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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
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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
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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
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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