s Montanans Busy at D. C. Meet Members of the Montana Association of Conservation Districts— with one of the largest delegations ever— more than made Iheir presence known in Washing- ton, DC. during the annual convention of the National Association of Conserva tion Districts and they got some need- ed work donel So reports MACD President Bob And- erson, Fort Benton, who headed the dele- gation of some 35 — most of whom brought their wives to participate in the Ladies Auxiliary program of NACD (Shown at right, above, are some of the delegates visiting Montana's East- ern District Congressman John Me/ch- er — dunng breaks m the NACD conven- tion activities ) Montanans were active on national-level committees dealing with public lands, edu- cations, research, water resources, dis- trict operations and the Northern Great Plains area meeting Favorable considera- tion by NACD was given MACD resolu- tions on saline seep research, forestry in- ventories and water systems fees on for- est lands Montanans serving on NACD com- mittees and subcommittees include Peter V. Jackson (Public Lands, Re- source Planning and Development, and Internal Affairs subcommittee) and Donald O. Fraker (education and Public Lands). Jackson is an NACD director and Fraker is an area vice president for NACD. The largest convention ever held by NACU, more than 2.000 delegates, took advantage of the convention site to visit with the various Congressional delega- tions and federal agencies involved with conservation activities. Among key actions of NACD was a reso- lution in response to a suit against a PL 566 watershed and SCS project to stop all channelization on a North Carolina proiect (channelization east of the Mis- sissippi would be considered irrigation in Montana ) NACD is considering an inter- vener status in the suit The proposed cut-back m SCS funding and the use of chemical toxicants on pub- lic lands also was the subject of serious discussion and resolution by the conven- tion Ladies auxiliary activities included a visit to the White House where they at- tended a tour and tea, hosted by Mrs. Julie Eisenhower, representing Mrs Nixon Montana Siaie UDrarv '3'" 0864 1004 5761 6 ^ '^^gjjj Vol. XXIV, No. I January/February, 1972 MA CD to Place Major Emphasis On Information- Education in 12 TO AJI Supervisors of Mon- tana's County Conserva- tion Districts SUBJECT Adad's generosity (or lack of) to the membership of Montana's major conserva- tion organization! "It a man owe a debt and Adad in- undate his field and carry away produce or. througti lack of water, grain have not grown in the field, in that year he shall not make any return of grain to the creditor . . ." — From the Prologue to the Code of Hammurabi King of Babylon At MACD's annual meeting in Mis- soula late in October, the membership gave tentative (and somewhat tenuous) approval to two projects long advocat- ed by MACD's leadership These proj- ects are detailed in the articles in the adjoining columns Range/and Resource Plan Gains Momentum in State By PETE JACKSON. Chief. It is always pleasant to report progress on any program, but more especially when we are promoting a successful one. Several meetings have been held in the past few months to explain and promote the Rangeland Resource Program These meetings have been hosted by conserva- tion districts and extremely gratifying has been the broad representation in attend- ance. As a result of our meetings, the program has been implemented by many conserva- tion districts, with many more expressing interest in the program's concept of pro- tection, development and use of our range- lands. Grass Conservation Bureau In other action by the Grass Conserva- tion Bureau, the second edition of the Rangeland Program has been completed and is ready for distribution. Although not basically changed, this second edition, thanks to the cooperation and workman- ship of the Extension Service, is perhaps a more concise and easily understood booklet Because we feel that we have moved beyond the history stage, this sec- tion of the book has been removed in the second edition. One closing comment; In any resource program, the economic factor cannot be overlooked . . . and it is especially vital that we follow the concept of a business approach to resource utilization. 1 ) The first project is explained in the following resolution adopted by the Convention — "WHEREAS, the Annual Convention Program is viewed as a ma- jor prestige and public information tool of the MACD . . . the publication of an Annual Convention Program worthy of MACD's objectives should reflect key programs undertaken by the member districts during the year previous to its publication THEREFORE, BE IT RE- SOLVED that MACD be authorized to instruct its member districts to furnish the state office of MACD sufficient ma- terial (editorial and /or photographs) of highlight activities of the said dis- tricts to be featured in at least a half- page (4 1-2"x6" area) display section of the 1972 Annual Yearbook /Conven- tion Program, FURTHER. BE IT RESOLVED, that this editorial /photographic material be ac- companied by a check for S50 to cover the costs of publication. In essence, what this resolution sug- gests is that MACD publish a meaningful booklet (30-50 pages) of the activities of the various conservation districts in the state (with each district alloted space in the booklet to highlight a key activity of the previous year); that this booklet have sufficient informational value to justify distribution to libraries, schools and key city, county and state leadership groups; and that the costs of publishing a suf- ficient number of the informational book- lets for such distribution be shared by the 59 MACD-participating districts. It should be pointed out that the S50 charge is arbitrary (as well as voluntary) and should actual printing and distribu- tion costs be less, the balance would be refunded to the participating districts Realistically, such a refund would be pos- sible only if all of Montana's conservation districts participated But the arbitrary choice of 350 was felt necessary in order to insure an initial effort in the area by the time of the 1972 Convention Also, in order to insure the best possi- (Continued on Page 2) 2) The second project, more tenuous in nature and certainly the most ambi- tious program ever undertaken by any stale conservation district association, revolves around the application by MCAD for a S74,157 grant from the U.S. Office of Education's Environment- al Education Program. Supported by a resolution, approved by MACD's mem- bership, the association, in cooperation with Montana's Office of State Super- intendent of Public Instruction, asked fi- nancial assistance in — a) Broadening the circulation of MACD's publication, TREASURE ACRES, to include every conservation cooperator in Montana (some 20,000 plus every school child in the state (in excess of 150,000) with an ex- panded publication designed to appeal not only to dedicated conser- vationists—you—but also to the gen- eral public and certainly including our primary and secondary school children. b) Hiring a Conservation Coordinator in the Office of the State Superintend- ent of Public Instruction whose duties will include the writing of a special conservation /environmental insert for TREASURE ACRES which will be available to the school systems for conservation education Additionally, this Coordinator will work with the school systems and Conservation Dis- (Continued on Page 3) Robert Anderson, President Montana Association of CDs Fort Benton. Montana Dear Bob Boy oh boy. v^hen I received the TREASURE ACRES with its new look and the Cascade County District News- letter {inserted}. I thought . . . what a job those Montana Cowboys are doing. More power to you. Sincerely. Robert S McClelland Western Program Advisor National Association of Conservation Districts Annual Review of Disfricfs' Acflvify Conservation Yearbook' Planned (Continued from Page 1 ) bte editorial and photographic layout (a good-looking and informational booklet). it is mandatory that we who are charged with the responsibility of publishing the booklet set some deadlines. Accordingly, here is the schedule we are asking that you adhere to: Letter to Sen. Mansfield Cites Reasons for MACD Proposal fED/TOft'S NOTE The following letter, sent to Sen Mike Mansfield by MACD's public information c/iairman. with copies to the others m Montana's Congressional delegation, cites the reasoning be- hind MA CD 's proposal for Office of Education fund- ing of a fiscal 1973 information I education prot- ect In the interests of wide understanding of the proposed pro/ect by MACD's membership, it is re- printed below f Reference your letter of 24 February, acknowledging receipt of a copy of MACD's application for Office of Educa- tion funding of a statewide informational/ educational project, perhaps the following may prove helpful in your much-apprecia- ted offer of assistance: 1 ) The project proposed by the Mon- tana Association of Conservation Districts and Montana's office of the State Superintendent of Public In- struction suggests a cooperative ef- fort by district-level conservation- ists and the school system unparal- leled by any Environmental Educa- tion Program— ever or anywhere! Its objectives are the ultimate appli- cation of the broad guidelines set down by President Nixon as to what the funding should endeavor to achieve. 