Page 8-MSWCD Supplement to the Heppner Gazette-Times, February 23, 1994
The Year In Review
Accomplishments for
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Morrow SWCD was the first
district in Oregon to sign a Sup
plemental Memorandum of
Understanding with the Soil Con
servation Service to allow the
district to have input in the Food
Security Act Compliance Review
process.
The District dedicated time and
energy in encouraging the exten
sion of the Conservation Reserve
Program with letters, phone calls
and submission of resolutions to
the state and national Association
of Conservation Districts.
The Soil Conservation Service
Plan Of Work was reviewed and
all FSA plans and revisions were
reviewed.
The district cooperates with the
Oregon Department of Fish &
Wildlife on wildlife seedings and
streambank riparian area fencing.
The District regularly reviews
Memorandums of Understanding
with USDA, SCS; Oregon
Department of Agriculture/
Natural Resource Division,
USFS, and Department of the
Navy. An Interagency Agree
ment with the Department of the
Army is al^i kept current.
Range utilization continued
on the Navy Bombing Range in
cooperation with Lessees and
monitoring of the Army Depot
wildlife and weed control.
A Governor's Watershed
Enhancement Board grant was
used on Rhea Creek in coopera
tion with Larry Inskeep to repair
and improve the riparian area.
District Staff attended work
shops and training to keep up
dated on changes in employment
laws, weed control, pesticide ap
plication, and natural resource
related subjects. Training was
held and a district policy on
prevention of sexual harassment
was adopted.
Annual dues quotas were met
for state and national conserva
tion associations.
The Doug Drake Farm was
selected as the Goodyear
Cooperator of the Year for
OACD Area 7.
SWCD Committees were
formed to keep the Board inform
ed on personnel matters,
budgeting, RC&D, legislation,
and OACD Area 7.
An Oregon Youth Conserva
tion Corp was hired to build and
maintain hiking trails at Heppner
City Parks and Willow Creek
Dam in cooperation with Morrow
County and Morrow County
Children and Youth Services
Commission.
Morrow County schools were
visited to educate students on job
opportunities and conservation in
cooperation with SCS.
A Bowie Hydro Mulcher was
purchased and training was held
for prospective users. A
cooperative effort between Mor
row SWCD/Morrow County
Weed Control District. Port of
Morrow. Kinzua Corporation and
Oregon State Highway Depart
ment seeded cut banks during the
construction of the left turn lane
at the lumber mill at Heppner.
A grass seeding was completed
at Finley Buttes Landfill to pre
vent wind erosion on a completed
landfill cell.
Morrow County Weed Control
District cooperated with OSU Ex
tension on a weed and crop tour
of North Morrow County. The
tour included a Boise Cascade
poplar tree plantation, seed wheat
production at Eastern Oregon
Farming Company, variety trails
at Western Empire Corporation
and rush skeletonweed control on
the Umatilla Wildlife Refuge.
Biological weed control agents
were released to study their effec
tiveness on puncturevine, knap
weed. and yellow starthistle.
Morrow County Weed Control
District is involved in encourag
ing the USFS to complete an En-
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The summer Oregon Youth Conservation Corp crew back l-r: Sara Greenup, Jessica
Sumner; front-Jessica Diehl, Leonard Brittner, Char Coe
vironmental Assessment for weed
A district employee is trained give away, 23,458 pine and fir
control on the National Forest.
in Confined Animal Feeding seedlings were distributed to
residents of Morrow, Umatilla
A spikeweed control project
Operations inspections.
was completed in cooperation
During the annual tree seedling and Gilliam Counties.
with local landowners in the
Alpine area.
A riparian and upland meadow
enhancement project was plann
ed with landowners on Wilson
Prairie.
Willow cuttings were planted at
Willow Creek Lake.
Morrow SWCD sponsored a
Resource Conservation &
Development (RC&D) measure
For Complete Title and Escrow Service
in conjunction with West Exten
sion Irrigation District that con
verted approximately 100 acres
from flood irrigation to sprinkler
irrigation in the Irrigon area.
269 NORTH MAIN IN HEPPNER or in
Morrow SWCD also sponsored a
RC&D measure for skeletonweed
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control for Morrow County
ment at our LANDMARK SQUARE OFFICE.
Weed Control, Umatilla County
Weed Control and Gilliam Coun
ty Weed Control Districts.
Morrow SWCD directors and
personnel were involved with the
Lower Umatilla Basin project and
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Heppner - 676-9912
John Day Basin Council.
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