Page 6 · MSWCO Suppktment to the Heppner Gazette-Times, March 10, 1993 m~cx:~~ !0 ~h .Y~ . . . Weed D1~ J>ll!'X:lpate tn the C~tyFairhandtngou!conser- ~anon and weed control mfonna- t1~ ~ s and hold a door pnzc drawing. . . ln. an effort to 1dent1~ water q~1ty co~erns ~ . be mvolv- e~ m solutio~, _D1str~ct staff and directors partic1~ an local area watenhcd pro.JCciS ni basin area meetjngs. servation Districts (OACD) The Chuck and Lisa Nelson Representative attended th~ Farm was e I ec t e d as t h e pnng and Fall Area Mcetmgs District's Outstandi ng C ooperator and th e O ACD State mectmg. · "-or J Th e M orrow SWCD supports •• 1992 and was present ed a pa- que at the Annual Meeting. The OACD, National Association of Nels~>n Fann was also selected to Conservation Districts (NACD), receive the Take Pride in Amer- and Resource Conservation and · · recognmon .. ca 1gn m o f be. mg Development (RC&D), through one of the man~ American annual dues. farmers who are canng stewards The District program has of the land. strengthened throughout the The Do ug and c ar J ey Drake and th. 1s would not have years been Farm was selected as the 1991 possible without the coordinated Outstanding Cooperator and was efforts of the District and its submitted in the Goodyear Con- working partner, the Soil Conser- test and was selected as the Area vation Service. 7 winner. The Morrow SWCD Over the years the District has was named as an ~strict in been recognized for its ac- the contest. A D1stnct 1s alJow- ed to win this contest only once within a five year period (the Morrow district was the Grand The Morrow County ASC Award Winner in 1988). An honor district i one that is judg- Committee paid $123,885 in cost ed to have maintained a strong share money to 40 participants program, but is ineligible because during the 1992 ACP program. of the five year time Hmitation. In all approximately 13,700 acres Six districts make up Area 7 of were treated with conservation the Oregon Association of Con- systems such as terraces, grazing s · · Accomplishments listed for - 1992 Rock Creek Watershed Acti~e Weed Control District encourages landowners D"An. ~ctive Weed Control 1 tnct m the county e~ges landowners . to conU'ol noxJOUs weed . With ·th Fede al the and use S of contracts . w1 . . r . tate agenc1e . , ulllity and l~gmg compame , wecds on public lands arc located and cont~IJed .. In the last few year • a b10log1cal . control pro- . gram~~ m the county m- troducmg insects ~veloped f~r the ~n~ol o f ~ weeds_. This proJect I contmuaHy . monitored 1 earn the ~ffectivcness of the Operators WI . m . are encourag- to inspect their fields for DO~- ious weeds and control theu the SWCD and MSWCO Supplement to the Heppner Gazette.Times, March 10, 1993 · Page 3 complishments The District has been able to c~rry out its pro- Morrow SWCD personnel grams because of the help of the have contjnued to be active with · cooperators supporting · · · agen- the John Day River Bas in Coun- busmesses and ' coordmatmg cies and we share our ac- cil and the Rock Creek Planning Group to improve and enhance complishments with you. We would like to thank the the Rock Creek Watershed . Since the inception of the Rock Morrow County citizens for their continued financial support of the Creek CRMP, landowners on it's District. This funding, along with tributaries have expressed a desire to reduce spring runoff, that of our man tracts makes · possible · y ' improve late season flows and in 1t to provide conserva- tion programs to the citizens of . general improve the riparian zones. Morrow County. We would also like to thank the countless others , The Gilliam SWCD is sponsor- too numerous to mention, whose ing a Governor's Watershed assistance helped make 1992 a Enhancement Board (GWEB) project and the Morrow SWCD very productive and gratifying year. has completed a GWEB project on Lefevre Prairie. Many benefits will result from stream restoration programs such land procection and enhancemem, as improved forage and livestock grass seedmgs, ponds, waterways production, fisheries, forestry im- and pipelines. Livestock water provements, enhancement of development and grazing land esthetics and recreation enhance- enhancement received the bulk of ment of local economics. the funds at $57,118. 1be follow- ing chart summarizes the year's On August 30, 1941 a referen- zoned directors and two are at dum vote was held forming the large positions. These directors Heppner Soil Conservation are responsible for planning and District which encompassed the implementing the conservation southern end of the county. In program in Morrow County, and May, 1947 a vote to forn1 the serve without pay . The District Boardman Soil Conservation also appoints associate directors District covering the northern end to serve in an advisory capacity . Each year the District develops of the county was held and pass- ed. Then in December 1972 both an Annual Plan of Work which districts joined to create the Mor- lists major concern areas and pr. Seven directors make up the wise use of our natural resources. We try to make the public aware governing board of the District. All Directors are elected by the of local problems concerning our voters of the county. Five are environment and conservation of AS C s Cost Share , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - activity. No. Fal"lm I ' 2 7 7 I 1 I 3 l Annual Practice Thinning Grass Seeding Terraces Livestock wtr. Critical Area sdg. Strmbank Pond Pipe Waterway Acres Served or treated 202.0 67.5 926.0 2524.0 6 .2 33.0 94.0 68.0 1.0 Cost our natural resources. In an effort to achieve the ob- jectives set forth in the Annual Plan of Work, we have solicited the support of agencies, groups, and indjviduals. Several commit- tees have been formed to assist in carrying out the activities of the District. Cost share available A total $1,723 was distributed to 11 Morrow Coor1y ooopenbS who signed up for noxious weed cost share assistance in 1992. Cost shares consisted of SO per- cent reimbursemed for chemcials used to control ''A'' List noxious weeds up