
- 8- I.A.S. Newsletter August, 1965 

cases 
by the Sierra Club. Two dams have | 
by the Bureau of Reclamation. Bridge 
National Monument and Grand Cany 
into the Park. Another dam, 
reduce water coming through % k tc 
would suffer great damage, Although Bridge 
et, it remains to 
"The Chips Are Down for Grand Canyon" is the 
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from the current Budget Bureau 0 
and Arizona, who are fighting for t (power), 
pressing for the dam. These ,hwes 

strate how rapidly some developments 
are now eying the Parks and other areas 
enjoyment of all Americans, Deteat 
parks and other cherished : 

"by 
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Congressmen urging that b 
impairment of Grand Canyo! ant lye 
to your club, ask your 
Grand Canyon," The Sierra Mills Ps 
Here is a battle all of >t, 
decisive action such as writing T! 
of Interior, Stewart L, Udal 
Washington. 

(For additional reading, see 
"The neve ~~-America's Nile’ 

Worthwhile reading 

title of a flyer published 
Sn propos pe on the Colorado River 
eerwor Dam below Grand Canyon 
1a] Park would back water almost 
site, above the Park, would 
trickle, The Park and Monument 
Canyon Dam has been dropped 
be seen if California 
will agree and stop 
California developments demon- 
ut of hand, Vested interests 
ve been set aside for the 
ssue will really place all 
You can help by writing your 
rather than permitting the 
tt er for more facts to report 
iitie for ans Chips Are Down for 
n Francisco, California. 
facts, then take some 
Wi te House, secretary 
resentatives at 
2 of Fortune, article, 
"The Plot to Drown Alaska" by Paul Brooks, Atlantic Monthly, 
Face of America (book) by Peter Farb. 
Time and the River Flowing: 

The Last Redwoods (Sierra Club). 
Birds by Lois and Louis Darling 

Good reference for Illinois birds still available; 
will bring you a cop; 3 ublication, 
"A Distributional Check List of 
May, 1965. 
(Sierra Club). 
25 cents (postpaid) 
the Birds of Illinois" 
by Harry R. Smith and Paul W, Parmalee, 
I.A.S, Mail Order Sales, c/o Peter Dring, P.O. Box 92, Willow Springs, 
Tll., has a limited supply of this 62-page booklet, issued jointly by 
I.A.S. and the Illinois State Museum in 1955, The annotated check list 
will help you in determining common or rare birds in 

your area, Expected 
dates are given for many species; a total of 38 are listed, of which 
91 are now considered extinct or accidental within the state. Four 
pages of Literature Cited add to the value. Get an extra copy to carry 
in glove compartment or for your bird-watching wife or friend. Size is 
ideal to fit a jacket pocket, Get your copy before supply is exhausted, 
