Conservation plant program to be studied
| t HARRISBURG - “The
| National Plant Materials
I Centers Program of the
I United States Department of
I Agriculture’s Soil Con-
I servation Service may
f undergo some changes in the
I future,” said Graham
|Munkittnck, state con-
I servationist “However, first
I we need to know what the
public needs and wants and
I their suggestions for making
| the program responsive to
| these needs ”
b Munkittnck said SCS, in
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The range of alternatives
being studied for conducting
a National Plant Materials
Program vary from the
continuation of the program
as it is to transferring
complete operations and
management of the centers
over to non-Federal entities.
Munkittnck said, “We
need to know what the public
needs and wants so we can
explore methods of meetmg
national conservation plant
materials needs.”
Additional information
concerning the Plant
Materials Program may be
obtained at the SCS State
Office, Room 820, Federal
Building, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania 17108, or by
telephoning (717) 782-3446.
Munkittnck said that SCS
welcomes all inquiries and
expressions of views. The
public comment period for
this phase ends April 4,1980.
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