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Illinois. We welcome this newly-organized club as an affiliate of the I.A.S. 
Will County Audubon Society reports that their new President is Miss Hilda McIntosh, 
501 Oneida, Joliet, Illinois. The Conservation Chairman is Mrs. E. D. Collins, 
5013 N. Raynor, Joliet. Mr. Gene Bondar is the Program Chairman, 


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our great new country. Now, almost 200 years later, the National Audubon 
Society says there are less than 5,000 Bald Eagles left, and the species is 
and education. For a 4-page leaflet and a LIFETIVE membership card in the 
Bald Eagle Club, send one dollar to Mrs. C. F. Russell, Bald Eagle Club, 
Box 287, Decatur, Illinois. 

DESECRATION. OF ILLINOIS BEACH PARK NATURE AREA 

Norman Roesch of Chicago writes that the Nature 4rea of DLlinois Beach State Park 
is being misused as a playground and picnic site. He reports that cars pull off 
. the road and drive over the low dunes, tearing up plants and young trees. South 
. of Dead River, in defiance of "No Picnicking" signs, groups of teen-agers use the 
| beach for beer parties. Broken whiskey bottles and beer cans litter many parts of 
/ the Nature Area and beach. Since state law prohibits consumption of alcoholic 
beverages in State Parks, Mr. Roesch concludes that enforcement is inadequate or 
lacking. Our President, Raymond Mostek, has arranged to survey the park with a 
member of the Illinois Dunesland Preservation Society. We hope to have a report 

N.R. C. IT. 1962 CONFERENCE TO BE AT ALLERTON PARK 

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The Natural Resources Conference of Tllinois will hold its Ninth Annual 
Conservation Conference at Allerton Park near Monticello, I11., on Sept. 
28-30, 1962. The theme of the meeting will be "Recreational and Devel- 
opment Needs of Illinois." Business, labor, industrial, recreational, 
and conservation leaders heve been invited to speak. 
Tilinois has the lowest number of recreation acres per capita of any 
state in the Union. The Conference will seek ways ond means of galvaniz- 
ing a campaign to end this scrious situation. Anyone wishing to attend 
should contact Vernon Greening, Chairman, 1808 Reed St., Springficld. 
THE BOOK ° CHAIRMAN }{ 

LeROY TUNSTALL, Book Chairman of the Society, urgently needs clerical help. 
His duties involve frequent correspondence, ordering of books, writing for 
prices, etc. If you live nearby, and could donate an hour or two each week 
of typing for a worthy cause, call or write LcoRoy Tunstall, 323 East Wesley 
Street, Wheaton, Illinois -- phone MO8-8262, 

quarterly meetings supplemented by a series of field trips. Dues are $2.00 for 
individual memberships, $3.00 for husband and wife, and $4.00 for a family. Any~ 
one interested in joining may contact Mrs. Hazel Lory, Route 2, Box 41, Momence, 

Congress in 1782 declared the Bald Eagle to be our National Bird, a symbol of 
in serious danger of extinction. Funds are necded for rescarch, protection, 





