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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1976)
Page I 1975 Accomplishments For The Rancfim fl. Completed construction of 1.223,383 feet of diversion dit ches. 2. Detailed soil surveys were completed on 350,665 acres. The Field mapping is now completed in Morrow County. 3. The Heppner Water Control District Measure Plan and Work Plan were approved by the sponsors. The design of Phase I was finished by SCS. 4. The Elackborse Canyon Special REAP project was finalized during the year. A total of 73.3 miles of diversion ditches and 11 sediment dams were constructed. 5. Completed 5 individual conservation farm plans and revised 5 for a total of 155,839 acres. Also completed was a Coordinated Resource Mana gement Plan on the F.G. Whitney Allotment totaling 55.3S4 acres, involving Kinzua Corporation, U.S. Forest Ser vice, Oregon Department of Fish k Wildlife, Soil Conser vation Service and four indivi dual land owners. PTTiiiiini n n in i m i rn iiiii rrrrrrrr The Morrow SWCD in coop eration with all land users and those units of government responsible for making land use decisions, expect progress to be made in the following areas: 1. Heppner RC It D critical area treatment measure. Phase I start construction of 324,000 feet of diversion ditches and 89 silt dams. Phase If complete the de sign, obtain necessary ease ments and let contract for construction. 2. Work closely with the Stanfield-Westland irrigation development for northern Mo Cash Statement Bank balance (Dec. 31, 1974) Equipment rentals ' - - --'- - Flags ,i , Miscellaneous-Cat sale State Assistance Fair Prize Total Receipts Total Expenditures Bank balance brought forward Dec. 31, 1975 CASH REPORT Cash in Bank Time Deposits Accounts Receivable Total in Bank and Receivable EQUIPMENT FOR SALE 2 Ezee Flow Spreaders 2 Oliver Drills 1 Culta Packer WORKING TOGETHER Your District Board of Directors represents landowners and others of the area. Their job is to represent the best interests of the District in the job of securing the maximum cooperation of federal, state, county and private agencies and groups in carrying out a sound conservation program on the land. Some of those that service the District include: SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE Bob Adelman George Ross Art Quintana Charles Rawlins Peggy Lemley , (Continued Looking ahead to rrow County. 3. Support the proposed RC & D measures for Morrow County with high priorities on the Juniper Creek S.E. Land Treatment Measure, Board man Drainage Measure and lone Flood Protection Mea sure. 4. Continue the soil survey map measurement project for adaptation and use by the county assessor. 5. Work with the District cooperators to establish a properly designed diversion ditch system on their farms. Stress the importance of proper maintenance of these ditches. 290.86 99.00 1313.83 1630.00 352.00 20.00 3,434.83 3.159.04 $566.67 566.67 3315.86 121.75 $4,004.28 District Conservationist . Range Conservationist Range Conservationist Soil Conservation Aid District Clerk on page 8) 76 6. Continue emphasis on conservation education inclu ding grade school tours. 7. Continue to provide sup port for the funding of the Rock Creek Watershed Pro ject. 8. Maintain an active role in land use planning, the deve lopment and implementation of needed regulations by providing assistance to such units of government as the Morrow County Planning Commission and the Land Conservation and Develop ment Commission. A PLANNING CONCEPT THAT EMPHASIZES MULTIPLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT In recent years a new concept in ranch planning has' Deen developed and put to use in Oregon called coordinated planning. In the past ranchers whose operation included the use of some public land for grazing had little input in the management guidelines for the public part of their opera tion. Also, their private opera tions were planned without consideration for the public land other than dates of entry and exit. Now, thanks to a growing awareness of total or multiple resource management, ran chers can coordinate their whole operation into one plan. Ranchers, with the assistance of the SCS, can meet with public land administrators, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and coor dinate their planning effort for the mutual benefit of all land involved. Attendance at these meetings is open to any interested parties or agencies and is requested for such agencies as the Oregon De partment of Fish and Wildlife. The input from these sources builds a plan which results in a grazing system and stocking rates adapted to benefit both public and private lands. During these meetings, care ful consideration is given to the multiple use aspects of the land involved. Planning is done not only for the forage resource but with equal con sideration for timber mana gement, recreation, wildlife management and any other aspect of land use, either current or potential which is involved. 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