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CCNRD
Regular Meeting Minutes
July 2, 2003
Attendees: Board Members:
Wayne Garman, Ted Moline, Tom
Ferrell and Jim Geis. Assisting
the District: Chris Galloway and
Terry Everard.
The meeting was brought to or-
der at 6:50 p.m.
The board reviewed the regular
meeting minutes and the Local
Work Group minutes from June
4. They also reviewed the special
meeting minutes from-the June
24 meeting with Bobbie Frank,
WACD Exec. Director. Following
some recommended wording
changes, Ted made the motion
and Jim seconded to approve the
minutes with the corrections.
Motion approved.
Ted made the motion and Jim
seconded to approve the special
meeting minutes as written. Mo-
tion approved.
Terry reviewed the current sta-
tus of the 14 EOIP contracts that
he had written so far and passed
out a list for the board. Following
each contract review, Wayne
signed off the contracts as
CCNRD Chairman. Ted then made
the motion and Tom seconded to
approve the plans. Motion ap-
proved.
Terry also reviewed current in-
formation received for the Grass-
lands Reserve Program, one of the
two new programs offered through
the Farm Bill. There are three main
goals for this program:
• To protect grassland from con-
version to non-agricultural
uses,
• To maintain grazing opera-
tions,
• Maintain the biodiversity of
the grasslands
Wyoming has July 23 as a
batching date for applications.
Contracts are to be funded by the
end of September. According to a
list of rental rates for Wyoming,
Crook County will pay a rental rate
of $6.S0/acre. It is unsure how
much Crook County will receive
to administer this program, but
Terry mentioned that he already
has three interested landowners.
The second new program offered
through the Farm Bill is the Con-
servation Security Program which
targets landowners who apply pro-
gressive conservation practices on
their land. The program's criteria
are still being finalized.
Not much is known at this point
regarding the specifics of the
newer programs, but Terry men-
tioned to the board he would keep
them informed as he got further
information.
Chris reviewed with the board
information she had received from
Zindie Meyers, District Clerk in
Lawrence County {Spearfish), SD
that NACD no longer sells the
larger signs. The board suggested
that Chris keep checking on other
avenues for sign replacements
and continue to coordinate efforts
with Lawrence County.
Chris then reviewed the prelimi-
nary budget.
Ted made the motion and Tom
seconded to approve the financial
report. Motion approved.
The board reviewed Correspon-
dence. Following the last meeting
where the board reviewed the
landowner application for the Wyo-
ming Water Development Com-
mission Small Developments P~-
gram, Chris was asked to draft a
letter to the landowners. Chris
presented the board with a draft
of the letter for their review prior
to sending out. Jim suggested
making a reference in the letter
~that the district will support the
project if the landowner was will-
ing to procure the engineering
assistance and administrative
assistance through WWDC.
Chris passed out copies of a
draft agenda and information re-
garding the next Area Meeting in
September hosted by Sheridan
County CD.
The CCNRD had received a let-
ter of request fordonations to sup-
port the Moorcroft Jubilee parade
this summer. The board re-
quested that Chris send the
chairman of the parade commit-
tee a letter stating that since the
CCNRD is not a mill-levy funded
district, we weren't able to con-
tribute the extra funds.
Old Business included Chris re-
minding the board of the upcom-
ing Land Use Planning and Zon-
ing Commission meeting that was
coming up on July 8. The LUP&Z
requested the presence of a
CCNRD representative to discuss
the possibility of a septic systems
inspector position and coordina-
tion with the county.Chris was
planning on attending and Ted and
Wayne said they would try to make
it if possible.
The board revisited the issue of
continued monitoring this sum-
mer. The board decided to bring
it to the attention of the advisory
committee at the meeting on the
9th and give them the option to de-
cide.
New Business included tabling
the auditor checklist for discus-
sion until Bud could attend the
next meeting.
