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8 Nat. Resources L. Newsl. 1 (1974-1975)

handle is hein.journals/trends8 and id is 1 raw text is: HIGHLIGHTS OF ANNUAL MEETING At the annual meeting of the Section of Natural Resources Law held in Honolulu, Hawaii, Mr. John B. Howerton of Washington, D.C. assumed office as chairman of the Section. His message to the Section business meeting is featured in this issue, as well as a complete list of all Section officers and Committee chairmen. It was reported that preliminary ABA approval has been received to hold a Bicentennial National Institute on the Law of the Environment in April, 1976, at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Messrs. Carroll L. Gilliam and A. T. Smith are responsible for developing the program. The outgoing chairman reviewed the activities of the past year with respect to reports and resolutions of the Section. As a result of the thorough and extensive efforts by the Section members involved, all resolu- tions proposed by the Section were approved by the House of Delegates. The chairman of the Public Lands and Land Use Committee reported that a conference on land use legislation is proposed to be held in Washington, D.C. in the spring of 1975, with a similar conference to be held at a later date in the western part of the country. The chairman of the Water Resources Committee reported on a proposed water resources conference to be held during 1975 in either Denver or San Francisco. In action begun by the Council at the annual meeting and concluded by later mail vote the activities of the Section with respect to environmental matters was reorganized. Rather than operating through a single committee, the environmental work of the Section will henceforth be carried on through three separate committees, the Environmental Quality Committee, the Water Quality Committee, and the Air Quality Committee. The officers of these committees are featured elsewhere. MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN I have to admit that when I was elected vice chairman of the Section at the San Francisco annual meeting, I was somewhat cocky over the achievement. The apprenticeship of the past two years, however- as vice chairman and chairman-elect-has had a sobering effect. In that time I have come to realize the great significance of the Section of Natural Resources Law to the bar as well as to the layman. What area of the iaw-indeed, what area of interest in our society as a whole-is of greater importance than the use and development of our natural resources in a way that is compatible with the protection of our environment. This Section is truly where the action isl The direction of the Section took a dramatic turn several years ago when we embarked upon two courses. First was the recognition of the environment as one of our fundamental natural resources. The second was the expansion of our program of continuing legal education-the establishment of the Natural Resources Lawyer and the sponsorship of institutes and conferences. Although inevitable if the Section was to maintain its stature, the change of direction and shift in emphasis showed great foresight and vision. The father of the new movement was Jesse Luton, one of our past chairmen. To his great credit, Jesse insisted that, instead of commencing modestly and working up to quality in our education functions, we should set and hold high standards from the start. His wisdom has paid off handsomely in the prestige of the Journal and our institutes and conferences. But Jesse would be the first to admit that the time had been made ripe for his innovations by the policies of such of his predecessors as Howard Twitty, Carl Illig, Elmer Bennett and Hamilton Beebe. And the innovations would have died aborning had they not been built upon and expanded by his successors- Clair Nelson, John Tippit, Cecil Munn, Joe Hammond, Mike Ely, and Will Perry. There is not a Section in the American Bar Association that can boast chairmen of such sterling calibre. Our area of the law, however, is of such great moment to the profession and to society that we must continue to build upon the foundation laid during the past few years and explore ways of coping more effectively with our enlarged responsibilities. We are, in a sense, victims of our successes. We are still suffering growing pains and the constant challenges to the natural resources bar do not permit a slowdown in Copyright © 1974 American Bar Association

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