2) Montana is not yet In the position of so many of the states — contamin- ated almost beyond resurrection. Hence, the Office of Education has a real opportunity to assist in the de- velopment of a program of a truly preventive nature before the fact, rather than aimed at trying to turn the clock backward (a much more expensive and impossible task.) 3) The experimental nature of the individual school systems working with practicing conservationists to educate our youth to the necessity of environmental protection (com- plete with how-to-do-it action pro- grams) could well provide a model for every other state with similar groups. Such a pilot program in Montana would provide the Office of Education with an ideal test lab- Open Burning Not Good Idea open burning rs not usually a good agricultural practice, SCS warns Be- sides polluting the air. it destroys prop- erty—fence posts, utility poles, bridges. crops, forage, etc. As a rule it does more damage to de- sirable grasses than it does to weeds and shrubs, according to SCS- Vital parts of bunch-grasses are mostly above ground where great damage can be done by fire. Burning can usually be avoided, ac- cording to Clark Neilson. supervisor of the open burning program for Mon- tana. When burning is necessary, the State Department of Health and En- vironmental Sciences, Air Quality Bu- reau has a permit program insuring the most desirable results County sanitar- ians, sheriff's offices or the fire chief usually handle this program. oratory— in that, because of our pop- ulation scarcity and minimum en- vironmental imbalance, the program can be Instituted, operated and eval- uated at a minimum cost . . . while still providing a maximum potential for adoption by other school sys- tems in states where the pollution problems are almost insurmount- able. 4) The only real hope of preventing what has already happened in the eastern and southern states in terms of environmental disaster lies with the states included in Region VHI. We must learn the lessons of the despoiled industrial areas of our na- tion quickly — and teach them to our youth If we are not to fall into the same miserable trap. Yet in fiscal 1971, only five Office of Education environmental grants were awarded for the entire Region VIII area — North and South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and Montana! (In contrast. Massachusetts had six grants approved — with only a faint hope of maintaining a status quo on an sEready ccntaminated environ- ment, and hardly a prayer of really improving the environment. Certainly I realize the tremendous needs and the demand for what necessarily is a rather limited funding program. I also admit my bias for Montana— gladly and thankfully But. even so, 1 would think fed- eral money would be more effectively util- ized helping keep the horse in the barn — rather than chasing him after he has been allowed to escape. — Your district's check for $50 maif- ed to MACD's state office in Hefena prior to 1 July. 1972 (on the theory that it's easier to send money than get organized in submitting the editorial and/or photographic ma- terial—and such an advance commit- ment on your part will help us tre- mendously in determining how big a booklet we should plan for.) Inci- dentally, if you would like to have your section of the booklet financed by supporting businesses In your community, there is certainly no ob- jection—just be sure and send a list- ir^ of the financial cooperators so that they may receive proper recog- nition on your page. — Your editorial and! or photograph- ic material mailed to MACD's state office in Helena prior to 1 Septem- ber. 1972. And here, don't get "shook" over your writing prowess —just send what you want included (better yet, get your District Con- servationist to put it together), along with whatever pictures you feel are appropriate (and be sure and write some identification on the back) and get it all tn the mall. We'll take it from there In terms of re-writing, if necessary, and layout and display. But now. to get back to Adad and what he may or may not have done to swell your financial coffers during this year . . if your district is broke and cannot subscribe the $50 charge (and if you feel your cooperator-businesses can't stand a pro-rated S5-S10charge to help), then we will go along with King Hammurabi and not ask "any return of grain." But we do want the editorial/photographic material- whether you send the check or noil The prime reason for the yearbook Is to provide an informational service To do that we must have the cooperation of ALL the districts in sending us the mater- ial to include. So . , money or no, SEND IN THE ATTACHED COUPON-FILLED OUT-JUST AS SOON AS YOUR DIS- TRICT HAS ANOTHER MEETING . and please don't check "no" where it asks that you can indicate whether you can supply the needed editorial/photographic ma- terial! DISTRICT SUPERVISORS' QUESTIONNAIRE (Please Complete as soon as possible and mail to: JEANNE BALUKA. Secretary MACD. c/o 422 Mitchell Bldg.. Helena 59601) DISTRICT NAME. MAILING ADDRESS . (Slreet or P O Box) iC.tv) (Zip) n Yes, you may expect our check for S50 PRIOR to your 1 July. 1972 deadline n No. we're sorry but well be unable to subscribe S50 for publication of MACD's "Yearbook of Activities." n Yes, we will provide editorial /photographic material suitable for inclusion m MACD's "Yearbook " and will have the material in the mail PRIOR to the Sep- tember 1. 1972 deadline □ No. we will not be able to provide material for MACD's "Yearbook of Activi- ties." Should you have questions or need a "contact" individual representing our district, please contact: NAME MAILING ADDRESS (Street/P 0 Box - Citv - Zip Code) PHONE Montana's young people are concerned about the need to protect the state's tre- mendous natural resources. They are sin- cerely concerned about the misuse of our natural environment. Anyone who listened to the young peo- ple at the state speech contest sponsored by the districts and Montana's rural elec- tric cooperatives must have been encour- aged and stimulated by the clear and re- sponsible thinking of the participants. Their dedication, enthusiasm and knowl- edge was impressive, as evidenced by these quotable remarks: "In the 28th verse of the first book of our Bible, God told man to be fruitful, mul- tiply and take dominion over the earth. To me this means that man should use but not abuse our land In the last five years we have been swamped with a new breed of environmentalists who maintain that man should not manipulate but should allow nature's system of the checks and balances to prevail in all cases. I believe that man should and must take dominion over the earth and use his best technology in its management." "We are astronauts— all of us Our spaceship, the earth, is on an endless trtp around the sun. Our ship has been blessed with life-supporting systems so ingenious that they are self renewing, so massive that they feed, clothe, and shelter mil- lions. For centuries we have considered our blessing, our natural resources, un- limited. Now that we are beginning to eval- uate these resources, the findings are alarming "Nearly everyone agrees that we are in- juring these life supporting systems, and unless we stop abusing these ecosystems they will collapse. We must maintain them or pay the penalty; the penalty is death." "Our soil is the most precious re- source we have on this earth. Sometimes when we speak of our mineral resources we speak of coal, iron. oil. copper, etc . and more or less disregard the soil We cannot underestimate the importance of soil and we may not take it for granted Without soil there could be no life. "With our growing population it is be- coming more and more important to con- serve soil and to keep it fertile We have already come a long way in the manage- ment practices Conservation of our soil is really management- If we are consist- ent with our conservation methods, life on this earth can continue to thrive. Let's all do our share to keep the soil where it belongs It has my concern Does it have yours?" The education chairman for the State Association, Yugo Nayematsu. is complet- ing plans for the speech contests to be held again this year m cooperation with the Conservation Districts and the Montana Associated Utilities As ladies interested in conservation, let us be alert to the possible ways we can assist in promoting these contests in our own districts We want the supervisors to know that we consider it our obligation to be a part of conservation education Conservation education can give to the coming generations the understanding that is necessary to stimulate individual respon- sibility and pride. Certainly, one of the best supplements to class work in school programs to cultivate such interest is a public speaking contest Ladies, let's be on the job— to help build with our youth for a better environment. I By Robert iderson Montana can certainly be proud of the delegation which traveled to Washington, DC to attend the National Association of Conservation Districts* convention. Some 40 people from all parts of the state were present at what was the largest conven- tion in NACD history Montana's delegation made double use of this trip as we spent considerable time visiting our Congressional delegation and the various Federal agencies that we work with We were also very active at the Con- vention in supporting and passing our ma- jor resolutions We shall also follow these resolutions and press for action. I am sure you are all aware that it is one thing to sell an idea and yet another to gain the de- sired results. I know that you have all had the oppor- tunity to evaluate the new format of TREA- SURE ACRES. Our circulation is being in- creased and. hopefully, we will be able to do a better job of keeping you and all Montanans informed of our activities in the future. Your board of directors has reviewed all the resolutions passed at the last state convention, and we believe we have ini- tiated action in all cases If there is some- thing in particular that you think needs fur- ther attention, please feel free to write me We need help and guidance from the grass roots and. with it, I am sure we can look forward to a successful year As I close this column. I would like to remind all districts that their dues and other special assessments are needed bad- ly now. Your association does not have an operating reserve. Bills come m to me reg- ularly and I find it very embarrassing to have to hold them until funds come in, so please cooperate and get these commit- ments taken care of Thank you! r\ HAVRE s 4 H CAMP THIS YEAR will bp held at the Beaver Creek Recreation camp, the week of June 26-30, Roger Wilson and Roy Lmn of the Extension Service will co-chairman the pro- gram, to include environment, recreation management, wildlife, soils and range. Groups interested in this year's program may make arrangements with the local county agent. ANNUAL MEETING for the Montana Conservation Council has been set for April 28-29 at the Holiday Inn in Great Falls, according to Don Bosley, president. A special invitation to participate has been extended members of the MACD. with President Bob Anderson scheduled to partici- pate on a panel for "Inventory Techniques and Implementa- tion." A SER/SS OF 12 SUPERVISOR workshops, held throughout