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THE AUDUBON BULLETIN 



Photo by John Baird 



IN THE COOK COUNTY FOEEST PRESERVE 



mittee reported unanimously in favor of eight park propositions — five major 

 and three minor — as follows: 



1. Mississippi River bank in Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties (major) . 

 This park should extend through both counties along the river, including 

 islands, down to the Savanna region with a possible extension to the Apple 

 River canyon in Jo Daviess County. 



2. Rock River Bluffs (minor), to include the bluffs on both sides of 

 the river from the Mississippi, through Rock Island, Whiteside and Lee 

 Counties and well into Ogle County with a possible extension to the White 

 Pine Grove of that county. 



3. Enlargement of the Starved Rock reservation (major) to include 

 Deer Park and the banks of the Fox and Vermillion Rivers in LaSalle 

 County. 



4. Illinois River banks in Mason and Fulton Counties (major), this 

 to include the banks on both sides of the Illinois and Spoon Rivers and 

 lakes and dunes in the vicinity of Havana. 



5. Mouth of the Illinois (major), this to include both sides of the 

 mouth of the Illinois with areas in Calhoun and Jersey Counties. 



6. Danville region in Vermillion Co. (minor), a park in the prairie 

 country. 



7. Effingham region (minor), an attractive park also in prairie 

 country. 



8. (a) Mississippi River bank ixi Jackson and Union Counties 

 (major), or (b) Wabash River bank in Gallatin County (major), both 

 notably scenic regions. The committee proposes to name one of these two 

 areas after further consideration of their significance. 



