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Show , - - . . - , . --n n - " _ . - . . _ _ _ _ . _ _ . t + nConservation Conservation Officials OfficialsInspect OfficialsInspect OfficialsInspect Inspect Local Project ProjectA I 'I I ' A party of soil sOlI consel conservation ation ser- ser serlee sersrce ser service - vice \lee lee srce \ officials offlClals from the legional 1egIOnal regional of- of office office of office - fice at Albuquerque , N M vIsIted vIsItedthe visitedthe visitedthe the Moab SCS c\mp c mp camp ' \ ' \ Tuesday , and andInspected andinspected andinspected Inspected ' projects 'Projects undei undel under \ way ay andI 111 in 111thIS inthis mthis I thIS area Thev They weie were \ el e nieased pleased with the type of v- v - work vork ork being bemg done In the theparty theparty party party.ere \ were \.ere .ere mere . Hugh Calkins Calkms , , reglon"l reglonl regional regionalconservator reglon"lconsel region-ilconseivator region ilconseivator " - conservator consel techImcal vator , . J L Musgra Musgravc Musgrave ve , tech-I tech I tech- tech technical tech-mcal tech mcal - mcal nical assistant in m chaige chalge charge of erOSIOn erOSIOncontrol erosioncontrol erosioncontrol control practices , J W TaylOl Taylor Tayloiregional , regional assistant on foiestry fOlestry forestry and andtimberlands andtimberlands andtimberiands timberlands , and R W McGl11nIS McGinnis McGmmsproject , , project managei managel manager for the Na\aJo Na aJo Navajo NaaJoIndian NavajoIndian NavajoIndian \ Indian reservationThe reservationThe reservation reservationThe The officials inspected the Pack Packcreek Packcreek Packcreek creek flood fiood control dam in m uppel upper uppelMoab upperMoab uppciMoab Moab valley , - which v-hIch v hIch is badly in need needof needof of repairs , . and were v-ere v ere - favorable to tothe tothe the camp romp taking over o\er o er \ the project projectprovlClmg projectproviding projectproviding provlClmg providing a soil conservation pro- pro project project pro project - ject covering covermg the upper valley vallcy can canbe canbe canbe be obtained obtamecf " Their contentionas contention \\as as was wasthat \ wasthat \ asthat that erosion in m the uppci Uppel upper valley valleymust valleymust valleymust , must be stopped it If the dam darn is to be beor beof beof or of maximum service Steps al aie are e be- be being being be being - ing taken to get the consent of ofpropertyowners ofpropertyowners ofproperty-owners ofproperty owners property-owners property owners - and glazing officials offic- offic officials - ials to the mitation initation of the project projectwhich projectwhich projectwhich [ which . would v.ouId vouId place upper Moab val- val valI val - I , [ ley undei undel under the jurisdicition JurlSdicItlOn jurmsdicition of the theSCS theSCS theSCS SCS foi fOl for five fi\e fi e \ yeais yeals It is planned plarmed to toplace toplace toplace place the area under fence , re- re restuct restiict re-stuct re stuct - - stuct stiict grazing grazmg , and re-seed re seed - the area areaA areaA areaI A meetmg111 meeting meetmg \ will \\111 111 \ ' be held within a few fewda fewdays fewIdavs da days s at which the project111 project \ will \\111 111 \ be beeAplamed beexplained beexplained eAplamed explained to those directly dlrectly in- in interested interested in interested - terested |