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I.A.S. Newsletter, November 1965 





































SOME GLEANINGS FROM BOARD MEETINGS 
Amid light-hearted rumblings that weather and birding were too good for anyone 
to have to stay inside, nevertheless some 19 members of the Board met during the 
Fall Campout. Paul Schulze's report of the Treasurer showed that Balance, May 31, 
1965, was $4,512, and the Balance, August 31, 1965, $3,831. I.A.5. worth was about 
$/,7,000 of which $42,000 is in stocks and bonds, remainder in cash, Book Fund total 
was $857 (not as much as previous year) and is to be used to pay for the Bird Finding 
in Illinois book, Dr. Wallace Kirkland was appointed I.A.S. delegate to the National 
Audubon Society meeting in Boston, Oct. 1-6. Groth, Stutzman and Brechlin were 
appointed official delegates for the Natural Resources Council of Illinois meeting 
in Palos Park, Oct. 1-3. By-Laws amended to enable formation of Chapters of I.A.S. 
In event the Prairie Chicken Foundation should dissolve, an amendment was passed 
approving reversion of land and fund assets to the Nature Conservancy. Darlene Fiske 
was asked to be observer for I.A.S, at the Illinois Garden Clubs Convention, Allerton 
Park, in Septenber, and distribute I.A.S. literature. The annual Audubon Conservatia 
and Ornitholocy Award has been named in honor of the late Dr. R. M. Strong. 
Meeting on October 6 at the Chicago Natural History Museum, 13 members of the 
Board held an informative and productive session. President Mostek brought the group 
up-to-date on sanctuary signs (117 left in stock); announced gift of slides from Jack 
Keegan, of Dixon (Jack showed some excellent Kodachromes at the Fall Campout and if 
these were any indication, he should be considered among the top photographers of 
wildlife in I.A.S.--Ed.); indicated the program for the May Annual Meeting at Peoria 
was shaping up fast; reported that the digging of a new lake at the Sand Ridge Nature 
Center of Cook County Forest Preserve had ended and that instead of finding sand they 
had found clay; and stated the Illinois Dept. of Public Works had acknowledged his 
request for improved marking signs along highways for State Parks, Dr. Gunnar 
Peterson spoke on program of GAIN (Green Areas for Illinois Now). GAIN has head- 
quarters in Springfield and is seeking funds to preserve and obtain more open lands 
for Illinois, Illinois has only 14 acres per 1000 population and compares with Iowa 
(104 acres); Indiana (136), Michigan (642) and Wisconsin (858). Illinois definitely 
must step up acquisition of open lanis and preserve quality of present open lamis 
and parks. 
Dr, Peterson mentioned Prairie Path Day (held on October 23, with over 500 
people in attendance). This "green belt" extends on the old right-of-way of the 
former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Electric Railway from Elgin, Geneva, Chicago, 
Aurora, joining at Wheaton and eastward to Forest Park. Wheaton reserved a ten- 
foot strip through the town for the path and there is hope that the path will even- 
tually include Cook and Kane Counties! parts of rail right-of-ways. GAIN is a lobby- 
ing organizatio working to get state funds to match federal funds which are now 
available for purchase of open lands, I.A.S. voted to contribute $100 to GAIN. 
Mr. Brechlin reported on the Lewis and Clark Memorial and the need for urgent 
action to obtain the area as a state park. (For mre information, write Lewis & 
Clark Society, 107 N. Hickory St., Wood River, Illinois.) I.A.S. donated $25 to 
this Society to aid in its publicity program for the area. 
Mrs, Jens said that 27 groups have viewed the film, The Silent Spring of 
Rachel Carson, and 8 more bookings are in. Mrs. Jens is working on a new article 
on pesticides and hopes that reprints can be made; the present reprint, The 
Pesticide Menace, is now out-of-date, 
The North Central Audubon Council met Oct. 30-31 at the George William College, 
Lake Geneva. Mrs. Fiske was official I.A.S. delegate and reports of this Council 
should eventually come to I.A.S. through the BULLETIN or the NEWSLETTER. 