Chris discussed the subdivision
checklist that was put together by
Wyoming Dept. of Ag. The board
requested that Chris take copies
of the checklist to the LUP&Z
meeting and get their input.
Chris reviewed with the board a
draft copy of the funding applica-
tion for the next biennium {2004-
2005). The board suggested that
attendance at the 319 advisory
meetings, the AFO-CAFO work-
shop held this spring, and the
possibility of AFO tours also be
included in the application. The
board also reviewed the draft Dis-
trict Operations and Capacity
Building Grant for the next bien-
nium and made suggested changes
to the goals. Chris will incorpo-~
rate the changes by the next meet-
hag and have the board sign the
proposal.
Chris passed out copies of the
Annual Plan and Report to the
decided to hgld off
.
signing the land0~ner/dzstrzct
agreements for water monitoring
until after visiting with the advi-
sory committee about sampling
this summer.
Chris passed out copies of the
draft Watershed Plan that had
been drafted by Rik Gay, Water-
shed Coordinator, for review prior
to the upcoming advisory meeting.
Chris was asked by the board to
get in writing that Campbell
County will coordinate with Crook
County on their Belle FourcheTom made the motion and Ted sec-
River sampling data from thisonded to approve the CCNRD FY
summer. 2003-2004 budget for total anticipated
The board reviewed three sub-incomeof$235,917andtotalprojected
division soils reviews for Tenk~-.~ expenses of $254,561.82. Motion ap-
Speidel, Juniper Hills, and Ed "llrpved.
Collioud. Wayne signed the re- Chris had drafted a letter to Dave
ports.
With no further business, the
meeting was adjourned at 9:35
p.m.
The next scheduled meeting will
be on August 6, 2003 at 6:30 p.m.
at the USDA Service Center Con-
ference Room.
Budget Hearing Minutes
July 16, 2003
Attendees: Board Members: Ted
Moline, Jim Geis, Wayne Garman
and Tom Ferrell. Assisting the
District: Christine Galloway
The special meeting of the Crook
County Natural Resource District
was brought to order at 6:35 p.m.
Regular business included a re-
view of the Whitlaw pump conver-
sion project as a possibility for the
CCNRD funds generated by the
G&F Commissioner's licenses.
Terry included drawings of the
pump pit/cistern set up and a list
of the items necessary to com-
plete the project for Chris to show
the board. Chris mentioned that
bids were still out and Terry just
estimated the projected costs be-
tween $4000 and $6000. The board
would like to consider the project
for funding.
The comment was also made to
keep the Game and Fish notified
of the anticipated use of the funds
for wildlife projects.
Wayne and Jim signed the check
to Kaycee's Office Variety for two
boxes of address labels.
Wayne and Chris visited with the
rest of the board regarding the
lunch meeting held that day with
Ed Burton and Dave Hoveland
(NRCS State Conservationist and
Assistant State Conservationist.)
Wayne discussed with Ed the pos-
sibility of the NRCS providing as-
sistance to have a technical posi-
tion for the District under the
Belle Fourche 319 Grant. A~fter the
discussion, Ed granted his ap-
proval to help provide the district
with the financial support neces-
sary to provide the NRCS field of-
fice additional technical assis-
tance for the Farm Bill programs
and provide the district with a
technical engineer/watershed co-
ordinator/possible septic systems
inspector.
Discussion was also held re-
garding a 50/50 cooperative agree-
tance for the Farm Bill program
contracts and the NRCS would
cost share 50% of the district em-
ployee time/wages. This coopera-
tive agreement would only go un-
til the end of the federal fiscal
year, September 30, 2003.
The Budget Hearing was opened
at 7:13 p.m. and the board re-
viewed the final budget summary.