Montana during February and March, has been completed, ac- cording to Ole Ueland. chief of the Soil Conservation Bureau Main topic of discussion was a review of legislation of concern to conservation districts and new legislation related to land use planning. THE LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS plans to hold a series of meetings in June on the general topic of "Land Use Plan- ning." County commissioners and conservation district supervis- ors will be invited to participate in discussions on legislation being proposed nationally as well as additional needed legislation for Montana. AT A REORGANIZATION MEETING of the Montana Con- servation Commission, held in February, Carl Johnson of Livingston was elected chairman with Leo Hackley, Culbert- son, vice chairman. A new member of the Commission, rep- resenting Montana's Cooperative Grazing Districts, is Frank Cimrhakl. Other members of the Commission include John Vanisko, George Lackman, Torlief Aasheim, Joe Asleson and A. B. Linford. The February meeting was the first the Com- mission held as an advisory group to the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, as reorganized. THE STEERING COMMITTEE of the Headwaters Resource Conservation and Development Project is working presently to inform the public of the potential of an RC&D project. The Head- waters RC&D has been expanded to include, in addition to the original sponsors from Mile High, Jefferson and Deer Lodge CDs. the Madison. Ruby and Beaverhead CDs— all of the six counties involved- Typical of the projects being promoted by the Head- waters group are. the Boulder Watershed project, the George- town Lake Study, a town sewer project and several recreational developments and soil surveys for countywide planning. THE LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY Conservation District has accepted responsibility for establishing zoning ordinances for the protection of agriculture in the county The action was taken at the request of the City-County Planning Board DEER LODGE VALLEY Conservation District reports the hiring of Daniel McElderry as an employee made available through the Emergency Employment Act. WITH THE FORMATION OF THE Regional Planning Associa- tion of Western Montana, land use planning is becoming an active issue in Granite County. The county commissioners and the Gran- ite Conservation District has asked that local people become ac- tive participants in this program which plans for the future of Granite County. TWO YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE INVITED to serve as Asso- ciate Supervisors of the McCone County Conservation District, according to action taken by the board Present plans call for two high school students to be selected THE PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE on Soil and Water Conservation has urged the USDA to redouble its efforts to inform the public of agricultural contributions to environ- mental improvement. Specific areas, felt in need of addition- al attention, included agricultural related sediment control and animal-waste disposal; watershed activity and resource conservation and development projects, and public access to water resource projects. TRAVEL AMERICA AND WHEREVER YOU GO you are apt to find whole communities caught up in an effort to shape up their surroundings. Resource conservation, with an accent on wise use. is playing a part The activity, according to SCS. is especially evident in Georgia, where the Georgia Electric Membership Cor- poration, a statewide organization of rural electric cooperatives, and the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts are urging resource conservation in a Beautification through Conservation Awards Program. The program rewards with cash and glory those counties and communities making exceptional progress in conser- vation and beautification. It is now in its fourth year. QUOTED FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: "Cities are filthy. Farms are dean. That's the way it seems to most people- While the battle over insecticides may have marred the farm's wholesome, bucolic image, the American farmer has managed to stay aloof from much of the national furor over pollution. But all this is changing. Pollution controllers increasingly conclude that farms account for a surprising amount of the nation's pollution in several categories— even in cities. For instance, many cities draw their drinking water from rural areas, where contamination from livestock feedlots, and fertilizer-soaked fields, is heavy. The National Wildlife Federation estimates that 15 per cent of all U.S. water pollution eminates from agricultural sources . . ." BEGINNING IN LATE JUNE, some 3,000 boys and girls around the nation will begin 8-week tours of conservation work in the country's national forests, parks and other fed- erally administered land areas. Budgeted at $3.5-million, the 1972 Youth Conservation Camp program has plans to oper- ate 95 camps that will draw participants from all the states, the District of Columbia and American Samoa. In Proposed MACD/OSPI Projecf . . . Treasure Acres' Broadens Role (Continued from Page 1 ) trict supervisors throughout the state to develop a closer liaison between conservation teaching theory and in- field conservation practices— with the various District Supervisors expected to play a major role tn working with teachers in providing experience and expertise in conservation education (field trips, farm/ranch tours, slide presentations, in-class demonstrations, etc). Here, again, we need your support and cooperation. While the initial application was drawn up and submitted at the state level without local district support there can be no hope of federal financing. As might be imagined there is a tremendous competition among all of the states for the Dream House or... NIGHTMARE? City folks wax romantic at the idea of a weekend retreat in the country. They know just what it should be like; a spacious, handsomely rustic dwelling sur- rounded by just enough lovely trees and within easy view of a stream . . . yet not too far from the city! And some get their dream house — a fraction of one per cent, that is — mostly those with lots of luck. Too often, however, you buy or build your dream house with everything you think you need, move in and then — The basement floods, the septic tank doesn't work, the foundation slips or cracks, a hillside slides into your living room ... or your split level house really does split) Your dream house turns into an expensive nightmare. To help prospective homeowners avoid such nightmares, the Cascade County Con- servation District has published a booklet — "Dream House or Nightmare?" — intended to help homeowners evaluate that most basic part of any home . . . the soil it sits on. And if you'd like a copy, address your request to Dream House, c/o 4930 9th Avenue South. Great Falls, Montana. available funds and while Montana's Con- gressional delegation have promised every assistance, their strength in pushing for the project can only be provided by you — the individual conservationists. Elsewhere in this issue of TREASURE ACRES is a copy of a letter sent to Sen. Mike Mansfield in support of the project. Hopefully you, individually and as a dis- trict, wilt see fit to write, telephone or wire similar comments to Montana's Congres- sional delegation And the time is now. According to the Office of Education, the grant awards will be announced "in early spring" which means that any support we can muster for the program must go out immediately. Can you, will you pick up the ball . and help win support for what has to be one of the most innovative pro- grams ever proposed for conservation ed- ucation/information? A small sample of what the "new" TREASURE ACRES will look like eventual- ly is evidenced in this (and the convention issue) publication. If you like the general direction of its appearance and content —and would like to see it continued and expanded— then, as they used to say in the beginning typing exercise, now is the time to come to the aid of your coun- try. (Incidentally, we'd like your comments on these last two issues of TREASURE ACRES, too let us know what you like, don't like, areas where you would like to see more information and coverage — in short, let us hear from you so we'll know if we're heading in the right direc- tion ) 73 c m > o r '—^ I — l-J 1— M I— M C—TD t 0 0 (f) — o m ,^_, 0) 1- SL o 01 r x: E TO ~ C c to T) TO D C a) ^ O c *- -c >• c w c S"^ a, ^ ^ m — i C >- C ro c .J. O J2 ■•^ E Is o E ■5 >• ^' S B S £ S c O) o o > o (0 "O ro ra ?r ^ ^ E g "D (TJ m ^ o ^ (0 <0 < -o a> C (TJ TO ^ c E O a> 0) ^ m 0) O " I c " TO C i_ ™ '^ ^ o) tn c 5 £ a> O o ^ u; ^ ^ '^ n r *■—»*-*- Q) TO ^ ^ o TO ^ " o o *: « o Q >- o)(J -D < Q. 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Regular school class- rooms in the Great Falls area have just turned green with envy at the "competition"— a 100- acre "outdoor classroom" re- cently made available to the Cascade County Conservation District by the Montana Power Company. Shown in part in the pic- ture above, the area was leased to the CCCD on a public service basis by the MPCo. Louis G. Brewer, Great Falls division manager for the MPCo., in making the land presenta- tion, pointed out: ". . . We feel the Cascade County Conservation District in conjunction with the Soil Conservation Society of Amer- ica and the Nature and Wildlife Society will manage this natural area for the benefit of many people of the Great Falls city and surrounding communities." Present plans for develop- ment of the area include fencing and posting plus the construc- tion of self-guided nature trails so that school children and other visitors can learn of the various plants and soils in the area. 10 IHb CASUAL observer, il s /usl rough rolling land, not unlike the hundreds of miles that border the Missouri River east of Great Falls. To members of the Cascade County Conservation District, however, the nearly JOO acres that were turned over to them by the Montana Power Company provides a unique study area Located approximately seven miles east ol Great Falls on the north side of the Missouri, above Cochrane Dam. the 1 00 acre "outdoor classroom " wilt be used for environmental studies by school children of the area. (For further pictures and articles, see Page 3 ) ^ Vol. XXXIV, No. 2 March/April/May, 1972 Again in 1972, the Mon- tana Association of Con- servation Districts, in cooperation with Mon- tana Associated Utili- ties, is sponsoring a high school level state-wide speech contest. Subject for the 1972 con- test is "Land Use Planning" with 3500 in college scholar- ships to be awarded the three top winners in the state con- test ($250, SI 50 and SI 00) to be held at Miles City, Nov. 14. Any boy or girl attending high school, grades 9-12, in Montana is eligible to partici- pate, according to Yugo Nay- ematsu, MACD education chair- man in charge of the program. The winner and runner-up of individual high school con- tests, held earlier this spring, will meet in District-level com- petitions to be completed by Sept. 1 5. Area competitions will be held prior to Oct. 20. 