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Show ; Grand county resource j i study will involve public : I Grand County residents will have I "chance to help appraise the j dr resources of the county and imnrnP 8 conservatin program to BouM m' according to Bill I Cal 1 chairman of the Grand j Nervation District. ! 1 oDLPUblic meeting to record ! S nl?fhe Problems- trends, tw" 8 for natural resources in " ?mTyWillbeheldMay24.at8 ' I -Vk Uy Building in Moab. I "ill .?e learn at thjs meeting " I AgS the,U- S- Department of ! 2 aU tUre programs in the iner-wce fieid-" Bouiden tth e can actually help forth needs and establish goals I The J "Pint's program." I the Grg.tlnSwiU be sponsored by 1 I nd then;nAnSoervation District 3 We Ti, 8011 innervation I ult of tiT Iublic meeting is a I ''on A r Resources Conserva- 1 eduW, President Carter I I k rem W last November. The ' 1 N invn!reS pubUc Participation i ! str'VTnt setting the ; ttlonPrgrSsandwaterconserva- Under the Resource Conserva- J tion Act the USDA is required to j appraise the natural resouces on all private and nonfederal land, j develop a five year program of j resource management, and evalu- I ate progress each year. The first J five year program with the ' appraisal must be submitted to Congress by December 31, 1979. j The act is designed to determine j the quality and quantity of soil, j water, and related resources, such I as wildlife habitat; the ability of I these resources to meet current and J projected future needs; changes in ! resource conditions due to past uses, and alternative irrigation j techniques and their effects on the environment. I "At the meeting we will gather I information, concerns, and com- ments from resource-related J groups, clubs, and individuals in J Grand County," Bouiden said. i "Our concerns will then be combined with comments from j other counties in the state and sent I to the Department of Agriculture." I |