to a maximum of $200 per cooperator. This program will continue for the 1993 season and sign-ups arc encouraged anytime prior to treatment. For more information stop by or con- tact Dave Pranger at the Weed Control office in Heppner by call- ing 67~5452. Share$ $ 3,500 2,718 6 ,388 12,540 1,991 1,000 3,500 6,805 1,076 IRRIGATION CONSERVATION PROGRAM : ... • Irrigation Scheduling • Pump Testing • System Conversions Flood to Drip Desert to Drip .. . High Pn:tlSSlJre to low Pressure Hand/Wheel Line to Low Pressure • Mainlioe Lining • System Design-New & or Expansion BALE FORKS As .i world lc.idcr in .igribusincss, our succ~ is ch.tr.lctcrizcd by the prudent use of basic resources such as soil, w.itcr and minerals. And, while our found.ttion and future arc irrevocably tied to these resources, we will con- tinue to .tdv.ulce beclusc we arc also committed to basic human values. • Simplot Brlngtng .Earth's Resources to Life Simplot Soil Builders Umatilla 922-5672 -8 Bale Clamp -10 Bale-Clamp -Rotating Models -Free Pivot Models -1 Ton Bale Fotks • Irrigation Pump Test • Variable Speed Motors • Neutron Probe • ' -Vertical or Down Flat -Single Bale Lengthways -Single Bale Sideways -2 One Ton Bales PICK-UP FRONT END PROTECTORS TRUCK BEDS MADE TO ORDER TRAILERS MADE TO ORDER TRAILER HITCHES 503-676-9613 235 Linden, Heppner, OR 97836 The BPA/UECA sponsored energy and water conservation incentive program is available to most irrigators with exist .. ing or new systems serving 15 or more ,cres. Umatilla Electric Cooperative 750 W. Elm Hermiston, OR. 567-6414 -- 1f Conservation District MORROW SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISl'RICT Joe Rietmann ....................... Chairman (lone area - At Large) Jim Swanson .......................................... . ......... (At Large) Don Kcy .......................... Sec/ Treas. (Irrigon Area - Zone 2) Rudy Bergstrom .. .......... Vice Chair (Gooseberry/lone - Zone 3) Tom Currin .... ................ Director (Buaercreek Area - Zone 5) Duane Neiffer .................. Director (Boardman Area - Zone 1) Chris Rauch ..................... Director (Lexington Area - Zone 4) ASSOCIATE DlllECTOllS Bob Krein ....... ....... .. ....... ............................. Wildlife Bio. Skip Matthews ....... ... .. .. ... ................ .. .... ..... ASC:S Direc1or Doug Drake ........................................................ . Fanner Dave Sykes ...................... .. . ............... ........ . BnsineslDMD Jim Van Winkle .. . ....... ....... ... ............. ............ ......... USFS Raymond French .............................. ................. Co. Court . v-·th T tm ~ I ............... .... .. .. ....................... . . ... State Foreauy DISTRICT ST Aff Jerry Anderson .. .......................................... Dilt. Manaaer Janet Greenup ............................................ Office Maaa,er Dave Pranger ........................................... Weed Supea vilor AGENCIES WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT TO PIIOVIDE ASmSTANCE IN CONSERVATION PROGRAMS: SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE Loren Unruh ................................... . Diltricl ConlervlbOllill Tom Bennett ..... ................................... Soil CODlelvllioailt Cliff Harris .. ............................................ Soil Cons. Tech Saundra Bork: .... ............. ........... .. ........... Conlervllioa Aide Karl N iederwerfer .............................. .... RC&D Couur ur AGRICUL 11JRAL STABILIZATION A CONSF.llVATION SFJlVICE Skip Matthews ..................................................... Director Joan Hughes . ....................... . ... . ...... . .......... . Program Asst. Tun Gray ... ... ...... ........ ......... ...................... Program Asst. Cindy Greenup ............................................ Progrmn Asst. COUNTY COMMITTEE John Kilkenny Doug Drake Virginia Grieb MORROW COUNTY EXTENSION STAft' Bill Broderick . ............. . ............ ........... ........ 4-H/LivCIIOCk Carol Mi~hael-Bennea .................................... Coonry Apnt Luther Fnch ................................................ County Paul c>esaer ........................................ Co .• Agent, Forestry Mol.ly Rill ... .. ............................ .. ...................... Secretary SonJa McCabe ............... .............................. Secretary, 4-ff Sandy Matthews ... , .......... ..... .. .......................... . Secretary . STATi~DEPARTMENT Frank Vetter ............................. .. ....... .. ......... Unit Forester U.S. ~ y DEPARTMENT Delanne Ferguson ........................................ District Ranger OREGON DEYI'. Of FlSR A WILDLIFE Bob Krein .............................................. Wildlife Biologist Ru s Morgan ........................................... Wildlife Biologist NA TIJRAL RESOURCES DMSION John Mellon ......... ........................................ Administrator MORROW COUNTY COURT Louis Carlson ............ ... ............ . ............................. Judae Jerry Peck ............................. .......... ........... Commissioner Raytn<>nd French .. ........................................ Conuni ioner MORROW COUNTY WEED ADVISORY BOARD Wayne Evans .................................................... Chainnan Clint Krebs ............................................ .... Vice Olainnan Geri Grieb .......................................................... Manber Charlie Daly ....................................................... Meanber Vern Frederickson ............................................... . Manber Tom Currin ..................................................... ... Manber Chri Rauch ........... ..... .... ................................ ... . Manber Jim Van .Winkle ................................................. . Advilory Bob Krem .......................................... ... ............ Ad~ Raymond French ................................................. Advilory Phil Greif ................................... ....................... Advitory