7776 finalists from the six Area-level competitions will vie for scholarship honors at MACD's annual meeting, Nayematsu said. Money for the scholarships is provided by MAU, statewide association of Montana's rural electric cooperatives, with Riley Childers, executive secre- tary, to make the final presen- tation at the Miles City meet- ing. Every time the phone rings at the offices of the MACD these days, every- one in the office grabs for it — hoping for "good news" on MACD's proposal for federal funding of its SEEK Project— a cooperative program submitted by the Montana As- sociation of Conservation Dis- tricts and the State Office of Superintendent of Public In- struction. To date, the ringing phone has not produced tidings — either good or bad Theoretic- ally, the grant decisions for the next fiscal year were to have been announced prior to May 15. At this writing (June 30), the more worthy proposals (some 1,700) were submitted and MACD's was ranked in the top five per cent, according to unofficial word from Washing- ton, D.C.) are still sitting on the desk of the U.S. Commissioner of Education, awaiting his final decision. "Unfortunately," according to Ray Fenton, MACD's public in- formation chairman and one of the drafters of the SEEK Proj- ect proposal, "the whole pro- gram appears to have become involved in a political log-jam. "Despite repeated efforts to find out the status of the pro- posal, both individually and by members of Montana's Con- gressional delegation, nothing definitive has been released on MACD's program proposal. The lack of activity at the feder- al level was the reason, earlier this month, for the plea for help from Montana's conserva- tion district supervisors— let- ters, wires, telephone calls to key education office personnel and our Congressional delega- tion," Fenton said. "Although, we feel that the caliber of the proposed program will ultimately insure its favor- able consideration, we are not so naive as to believe that right will always triumph," Bob And- erson, MACD president said. "And 1 hope that those of you so inclined will continue to 'keep the pressure on' until the project becomes a reality." Deadline time is fast ap- proaching for Montana's Conservation Districts planning to participate in MACD's "Conservation Yearbook for 1972," accord- ing to Ray Fenton, MACD pub- lic information chairman. As previously announced, publication of the Yearbook is planned in conjunction with MACD's annual meeting pro- gram. Each of the state's Con- servation Districts is asked to submit pictures and/or copy illustrating a key conservation project in their district which will then be featured in the Yearbook Deadline date for the districts to indicate their intention to participate in the program is 1 Sept. Those districts able to help finance the publication by in- cluding a check for S50 with their notification of cooperation are asked to notify the state office by the same date. How- ever, such payment is not man- datory, and Fenton urged that ALL districts try to participate in the Yearbook whether they are financially able to help fi- nance the book or not, "Unless every Conservation District in the state participates in providing copy and/or pic- tures, the concept of a Year- book of Conservation must be meaningless," Fenton said. (nan nstupe...1 ^ - ■i'iK^i INCREASINGLY, man is seek- ing ways to compromise his needs to the esthetic values of an undisturbed nature. Mon- tana's Big Sky is recognized nationally as probably the fore- most effort in the area of man and nature living together— in peace and harmony. The proj- ect represents a conscious at- tempt by the developers to reconcile man and nature (see representative pictures, left, and article belovi^.) Big Sky of Montana, a resort development locat- ed 40 miles south of Bozeman, could well pro- vide a model for all such developments in the future- nationwide. Recognized nationally as a major effort to maintain environment in a resort development. Big Sky's promoters utilized the ex- pertise of land planning consultants and engineers to assure the finest over- all ecological and environ- mental design available. Big Sky seems destined as a controversial project for the foreseeable future, but regard- less of the articulate arguments of both the proponents and op- ponents it must be conceded by responsible conservationists that a sincere effort is being made to maintain an ecological balance — while still providing for the "invasion" of man. Included among admirable features of the project are all water, sewer and electrical ser- vices buried underground, no wells, no cesspools and no incinerators. By Marge Uhlnch -B,, Sj Why belong to a District Auxiliary? As they say "That's a good question'" Let us find a good answer — for those who are presently organ/zed and for those who would like to be Many women are inter- ested in conservation and because of that concern are eligible to be members of the Auxiliary to the Association of Conserva- tion Districts However, unless there are organized guidelines with which to be affil- iated, individual efforts often are not ful- filled A voice is strengthened through local group membership and given prestige and guidance through affiliation with the State and National Auxiliaries. In the District is where the Auxiliary is home — helping husband, neighbors, and the community to carry on a better conservation program, to encourage the application of conservation practices to farms, ranches and urban areas, to encourage supervisors to attend all District and State meetings. Even the geography of Montana poses problems in any organization But perhaps this IS the greatest reason for the need of unity Women must not isolate themselves and "let the world go on around us " To keep pace with the present they must shoul- der their share of the burden of conserva- tion problems and objectives It is no sur- prise that women can be — and are — doing a fine job as district supervisors Montana boasts our Carbon County Supervisor, Mrs. Fay Kuhlman, who will represent our Aux- iliary at the Seminar on Land and Water Use to be held in Great Falls. Supervisors would surely welcome the assistance of ladies m such activities as dis- tributing Soil Stewardship materials, hand- ling the publicity for district activities, as- sisting with speech contests and annual meetings. With the approval and encouragement of the District Supervisors it is an easy pro- cedure to organize an auxiliary— and can be a rewarding experience for the members and for the district. May I help? ANNUAL MEETINGS, elec- tion of supervisors and selec- tion of Conservation District officers highlighted District activities since the last issue of TREASURE ACRES: Ray Tomsheck has been re-elected chairman of the Toole County Con- servation District. Herb Karst is vice Chairman. Larry Hoffman, secretary and Benjamin Zelt. treasurer. Other supervisors are Raymond Zelenka. Marcus Lindberg, Lloyd Dumas. A. H. Goeddertz and Harold Simmes Out standing Conservation Farmer-Ranch- er award for 1971 was presented to Dale Heath. Harold Hert has been elected to the Treasure County Conservation District Board of Supervisors. Other board mem- bers are Vice- Chairman Orville Campbell. Chairman Howard Hadden. Secretary Leslie Cnswell. Treasurer Gerald Fer- guson. Rich Howard and Robert Webb. Dwane Chnslofferson and John Warmbrod have been re-elected to the board of supervisors of the Roosevelt County Conservation District Bob Ny- quist was named Outstanding Conserva- tion Farmer for 1971 Auxiliary officers are Mrs. Art Parker, president. Mrs Orton Kirkvold. secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. Eugene Larsen, vice president. Earl Basset has been reelected to the board of supervisors of the Petro- leum Conservation District. Hold over members of the board are Doug- las Delaney. Gary L. Gershmet, Ken- neth Welter, S. E. Wiggins, Henry Lengemann and Clinton Arthur. Omn Fossum and Guy Wagner have been elected to the board of supervisors msd By Robert Werson Never /> l/m /let-ii lur tummuniLdlion been made more evident than m the past two months — as all of us literally held our breath while hoping for word from Washing- ton, DC on the fate of MACDs "Seek Project " With some word on the proposal expected almost daily, we have purposely held publica- tion of this issue of TREASURE ACRES to include announcement of the decision We're still holding our breath but the affairs and activities of MACD continue to progress to the pomt that I must confess to complete bewilderment as to where to start on my "Report to the f^embers of MACD " Realistically, much of what has been accomplished — and remains to be accom- plished—must await reporting and discussion at our annual meeting m A/liles City. Nov 12-14 At this point m time there is really no place to start and. as I mentioned at the start of this column, never have I been so aware of the need for more regular and more detailed communication —not only with our membership but with the general citizenry of Montana But. above all. one thing needs interim comment — a point that is re-emphasized par- ticularly in discussions elsewhere in this TREASURE ACRES on MACDs SEEK Project" The political clout of Montana's conserva- tion districts has arrived at a "moment of truth " We either assume the leadership in conservation /environmental/ecological issues TODAY, or we may relinquish our oppor- tunity for all time The key to our meaning- ful future may well rest with the outcome of our efforts to work with our educators in the SEEK program. In short, do we as