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t TWO The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 2, 1978 MORROW SWCD ANNUAL REPORT Welcome Annual meeting of Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District will be Tuesday, March 7th, Catholic Parish Hall, Heppner. from the Chairman "i On behalf of the Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District, we welcome you to our Annual Meeting, Tuesday, March 7, 1978. We hope you find this meeting informative. There is a growing concern over government controls and regulations on our private lands. Our District is working to keep local control over these problems as they arise. Morrow S.W.C.D. Board of Directors consist of Doug Fritz, Boardman; Jack Copenhaver, Board man; Pete Richards, Irrigon; Al Osmin, Heppner; Ned Clark. Heppner; Dick McElligott, lone; and Rudy Bergstrom, lone. We meet on the first Tuesday of every month, except for the three summer months. We would appreciate your continued support throughout the year. Thank You, Rudy Bergstrom y V Soil and Water Conservation District what hit? The Morrow Soil & Water Conservation District is a legal subdivision of Oregon state, officially organized through the efforts of local landowners in 1941 Your SWCD administers the ongoing soil and water conservation programs as they relate to the total resources of the District. In lad then, the SWCD was organized by and for the Morrow County landowner to Help solve common natural resource conservation prob lems. Through authority under Oregon statutes, the District may call in specialists from many federal and state orga nizations to help with conser vation. The Soil Conservation Ser vice (SCS). through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is the primary agency to provide assistance on the local level. Congress has authorized the SCS to assign specialists to districts based upon conserva tion needs of the county. The specialists work directly with the landowner in carrying out voluntary proper land use programs. In addition to basic soil conservation, the SWCD pro gram includes management help in other areas, such as: . pasture and forage improve ment and utilization; mainte nance of soil fertility; proper use of fertilizer; improvement of irrigation systems,; drain age, land leveling; erosion control; woodland manage ment; reservoir design; soil survey inventories and water shed development. Y'our District Board of Directors is comprised of' seven members from through out the county. The Morrow Soil & Water Conservation District has a program to offer every landowner, so when you need assistance, call your nearest director or the SWCD office. Cover Photo lotin M.M.JL U. ethic! The cover photo depicts America's Farmer. ..the silhouette of a man and the life he chose to live. A special feature at the Morrow Soil & Water Conservatin District Annual Meeting will be the showing of "The Life We Chose", a slide-tape presentation centered around the concept of a "land ethic". The land ethic concept is simply described as the combination of, responsibility for and wise use of, the land you own. The farmers-ranchers in the presentation express the thought that their land has provided for their living and in return, they should take care of the land. The point is made here; there is no excuse for leaving land in worse condition than when you became the land user. Land ethics then, impart the concept that we have a moral responsibility to take good care of the land we own. Chairman Vice Chairman Treasurer Secretary RC&D Rep. Member Member DIRECTORS Rudy Bergstrom Jack Copenhaver Dick McElligott Ned Clark Al Osmin Doug Fritz Pete Richards lone Boardman lone Heppner Heppner Boardman Irrigon MORROW SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT TREASURERS REPORT For Period Jan. 1,1977 to Dec. 30, 1978 CASH BALANCE (beginning of period) $4122.32 In Checking Account In Savings Account RECEIPTS during period EXPENDITURES during period CASH BALANCE (at end of period ) In Checking Account In Savings Account 583.23 $3539.09 999.42 793.37 4328.37 $ 582.96 4328.37 -s-C.R. McElligott Treasurer Working together.... Your District Board of Directors represents landowners and others of the area 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 the agencies that service the District include: SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE BobAdelman District Conservationist Terry Lillybridge Range Conservationist Chuck O'Neal Soil Conservation Technician John Collins Soil Conservation Technician Merle Paige CETA Conservation Aid Kathy Query District Secretary MORROW COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE Harold Kerr Morrow County Agent, Chairman AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION & CONSERVATION SERVICE Judy Buschke Director STATE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT Ernie Labart Unit Forester Kurt McKinney Service Forester Jim Carbone Service Forester U.S. FOREST SERVICE Ben Siminoe District Ranger OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE Glen Ward Wildlife Biologist Bob Krein , Wildlife Biologist FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION Ken Durrell Director STATE SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Chuck Liles Director COLUMBIA-BLUE MOUNTAIN RESOURCE CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT PROJECT F.K. Starrett President W.B. Thomas Vice-president Warren McCoy Second vice-president Clarence Potter Third vice-president A.F.Lickie Fourth vice-president George Hansen Secretary Al Osmin Treasurer Dale Boner Project Coordinator MORROW COUNTY COURT D O Nelson County Judge Warren McCoy Commissioner Homer Hughes Commissioner
