual documented the problem as to the impact of rodents 

 and predators on the rangeland economy of Eastern Montana. This study, in 



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