pioneers in conserva- tion practice and education still have the necessary political clout to get SEEK approved and get on with the job of helping train our youth in sound conserva- tion — environmental— practices? The answer may well come m the action on SEEK. Much has been said (and written) on the diminishing influence of the nation 's rural areas on the decisions of Congress Hope- fully, our particular case m point will prove that we do indeed still have an ear at the federal level . I NOT ONLY must man learn to live in compatability with na- ture (see Big Sky feature on facing page), he must learn to set aside areas for the study of nature— so that he may better know how to conserve and pro- tect the environment. This, in essence, is the guiding phil- osophy of the 1 00-acre "out- door classroom" recently leased to the Cascade County Conser- vation District where nature is to be left undisturbed (note pic- tures, right, and article below.) Future generations of school children from northcentral Montana will be able to view an area bordering the Missouri River— almost as it was when Lewis and Clark traveled the river a century ago. Thanks to the foresight of the Montana Power Company, a 1 00-acre "outdoor classroom" has been made available as a Managed Natural Area for na- ture students of all ages— super- vised by the Cascade County Conservation District and as- sisted by the Soil Conservation Society of America, the Nature and Wildlife Society and the Society for Range Manage- ment. In contrast to the Big Sky of Montana project — but not in conflict — CCCD's unique study area will be preserved in its natural state. Thus land utilization planners of tomorrow will be better able to design projects such as Big Sky ... or recommend that man not upset delicate ecologi- cal balances when such pro- posed projects obviously will cause irreparable damage. nstispe r^ of the Valley County Conservation Dis- trict. Ray Garberg and Boyd Tymofichuck have been re-elected to the board of supervisors of the Daniels County Con- servation District Alex Barclay has been named Out- standing Conservation Farmer award winner by the Garfield County Con- servation District. Kenneth Coulter, John W. (Bill) Billing and Cecil Weed ing were re-elected to the board of supervisors. Henry VanHoorn has been elected to the board of supervisors of the Gallatin Valley Conservation District Also elected was John Buttelman, John Schutter. Nor- man Torgerson. Mervy Long and Law- rence Laird Chan Cooper was named Outstanding Conservation Farmer for 1971. Reorganization of the Fergus County Conservation District has been complet- ed with Bradley Parrish, chairman; Larry Barber, vice chairman; Gene Bricker, treasurer and Mrs Betty Haight. sec- retary Other supervisors include Garde Peterson Jr , Richard Delaney, Otto Jen- sen and newly elected William J Snapp Jr Kenneth Schurch and Cliff Benson have been elected to the board of supervisors of the Deer Lodge Valley Conservation District, New officers include John Vanisko, chairman: John Hellenback. vice chairman, and Schurch, treasurer. L T Robbms and James Hanson have been reelected to the board of super- visors of the Jefferson Valley Conserva- tion District Also elected was Walter Steingruber Other board members are Harry Dawson. John Heide Jr . and Fred L Bell NATURE STUDY AREA G/ft or The /Montana Power Co BLACK EAGLE DAM CITY OF (^REAT F-ALUS .Si. o o a> ee. -o a. •• "a (A w a Z a> o u Q. 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Vesper services will be held, starting at 7.30 p.m., following a no-host dinner and pre- ceding get-acquainted sessions set for 8:30 p.m. Registration will continue Monday, starting at 8 a.m., with the opening session of the convention set at 8:30 a.m. Starting at 9 a.m., internal MACD reports will be given — the president's, the treasurer's, ladies' auxiliary, NACD director's and State Conservation Commission. A panel, keyed to the convention's theme, is scheduled for 1 0 a.m., featuring Leonard Campbell, regional counsel for the Environmental Protection Agency, Denver; Gary Wicks, director of Montana's Department of Natural Resources and Conservation: Rep. James Lucas, Miles City, and Robert Lyman, president of the Montana Wildlife Federa- tion, Miles City. Monday's keynote address will be delivered by Floyd Kinsinger, president of the Society for Range Management, Denver. The awards banquet will be at 7 p.m., Monday, preceded by a social hour. Tuesday will feature the annual directors' breakfast at 7 a.m., followed by the annual MACD business meeting, starting at 8:30 a.m. The SWCDMI business meet- ing will be at 1 1 a.m., followed by the wrap-up luncheon with Kenneth L. Williams, field representative/director of the Western Regional Tech- nical Service Center, SCS, Portland, Ore., as speaker plus the statewide finals of the MACD-Montana Associated Utilities High School speech contest. Vol. XXIV, No. 3 June/July/August 1972 MACD annual meeting Nov. 12- 14 Miles City How to publish a "Con- servation Yearbook for 1972" in conjunction with MACD's annual convention program with participation from only five of Montana's 58 districts has been the knotty problem facing MACD directors since the September deadline for entries came . . . and passed. The inevitable answer? Don't publish! With no alternative in sight, it has been determined that those Conservation Districts Latest word from HEW's Office of Environmental Education is that MACD's "Search for Effective Environmental Education" (SEEK) Project will not be funded for the current fiscal year. Developed in co- operation with the office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the SEEK Project was adjudged as lacking "depth and diversity" and in "detail" as to the pro- posed participation of the OSSPI. Rather than attempting to summarize the reaction of MACD to the federal-level critique of the project, it was felt by drafters of the proposal that excerpted portions of a letter to Sen. Lee Metcalf, as submitted by MACD Public Information Chairman Ray Fenton following notification of the rejection, might be appropriate and explanatory: "Particularly disturbing to officials of MACD, a non- profit state association of conservationists with more than three decades of practical experience in □ nly question remaining on the Search for Effective Environmental Knowledge (SEEK) Project (see story above) is one that now must face the annual convention of tVIACD. Simply stated, it is: "Do we ride slowly and majestically into the sunset and forget SEEK — or do we continue the fight for its acceptance ... 7" To expect educators to overcome decades of limited emphasis on the environment and suddenly to come forth with full-grown programs of environmental edu- cation is unrealistic, according to Claude D. Crowley, SCS information specialist writing in 'Today's Education/NEA Journal." So what's a teacher to do? Crowley suggests that one answer is "to use the people already in your community who are trained in environmental specialties." How about the District members of MACD? Experts predict that effective institutional adjustment to heavier environmental education demands may take years. Meanwhile, back at the school, the teacher faces the problem now, not later! And that is what MACD's "Seek Project" is all about . . . are we up to the challenge? sound environmental practice, was the fact that all three of the proposals approved for funding in Montana for this year dealt with the 'development of curriculum' — independent of the State Office of the Super- intendent of Public Instruc- tion. "Approving further 'development of curricu- lum' is directly comparable to naming another committee to 'study the problem. ' We in Montana know the problem, have developed curriculum . . . and now would like to be able to put already existing curriculum into use with our school- age youth. "That objective is likely to make little statewide progress in Montana this year under the programs approved for funding by the Office of Environmental Edu- cation. Certainly the concept of a cooperative, community-involved environ- mental education, as identi- fied by the Handbook on Pre- paring Proposals seems to have been almost forgotten as a funding criteria . . . (Continued on Page 3) who provided pictures and/ or copy for inclusion in the proposed "Yearbook" would be provided layout space in the convention issue of TREASURE ACRES compar- able to that planned for the Yearbook (so they would at least know how it would look) . . . and those who accompanied their layouts with a check for $50 would have their money refunded. Accordingly, and hope- fully, the convention issue of this publication will double as a conven- tion program and as a "briefed" version of what was to have been the MACD "Conservation Yearbook for 1972." With time of the essence. Editor Ray Fenton has urged those districts who have not already forwarded copy/pictures do so imme- diately. ^H loha — "hello and/or ^W goodbye" is how Web- ^J ster's defines the ^^^^L cryptograph revealed ^|^|in the large cap let- ters on this page . . . reading from the upper left corner. (Incidentally, how many readers spotted the "READ" in the last issue of TREAS — URE ACRES?) This issue's cryptogram, not unintentionally, may herald the future or demise of TREASURE ACRES in its present format. Introduced experimentally and in con- junction with the SEEK Proj- ect proposal, MACD faces a funding decision on the future of the "new" TREAS- URE ACRES during conven- tion deliberations at Miles City. So . . . this could well be "hello" or "goodbye." Aloha! , Tour Co-chairmen: Wendell Thacker, Area Conservationist Lyall Schaefer, ASCS Fieldman Tour Guides: Al Heckerman, SCS Dave Buchanan, SCS ...a«i3 8 'little" waste water "Water, water, everywhere . . ." could well be the title for the picture series shown on this page. "That's good," you say. "No, it isn't" say the soil and water experts for the Fairfield Bench (northwest of Great Falls). They explain further: The water shown on this page is irrigation "waste water" — left over after an "order" from a farmer and before the main irrigation source gates can be closed. Water with no place to go — except to deep-cut a ravine in respond- ing to the laws of gravity (upper photo) or to gather top-soil from a fertile valley on its course to, in this case. Muddy Creek and the Sun