Following the review, with the
additions and corrections noted,
Hoveland/NRCS regarding the re- position description
quest for assistance by the District engineer that the board4
for technical persormek Copies were as an example
then presented to the board for their scription for the
review and approval was granted on position.
the content. With no further
Chris then passed out copies of a
By Elizabeth Canfield
I was searching through the 1936 issues of THs
SUNDANCE rl.~S on an unrelated subject when I came
to the July 9 issue that headlined: "BEAR LODGE IN
FLAMES - Roaring into a cmwn fire shortly after being
discovered, and pushed by a heavy southwest wind, a
forest fire, the greatest in the history of the county has
been sweeping over a large section of the Bear Lodge
since Monday. Hundreds of men, ranchers, CCC enroll-
ees and WPA workers have been battling the fire night
and day under the direction of Ranger Ted Cochran. A
number of ranches were threatened and personal be-
longings of a num-
ber of ranchers
were moued to
safer ground. "
It would seem
from the June
and July issues
of the T/~s that
the county was
very vulnerable
to just such a ,~_.~,~
conflagration.
New records for
heat had been
set the previous
week. The ther-
mometers regis-
tered 105 de-
grees -- the highest ever registered since the local
weather station had been established in 1889.
The TIMES reported other fires. A barn, garage, two
cars and harnesses had been burned on the Ben
Vines ranch. A fn'e on the Emil Evey place started in
grass, reached up to buildings and burned a barn
and some equipment. A blaze on Pfiefer Hill burned
200 acres of heavy jackpirle, and a grass fn-e was
extinguished at the A.H. Hewes ranch.
The county struggled in the throes of blasting heat,
lack of precipitation, and hordes of insect pests,
according to news items. Crops had been devas-
tated. Blister beetles were destroying gardens in
less than 24 hours. Government programs to bring
in feed for starving livestock were under consider-
ation. Mormon crickets and grasshoppers were win-
ning their battle to devour whatever was left in the
county. (The outcome of this would come in 1937J
And now here was this fire. One report stated that
it started "a couple miles north of Sundance on
Frank Caulkins' homestead." A later issue placed it
as beginning 1'/2 miles north of Sundance in
Mauch's pasture. It was believed to have been
started by picnickers or a tossed cigarette. Nobody
thought deliberate arson was involved.
The fire spread in all directions. Starting on Mon-
day, July 6, it was estimated that, by Tuesday, 1,000
men were on the fire line in shifts. The wind was
Water was at a premium to take care of domestic
needs of Sundance and the men fighting the fire.
Officials of WPA came from Cheyenne and within
24 hours, water from a new spring owned by the city
was pouting into the city reservom
quartered in Sundance. Hotels,
cal people worked 24 hours a day servingl
putting up thousands of lunches to
firelines.
Hundreds of weary men stretched
house lawn and at the fairgrounds along
The high school gym, Legion hall , city
county courtroom were made available.
of the men used the lake at the fair
ing and swimming to get away from the [
8,200 acres burned in the worst fire ha
since 1878. It was a "spotted" fire, by
consuming every bit of vegetation in
leaving some good timber in others.
mated that timber kill would
ingly, no reports of domestic livestock
in the Fu'e were given in the TZM~,
was agreement that wildlife suffered.
Forest Service timekeepers worked
checking men in and out during the fire.
30¢ per hour were paid, with 5¢ per hoUr
ducted for board. Miraculously, no
were reported. It was estimated the
cost the Forest Service $20,000.
The county's travail did not end here.
mometers continued to hover in the 90s;
ciable precipitation was recorded• The
ued to list pages and pages of delim
Then - and it must have seemed to
that their tribulations equaled those
Bible - on Saturday, August 8, a fire
the Moskee area, covering the country
smoke. It was located mainly in the
est, with the Homestake Mining
hundreds of acres of valuable timber. It
mated that more than 2,000 men were
during the course of this fire, with the
of some 8,000 acres.
Two deaths were attributed to this
B.C. Yates, general superintendent
died of a heart attack believed to
on by exertion, and Archie Murphy, of
South Dakota, a CCC enrollee, was
failing tree.
And we here in Crook County
had a rough summer!
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