MONTANA CHAPTER

DECEMBER 1999

THANK YOU VALERIE!! The Chapter would like to thank Valerie Oksendahl for all her hard work throughout the past nine years she has been an active member. Valerie has left Montana as she has accepted the NRCS State Agronomist position in Washington. Valerie has been very involved in the Chapter's activities, including serving as Secretary from 1990 to 1998, acting as the program chair for several annual meetings including this year's Buffer Conference, serving on the Chapter Development Committee and spearheading the Scholarship Committee. She also acted as the Northern Plains Region Chapter Development Representative. We wish Valerie good luck on her new position, but her enthusiastic participation in the Chapter's activities will greatly be missed. Valerie chats with John Judson, feature speaker at the Buffer Conference, of which Valerie was the Program Chair.

HOW DO YOU WANT YOUR NEWSLETTER? The Chapter Officers are interested in learning how you would like to receive your newsletter. There are three options: hard copy through regular mail (this is how everyone presently receives the newsletter), email, or access through the Internet. The Internet address is located on the back page of this newsletter. We should be able to implement the new methods of distributing the newsletter by the next issue (approximately in April). Please fill out the poll below and send it to: Susan Sakaye NRCS 1 Hollenback Road Deer Lodge, MT 59722 Or email: ssakaye @ mt.usda.gov Name: ________________________ Email Address: __________________ (If you want the newsletter through email or to be notified when it is posted on the Internet) Please send me the SWCS newsletter by: Regular mail ______ Email ______ I prefer to access the newsletter through the Internet_______. Please send me an email notice when the new newsletter is posted on the Internet ______. If you do not respond to this poll by the next newsletter, you will continue to receive a hard copy in the mail.

CALL FOR PAPERS The High Plains Pilot Project has issued a second call for papers for the Animal Feeding Operations Conference to be held December 4-6, 2000, in Denver, CO. Subjects include land application of manure, alternative uses, air quality control, nutrient management planning, prevention of impacts, monitoring systems, educational programs, diet/feed additives, animal mortality, alternative animal production, and nitrogen vs. phosphorus as a base for planning. Abstracts are due April 1, 2000. For more information contact Ron Schierer at (785) 899-3070 or visit the website at http://www.hiaholainsrjilot.com.

MILLENIUM CAMPAIGN The SWCS's Millennium Campaign has collected $34,194.20 towards its goal of $100,000. If 2500 members contribute $25 by December 31, 1999, the goal will be reached. Remember that the end of the year is coming soon and the SWCS is a nonprofit organization and donations are tax deductible. The Montana Chapter has already donated $500 and the Northern Plains Region (of which we are a part) is leading all other regions in donations. Please remember to give to this worthy cause so that your Society can better serve your needs.

PRINTS FOR SALE Area directors and other executive officers are selling the wildlife print (shown here) by Laurel Ovitt first made available at the 1997 annual meeting as a fundraising tool. The prints sell for $25.00 unframed, $40.00 framed, $22.32 of which is tax deductible. The numbered prints are a part of a planned series devoted to a conservation theme. To buy a print, contact your local officer.

December Newsletter - Page II

Montana Chapter Officers - 1999 and Mission Statement

A History of the Montana Chapter

Past Newsletters

Soil and Water Conservation Society Fact Sheet

Membership Form

Montana Chapter SWCS Endowment Fund

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