River. Thus has water, the dream and the need of mankind, become a "problem" for those involved in and with the Greenfield Irrigation District of the Fairfield Bench. Irrigation overage, a canal system that delivers little more than half of measured output to its ultimate destination, antiquated control systems and gates, saline seep and swampland invasion of cultivated fields. What to do? Ditch lining (as per the pic- ture, lower left), drain tile (note the drain tile inspection well pictured on the cover of this issue), modernized gate control systems, re- located ditch systems, farmer-rancher education on water utilization. But they all cost money — lots of it! "Water, water, everywhere . . .1" goes s long, long way. • •• % By Marge Uhlrich There's a whole wonderful world of excit- ing surprises beyond measure available for discovery by everyone with an open, question- ing mind. There's a whole, great universe filled with a multitude of mysteries. Some are within mankind's range of understanding, many are beyond the present mental concept of today's earth inhabitants, impossible yet to understand, even to suspect, but the evidence is that the wonders are there. Parallel with the great-sized marvels of creation, is another equally amazing world of tiny things, so small that we are not aware of their existence. These small creatures and plants in their myriads of varieties are uniquely designed as part of a completely balanced environment It is in knowing and recognizing this fact, even within mankind's present small capability for comprehension, that one must face the indisputable truth that our Creator is an en- gineer with a scope of knowledge that staggers the imagination. Certain kinds of engineers we can under- stand as experts in their respective fields. Mankind has developed extremely able phys- icists, chemists, geologists, scientists of count- less specialized talents, but there is only One who IS equal to all these specialists combined. It IS an awesome concept, to state it mildly. The more one realizes the complexity and the vastness of mankind's surroundings, the more urgent becomes the necessity for helping to maintain that natural balance as it was intended, and wilful destruction of natural resources appears as something 'of a sac- rilege. This is the basic reason, as seen by this writer, that the need exists for conserva- tion practices Conservation Districts are one effective arm of the ever-increasing group of people who are aware of the many dangers to our environment through wide-spread dissipation of natural resources. Conservation Districts are an effective force m public edu- cation and in services available to the general public. The field of conservation is wide open to the influence of women, who often can offer perceptive guidance due to their natural pro- tective attributes. Conservation should be an over-all effort of all citizens regardless of sex or age. combining to maintain the health- ful balance as nearly as possible as it was originally ordained. Montana's Conservation Districts, in con- junction with the National Association of Conservation Districts, offer a powerful leader- ship backed by a tremendous store of facts, the results of studies already made, and con- stantly being enlarged Women can help by being informed and willing to serve wherever the conservation effort needs the support of their own special viewpoints. A wider participation by women in organized conservation activities can pro- vide a wider over-all view of problems and lead to more lasting and effective solutions. The work IS intensely interesting, and rewarding in many ways This writer is proud, and at the same time humble, m being a part of the organized effort to keep our natural resources ever fresh, clean and abundant so that we all can enjoy indefinitely the benefits they can continually produce. FAY KUHLMAN. Bearcreek, Montana ■ LAND USE planning, in all its aspects, was the subject of a series of seminars, sponsored by tfie Montana League of Cities and Towns, Office of State Ex- aminer and Department of Planning and Economic De- velopment, held in Missoula, Kalispell Miles City, Wolf Point. Havre, Bozeman and Laurel. Shown at right are Byron Roberts and Jim Richard, PED associate planners, during the Havre presentation. ■"■•■ '''r •"- -''t ' " , «..- . ^ By Robert iderson "Awareness Leads to Action" has been chosen as the theme of this year's convention a most apt choice and a theme with par- ticular relevance m the proceedings of our 31st Annual Convention. We've got some most important business to take care of .. . vital to the future and growth of the Montana Association of Conservation Districts And knowing the solid, grassroots makeup of MACD's membership I know that awareness of our priority needs WILL lead to positive and progressive action- Certainty one of the key items on the agenda is a recommended change m our dues struc- ture, keyed to a percentage of our individual county taxable valuation. We've been working on this approach for a long time in an effort to establish a more realistic and workable budget for your state association. Hopefully, you will agree that your board of directors has come up with an equitable solution to pro- viding adequate financing for the almost in- numerable priorities facing the state asso- ciation We 've become a vital force in conservation in Montana in the last few years and. un- fortunately, for fortunately, depending on your outlook), this new leadership role imposes a financial responsibility upon us all to be able to stay abreast and ahead of the increasing demands on the expertise of Montana 's pioneer conservationists and environmentalists. Action is the name of the game for us. and we must deliver. For 1972-73. the action will start at Miles City. Nov 12-14 Your presence and participation can truly make it a most significant "happening, "and I'm looking for- ward to a record turnouti Several key long-term NACD objectives have become reality with the passage and signing of the Rural Development Act of 1972. The new law, which contains a host of pro- visions for revitalizing America's countryside, sets forth a ser- ies of new authorities for the Soil Conservation Service that will enable conservation dis- tricts to move forward more effectively with their resource program, according to John Wilder, NACD president. These include: — Federal cost-sharing for water quality management and authority for agricultural pollu- tion control and solid waste disposal in PL. 566 watershed projects and Resource Conser- vation and Development Proj- ects. —Authorization of the use of long-term contracts for land treatment in watershed SEEK Project (Continued fronn Page 1 ) Cash prizes and awards were presented to the winners of a grade school conservation pos- ter contest by the Liberty Coun- ty Conservation District Eighty- four posters were entered in the contest "Thus, those of us with an interest in action-educa- tion for conservation and environment can be excused if we look on programs for further curriculum de- velopment with a somewhat jaundiced eye — as a repetitive and unproductive exercise which can, at best, but delay the start of a broadly based en- vironmental education in Montana's school system. The approved efforts in this area, as determined by the Office of En- vironmental Education for this fiscal year, must necessairly be so frag- mented and isolated in instance as to have virtually no statewide Impact or application! ". . . (MACD) would suggest that the Office of Environmental Education has critical need of more than lip service to the objectives and goals of the program they espouse Almost without exception the funding of projects during the past two years has been by block grant to areas, and the area rather than the proposal's worth seems to have been the overwhelming criteria. We cannot but protest this approach as most unfair and a definite deterrent to the development of program(s) objectively designed to upgrade the quality and effectiveness of environmental education. r\ BIG SANDY Conservation District reaffirmed its concern over the SEEK Project in a recent Board resolution: "Be it resolved that the BSCD go on record as deploring HEW's rejection of MACD's SEEK Project; Further, BSCD strongly unges officers of MACD and Montana's State Superintendent of Public Instruction to re- submit this project and con- tinue to seek its approval. NEW PRESIDENT of the Soil Conservation Society of America is A. B. Linford, Montana Conservationist. The election of Linford was announced at the 27th an- nual meeting of the profes- sional society of soil and water conservationists held in Portland, Ore. ALMOST 100 Beaverhead County ranchers, businessmen and their wives attended a one-day Range Tour sponsored by the Beaverhead Conserva- tion District and the South- western Montana Stockmen's Association. The tour was held on the Donovan Ranch. WILLIAM PARNELL. Blaine County Conservation District supervisor, has been named as ASCS advisory county commit- teeman with the responsi- bility of "encouraging more involvement by minority farm- ers in the actual operations of the ASCS program. " FRED MARTIN, editor of the Livingston Enterprise and Park County News, has been pre- sented with a distinguished ser- vice award by the Park County Conservation District. Board supervisors for 1972 include Marvin Swandal, chairman; Bruce Malcolm, vice chairman; Ray Keefer, John Ragsdale and Carl Johnson, members, and Judy Rafdal, secretary-treas- urer. ALMOST 1,000 Flathead County eighth graders took a first-hand look at conservation during a tour sponsored by seven agencies including the Flathead County Conservation District. The program dates back to 1 950. areas. This is an extension of the principle established in the Great Plains Conservation Program whereby landowners are enabled to receive tech- nical and financial assistance over a 10-year period to ensure orderly and complete installa- tion of needed conservation measures. --Approval of the use of federal funds available under otfier government programs to secure land rigfits in waterstied pro- grams. Tfiis will aid in ex- panding multiple use of reservoir sites. — Provisions for sharing up to 50 per cent of the cost of water storage in watershed projects for municipal and in- dustrial purposes. — Other authorities for rural community water supply and fire protection in RC&D Proj- ects and a periodic land re- source inventory and moni- toring program . A potentially highly signifi- cant amendment which was added to the legislation during its passage through Congress authorizes a nationwide pro- gram of long-term Rural En- vironmental Protection con- tracts, a central objective of NACD policy for many years. ( ) In general, resource pro- grams got a boost from Con- gress who approved appropri- ations for USDA for the current fiscal year. NACD forecasts indicate districts should fare better than last year; funds for major SCS programs were in- creased; there will be more money for REAP cost-sharing; additionally there were some gains tor research. One important step was to reappropriate money in the 1972 budget, approved but frozen by the 0MB. This action affects research at Miles City and Sidney. In addition. Congress in- creased by $40,000 the funds for research on saline seepage at the Northern Plains Soil and Water Research Center, Sidney (Editor's note: Thanks largely to Montana's Congres- sional delegation and the efforts by officers and mem- bers of MACD.) O) o U s I I o •Q O o = ? a o e . en o 3 (A _ ® (S.C c -^ •^ c £ .2 Z — !c — c ® > o •- > S « > ■n 0-— Q> c o o « > ID a> "o " o £2 ■ C 1. 