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Page 6-MSWCD Supplemental to the Heppner Gazette-Times, February 26,1997 clerical assistance to NRCS in exchange for office space for District staff. West Extension Irrigation District. •A program of CRP spot checks was started to check for "A" list weeds in CRP stands. •A three-county Regional Strategies grant approved for control and public education con cerning skeletonweed. SWCD highlights of 1995-1996 The mission and purpose of the Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District is to con serve, protect and develop the land and natural resources of Morrow County for the economic and environmental benefit of the people of the county. Watershed Health: •Assessments were completed for 30% of watershed sub-basins •Rock Creek Watershed land owners were contacted concern ing project interest in 13 high priority areas. Two LTAs are in progress. •A Morrow County Education Partnership was developed with county teachers for the purpose of expanding the natural re sources curriculum for county I students. •The Irrigon Park Erosion Project was named a high priority by the district and was also approved as a RC&D mea sure. Survey, design and cost estimates were completed. • Construction was completed on the Damon and Willow Creek GWEB grant projects. •Photo monitoring was com pleted on Lefevre Prairie and Boyd Willow Creek projects. •Coordinated Resource Man agement Planning (CRMP) was used in the district. •The District was an active participant in the NRCS Strategic Plan. • Board and Staff participated in and assisted with state asso ciation and area meetings. •Conducted a spring tree seedling give-a-way, distributing 4,876 pine, fir and spruce seed lings to interested persons. •The District was successful in receiving funding for an Ore gon Youth Conservation Corps. Six area youth were hired to complete conservation projects. This was a joint effort with the Willow Creek Park District. •A hydroseeding project was completed on the Irrigon Green way. •District Manager attended a week-long Riparian Restoration and Monitoring Workshop •Board and Staff participated in Experiment Station Field Day, Umatilla/Morrow Weed Tour, Lower Umatilla Basin meetings, Umatilla Basin Watershed Council meetings •Board and Staff assisted with selection of County Conservation Farmer of the Year for 1996, who was also selected as the State Conservation Farm of the Year •Staff assistance was provided for planning and conducting » f • ' ' < /'- • * • ' u 1 •J Weed Control: Morrow County Conservation Tour and Town & Country Day. •The District Board acts as the Weed Advisory Board. •Puncturevine projects were District Operations: •Regular meetings were held conducted with the cities of with the public informed on date, Boardman and Imgon and the time and location. •Prepared annual budget and attended County Budget Hearing. •A new computer system was purchased to allow the district to be informed and active in new technology. •Board and staff actively participated in local, area and state meetings including NRCS Basin Team and Resource Con- Conservation & Development in order to provide local input on conservation issues. •District Manager is a mem ber of the OACD District Capacity Training Team. •Annual dues were paid to The Morrow SWCD, in part national, state and local organiza nership with the Willow Creek tions to support the conservation Park District, received a grant in effort. the amount of $9105 to conduct •The committee system is used in order to involve the repairs and improvements to entire board and associate hiking trails and improve the area directors. District committees around Willow Creek Dam and include personnel, legislative, other areas of the county. Corey Ehrmantraut, Brandi RC&D, budget and education. Marshall, Tom Kemp, Beth •The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Evaluation form was used to Cookston, Phillip Spicerkuhn and measure district activities and team leader Bill Schlaich were effectiveness. hired June 16 with funds made •Stan Kemp was selected as available by the Oregon Youth the 1996 Outstanding Cooperator Conservation Corps through the and was entered into the state Commission on Children and Goodyear contest. Families. Resource activities The crew began their six-week with other agencies: employment by building an •A contract with the Umatilla addition to the existing hiking Depot Activity to monitor re trails around Willow Creek Lake, sources is being conducted. painted the foot bridge, signs, •The District provides office Area youth benefit from OYCC picnic tables and dock and pulled weeds around the lake. The crew assisted the Historical Society with tree plantings around the wishing well/fountain at the Fairgrounds. They also tore out paneled walls in the boys dorm at the Fairgrounds and replaced them with sheet rock donated by Marlett Homes of Hermiston. Another project at the Fair grounds included removing the old carpeting on the grandstand steps and removing weeds along the State Highway. The crew also located, marked and mapped yellow starthistle locations along Rhea Creek and in CRP. The District's main purpose in applying for OYCC funds is to further natural resource and conservation awareness of our local youth. Landowner tag preference program Attention.landowners: If your property is currently registered with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for the land owner preference program, you should have recently received the 1997 Landowner Preference Tag Distribution forms. You do not need to re-register your property unless the owner ship or acreage has changed. If you need to re-register, contact the Heppner office of ODFW. To receive controlled hunt LOP tags for the 1997 hunting seasons, you need to: 1. Fill out and mail in the Tag Distribution forms (yellow). For each hunt senes, you will need to complete the requested informa tion. The first page is for buck deer, the second page is for con trolled elk, the third page is for antlerless antelope, the fourth page is for antlerless deer and the last page is not needed for any hunts in this area. 2. Be sure to list all eligible applicants, including the register ed owner of the property. Send the completed form (s) to the address listed on the lower, nght- hand comer of each page by May 15, 1997. 3. All people listed on the Tag Distribution form must apply for their tags by May 15, 1997 and list the appropriate hunt number as their first choice and also list the appropriate hunt number as their Landowner Preference choice. 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