3 «, 3 o ■n 2» i <0 (n n ^j ? " >- T O ^ S ♦' ^ £ c ^ c = S O £ o m •o (0 2 3 O n > C (0 — •o •o c 9 a t .- O O az 0) o !s « = « « I: O m — XI t; » « o E -^ H *^ *^ o a "=« * 5-° c n E ^ o 2 ro"" E o (A o-ii.-t n o 3 *- I- -o .° 3 «* .— »*• X M O ^ d> 0 r^ c 0 a M 0 6 c 0 0 n < z s Q. 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Society for Range ir bunkhouse Room} )»:t directors and make committee John Vanisko, chairman (Cafe iliyematsu. chairman (Bunkhouse Naegeli. chairman (Supper Club ^^life. Frank Thompson, chairman ^» 14 . Dale Marxer and Harold Jensen, [j Club Dance Floor) H Hippe. chairman (Supper Club nportland. chairman (Supper Club c 3ter Resources. Art Christensen. r\ib — highway side) i Fenton, chairman (Supper Club c Wiles City PCA and FLBA ft , continued gy of Elk River Concrete Products A a (Supper Club Room) r pper Club Room) •dis Wallace McRae ijind Rubesh jeHrutkowski. Dr John Forsberg Irds spervisor ds (1 5. 20 and 25 Years Service) ^trd y Room), courtesy of First Security om). Robert Anderson, presiding anquet Room) dson 9 Bearcreek. member of the Board y Conservation District :h \and FLBA 5 Room) lA Development Specialist. West Portland, Oregon. raf , chairman iloers. executive secretary, Mon- hV. N T i^oi Room) , Cedar Creek Watershed Reservoir conservation ^co-opmans/ifp' • • • ■'£• AJupat:-^ ,ai^ KHm^^'-'^ir.'' * * BOARD: B//I Kesler, Herb Koenig. Wes Roath, Robin Street. Marcus Hinrichs: Arnold Jacobsen 685 Sunset Blvd. Kalispell, Mt. 59901 Flsthesd Qounty Cionsepvsticn Qistnict Shown is an aerial view of the completed Cedar Creek Watershed Reservoir located two miles north of Columbia Falls. This project was co-sponsored by the Flathead County and Flathead Conservation Dis- trict. Operation and maintenance will be by the City of Columbia Falls and Flathead County. Funding was by City of Columbia Falls with a loan from Farmers Home Administration and through Soil Conser- vation Service P.L. 566 watershed funding. The dam is 60 feet high. Reservoir has 1600 Ac. Ft. for flood control. 400 Ac. Ft. for municipal water and 100 Ac. Ft. sedi- ment pool. Cost of the project was be- ^tween one half and one million dollars. semi-automatic waterspreading. The main pur pose ot this system is to get maximum use of available water without wasting any out the spillways or letting water miss the dike system when no one is there to control it The dikes are scraper dikes two feet high The fill needed to construct the dikes was borrowed from higher areas above each dike This eliminated waste areas and low spots that wouldn't drain The system is designed with a control dike 8,500 feet long and two and one-half feet high with an eight-foot wide concrete headgate to BOARD: Jack Korsbeck. Leo Depuydt. William French. Lloyd Knudsen. LeRoy Costin Box G Malta, Mt. 59538 Phillips Qounty Qcnsepvstion Qistpict supply water to the contour dikes. The control dike allows water to bypass the contour dikes if necessary and is used to irrigate additional land adjacent to the waterspreading system Soil Conservation Service technicians de- signed this system with a one-foot elevation drop between dikes Each dike has a center dram structure and an emergency spillway The dram structure is a weir that also serves as a headgate for holdmg water between the dikes. The weirs used in the spreader dikes are designed to hold a foot of water between each dike, then flow over the weir into the next dike without running the spillway Therefore, only in emergencies will the spillway run Tins is one of the mam features of the system I'm sure most of you have either seen or had to cope with washed out spillways that need repairing in order to keep a dike system func- tioning as originally planned. With control of the water and use of the weirs there is no soil erosion in spillways and the water drops from one dike into the next while you are busy calving or with other ranch work You do have to open the drain gates in the front of the weirs to release the water when the land has been properly irrigated This system changed one hundred and sixty acres of relatively unproductive land into a very productive hay meadow —Bill French uoiiBiOBdxB Ajoao jnoA Of tin euioo uoiiuoauoq ZL61 »V; ^"ui 'sisoif AfiQ sentv Jno yo fietfeq uq ■f/e/jBtew BuipiAOJd ui BiadionjBd o; BA/OSBJ IIIAA Sfouf'sia BIft //» Jl E161 UI. e^ "BO puB — uBaq BABif p/noo t/ tBifM MOU3/ Of B3f!/ fSBB/ fB tqBllU noA fi/Bnoqt SJOfoaJiQ JO pjBog s,aOVIVJ ^ohq -JBBJ^ UOItBAJBSUOQ Z161 pBiBiABjqqa A/ubssbobu b SB pUB • ■ ■ SfOUtS/a UOIfBA -JBSUOQJO UOItBIOOSS^ BUBf -uo^ Bqf yo uoifUBAUOQ lanuuy^ fst£ aqi /o bpubBb UlBJBOJd IBIOUIO Bm SB — Bsodjnd B/qhop b sbajbs Bjnqoojq siqt 'snq± ■pBqsi/qnd aq Of /BUBfBW UI fuBS StOIJfSia (89 *0} UBABS A/uo qBnoqf/B 'si //its U -SfOOqJBaA UOIfBAJBS ■foo ZL61 s,ao\fi/^ to aim Bqt uaaq aABq of sbm UOjIBAJaSUOQ ^o uojiepossv eue)uo|A| ZZ.6I. 'PI - zi •"o/v «Beii!A foou pan fmwffM a§uDAJOsaoj oaoia§flf a§ SU9d§ . MBpUIJL r I The City of She/by Watershed Project, jointly sponsored by the City of Shelby and the Toole County Conservation District ended this past year with the dedication of the project on June 19, 1971 . Shown above is a view from the south side of town looking upstream at the wa.arshed during a flood. Lower right is an aerial view from the north. after - - BOARD: Flay Tomscheck, Ray Zelenka, Harold Simnes, Herb Karst. Marvin Lindberg: A. H. Goed- dertz, Lloyd Dumas. Box 490 Shelby, Mt. 59474 Toole Qounf y Boftsepvstiofl JistPict ^ 1971 72 OFFICERS President ROBERT ANDERSON Fort Benton Vice President: A G SLATTERY Hardin Secretary JEANNE BALUKA Helena Treasurer WENDELL MARTINELL Butte DIRECTORS Area I Kenneth Coulter, Brusett Oscar Hippe, Froid Area li Milo Hilstad, Circle Harold Jensen, Baker Area III: Robert Anderson, Fort Benton Everett Snortland, Conrad Area IV: Yugo Nayematsu, Hardin A G Slattery, Hardin Area V Charles Lane, Drummond John Vanisko, Deer Lodge Area VI Carl Johnson, Livingston Frank Thompson, Wolf Creek Directors-at-large Walt Dion, Havre Dale Marxer. Great Falls PAST PRESIDENTS W I Staggs" 1943 F S Kalberg" 1944-45 Alfred Anderson 1 946-47 Thomas Connolly* 1 948 Gordon McGowan 1 949-50 Ray Kimball 1951 Fay Crusch 1952 Clarence Popham 1953-54 Ted Pettyjohn 1955-56 Henry Evans" 1957 58 Oscar Hippe 1959-60 Leslie Cnswell 1961 62 Frank Thompson 1 963-64 BillKesler 1965-66 Pete Jackson 1967-68 \ CarlJohnson 1969 70 7 Effective programs for con- servation were of key concern to those in attendance at the 31 st Annual Convention of the Montana Association of Conser- vation Districts . . . and the consensus was that the chal- lenges ahead for the remainder of the decade were "formid- able." Keyed to the theme, "Aware- ness Leads to Action," a panel including Gary Wicks, director of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conser- vation, Rep. James Lucas and Robert Lyman, president of the Montana Wildlife Federation, stressed the need for a proper land use policy which should address itself to: 1 ) Quality of environment, 2) Proper land use, 3) Saving prime agricultural land, and 4) Inventory of lands capa- bilities and potentials to insure wise land use decisions. Additionally, Wicks cited the need to strengthen Montana's water laws to guarantee water rights as called for in the new constitution and to provide a more efficient means for record keeping, administration and appropriation of water for a (Continued on Page 4) Vol. XXIV, No. IV Sept./Oct./Nov.. 1972 YOUTH TOOK over the entertainment responsibilities for MACD convention delegates during their luncheon and banquet programs and. as the pictures here would indicate, they "had a ball." Above, a youthful guitarist-singer delivers a sparkling number and. below, a future Frank Sinatra "sends" a group of young admirers. Youth was also impressively present in the annual MACD/MAU speech contest finals, with the winners pictured elsewhere on this page. Needed land use policy for Montana, long a key legislative goal of MACD, drew strong support from Gov. Tom Judge in his State of the State address before the Legislature early in January. Calling for a start of a "new land ethic," Judge said: "Degradation and depletion of our land resources are occurring continually because of unguided urban and rural sprawl, im- proper selection of residential and industrial sites, wasteful use of farm, range and forest lands and other unplanned developments. "... I urge your favorable consideration of the Interim Montana Land Use Regulation Act proposed by the Department of Inter-governmental Relations. ". . . We must also have the authority to prevent subdivision developments from scattering across lands that would be better suited for agriculture and recreation purposes. "... I (also) advocate passage of legislation to establish the rights of Montanans in regard to our water resources." Similar objectives have been voiced by MACD for several years, and were reinforced by convention-approved resolution action by both the 30th and 31 st Annual Conventions. Despite an expressed keen concern over the need for an ever-expanded commu- nications and information program, presently avail- able finances make it impossible to continue TREASURE ACRES in its present printed format, MACD convention delegates have decided. Thus, barring a "financial miracle," this will be the last issue of the "new" TREASURE ACRES, started experimentally a year ago both to increase the readability of the publication to the general public and to support MACD's request for federal funding for a joint MACD/Montana Office of Superintendent of Public Schools conservation informa- tion and education program. In doubt at this time is the future of MACD's re-application for federal funding of its Search for Effective Environmental Knowledge (SEEK) Project. Although funding for re-submis- sion of the application was approved by MACD convention delegates, the concept as developed in the 1 972 applica- tion was dependent upon an expanded format similar to that utilized in the printed TREAS- URE ACRES. Abandonment of the present TREASURE ACRES format and concept may well force the SEEK Project into "retirement," according to A. G. (Slim) Slat- tery, Hardin, newly named presi- dent of MACD. "It could well be that a final decision may have to be delayed until we can de- termine the response of the state's conservation districts to the new dues schedule," Slattery said. "At any rate, at present, we are firmly impaled on the horns of the proverbial dilemma — a situation we hope to resolve in the near future. It would be of tremendous assistance to MACD's board of directors to receive immediate advice and suggestions from the boards of supervisors as to what course we should pursue," Slattery concluded. mCDIMAU Speech Contest Winners Holly Forrester EWcfe Eriekson Inez Morrison convention highlights... SHOWN ABOVE, as pictorial highlights of MACDs 31st Annual Convention, are ft) "outstanding supervisors", l-r. Robert Jorgenson. Area 4; Keith Edvirards, Area 3: Floyd Weyer. Area 2; Cecil Weeding, Area 1: Charles Lane, Area 5 (not pictured. Area 6, Ruby Valley CD Board of Supervisors . . . (2/ 20-year Super- visors A. G. Slattery and Carl Johnson; (not pictured. Herbert Houg, Orin Pos- sum, Tom Connor) . . . (3) 1971 Goodyear-Award winners, Ir, Vede Hamma, Arnold Engellant and Robert Anderson (Chouteau County CD) . . . (4) 15-year Supervisors, Ir. Kenneth Coulter. John Metcalf. Pete Jackson. Douglas Delaney (not pictured, Roy Forrester. William French) . . (5) a hilarious moment during the banquet featuring two MACD notables . . (6) 10-year Supervisors. Ir. DA WSON— Two students from Dawson County High School — Charice Valantine and Randy Valene — met with the board of supervisors, after having been elected as "county BROADWATER-The Range Resource meeting mpnutes were read and discussed The district plans to work with the Forest Service to work on a map of the stock- water survey in the county A report was given on solid waste disposal and the City-County Planning Board was reported as favorably Impressed with the district's plan WIBA UX-L yie Feragen. Rob Dobrowski. Warren Nelson. Wayne Begger, Jim Lindstrom and Jim Welsh have been Arnold Engellant. Walter Dion. George Rice. Roy Nash. Stan Robbins. Harry Swank. Paul Fochs (not pictured. Maurice Ferret, Dick Golie. John Zeller. Eugene Bjornstad. Earl Bassett. Kenneth Torgerson. Clint McFarland) . . . (7) MACD banquet dignitaries, l-r. Pete Jackson. Carl Johnson. Charles Lane. John Vanisko and Slim Slattery. By 1G. (Slim) Slattery First and most sincerely, my thanks and appre- ciation for allowing me the high honor of serving as president of MACD for the com-ng year. Believe me I will do my utmost to continue the tremendous job done by outgoing President Bob Anderson . we all owe him a tremendous ovation of appreciation! Second, to our convention host district — Custer County Conservation District, the Miles City Chamber of Commerce, our speakers and panelists, the management of Red Rock Village and all of you who attended the convention and made it the success it was. please know your contribution to the continued progress of MACD is deeply appreciated On behalf of all Montanans interested in a better Montana for our future generations, my heartfelt thanks Finally, please appreciate that our work is far from done . and this is most definitely not the time to roll down our sleeves and relax Much has been done in the name of a better environment through conservation, but much remains to be done' "Awareness Leads to Action" was the theme of our 1 972 convention We ARE aware and we have made significant progress in the past two years in making the layman public similarly aware Now. it is time for action! Gov Tom Judge made a strong plea in sup- port of our programs in his State of the State address (see Page 2) Sens Mike Mansfield and Lee Metcalf and Congressmen John Melcher and Richard Shoup are voicing similar pleas m the U S Congress But neither the Legislature nor the Congress can do it alone. They must have the grassroots support that only we can provide And if you don 't think the time is NOW. then you haven t been reading the newspapers lately . ' AS 1972 CAME TO A CLOSE, at least two meetings proved of vital interest to Montana conservationists: the seven public hearings held throughout Montana for the proposed "Montana Water Use Act." as submitted by the Water Law Advisory Council and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (Gary Wicks, director of the DNRC. is shown at right as he explains provisions of the proposed legislation at a hearing in Great Falls), and the Sediment Control Conference held in Helena. Dec. 15. to acquaint Montana leadership groups with existing and planned programs in the area of erosion prevention and sediment control (A. G. Slattery and Jeanne Baluka. both of MACD. and Ave Linford. Mon- tana Conservationist and president of the Soil Conservation Society of America, are shown below, l-r, during the daylong sessions at Helena). For comment on the meetings, see the editorial on the back page of this issue of TREASURE ACRES. Late in December the nation's conservation dis- trict cooperators saw the USDA slice almost a quar- ter of a billion dollars from federal funding for conser- vation. The department an- nounced the cancellation of further aid under the Rural Environmental Assis- tance Program (REAP) and the new Water Bank Pro- gram. Congress had auth- orized a combined total of $235.5 million for the two programs — $225.5 million for REAP. MACD Convention (continued from Page 2) variety of beneficial uses. MACD President Robert Anderson proposed a new dues structure for the state's conser- vation districts in his annual report— a proposal later adopted by the convention through resolution (details on the dues structure will be mailed directly to the districts) and pointed out that the increasing involve- nnent of the districts and MACD in environmental problems nec- essitates a "more realistic funding base" for both local and state-level conservation activity. Again, at the 1 972 conven- tion, the state-level high school r-\ selected as a Youth Board of Supervisors to meet regularly with the district board of super- visors and discuss proposed conservation programs. GALLATIN VALLEY-Livestock waste disposal facilities have been designed and constructed or started for Don Bos, Jotin Heidma, John R Van Dyke. Tom Holdworth. Flikkema Ranches, Ray Van Dyke, Milo Todd and Rick Batchelder HEADWA TERS RC&D has been selec- ted by USDA to be funded at the federal level Irving (Bud} Nelson has been named coordinator and will have an office in Butte Sponsors of the project are the conservation districts and county commis- sioners from Silver Bow. Deer Lodge, Powell. Beaverhead. tVladison and Jeffer- son counties in southwestern f^ontana Through the RC&D program. USDA can accelerate technical and financial assis- tance. YELLOWSTONE-ln response to a letter from Die Ueland, supervisors re- ported they are working with the Laurel City-County Planning Board and with the group working on the Blue Creek disposal problem Leo Pipal also reported he has been working with Barry O'Leary on gravel and barrow pits LEWIS AND CLARK-Ed Wilcox re- ported on trees available from the State Forestry Nursery for shelterbelts, wind and noise barriers through the SOS and Extension offices He said that 47 orders for over 1 3,000 trees have been ordered for spring delivery thus far — Project contract on the Tee Bar ranch state land has been awarded to Stan Stalling. — The district is working with the State Planning Board to put soils information into the computer with the hope that we can arrive at hydrological groupings for density planning for urban growth — Craig Cemetery Association has requested our assistance in planning an irrigation system We are designing a lagoon system for the Milford Colony. GREEN MOUNTAIN- fUr Jakub passed out copies of the proposed "f^ontana Forest Practices Act" and. with slides, a talk and a question-and-answer session, explained the proposed act BRUCE MALCOLM has been named by supervisors of the Park County Conser- vation District as program leader for the new range- land resource program. Lincoln County Conservation District have re-elected their present officers — Chet Appe- land, chairman; Dale Purdy, vice chairman and Howard f arson^, treasurer. speech contest proved a high- light activity. Following district and area contests, starting last spring, six finalists competed for S500 in scholarships pro- vided by Montana Associated Utilities, statewide association of rural electric cooperatives. First-place winner of $250 was Holly Forrester of Beaverhead County High School, followed by Erick Erickson, a SI 50 scholarship winner from Billings West High School, and Inez Morrison, SI 00 winner from Sidney High School Other area contestants were Dan Seneca), Powell High School, Dan Mur- nion, Garfield County High School and Shelley Gebhardt, Simms High School. Newsletter contest winners were Cascade County, first, Chouteau County, second, and Big Sandy and Big Horn County, tie for third. Supervisor awards for service were presented to Don Roth, Missoula County Conservation District, for 25 years of dis- trict-level service to conser- vation, as well as five awards for 20 years of service, six awards for 1 5 years and 1 4 for 1 0 years (see Page 3 pictures). MACD officers elected for 1 972-73 include A. G. 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