
SAVE YOUR POSTAGE STAMPS FOR THE BALD EAGLE 
By sending your commemorative postage stamps from the USA or abroad to the Florida 
Audubon Society, you can help them raise funds (a) to lease land for nesting Bald 
Eagles or (b) to help pay wardens to help guard nesting trees, Send your stamps 
(after they have been peeled off the envelope) to the Florida Audubon Society, 
Drawer 7, Maitland, Fla, 
TAS VOLUNTEER CORPS NEEDS MEMBERS 
In his famous book, "Evolution in Action," Dr. Julian Huxley wrote, "Human 
life is a struggle - against frustration, ignorance, suffering, evil, the 
maddening inertia of things in general, but it is also a struggle for something, 
and for something which our experience tells us can be achieved in some 
measure.... All IAS members received an invitation to join the Volunteer Corps 
along with their membership renewal notice, We can use five to ten members on 
some committees, If you would like to help the Audubon-Conservation movement, 
we suggest you return your Volunteer invitation very soon. 
ATTENTION, LEGISLATIVE AND CONSERVATION CHAIRMEN 
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The new copy of the "Official List of State, County and Federal officers 
of Illinois" may be obtained free and in bulk from Paul Powell, Secretary 
of State, State Capitol, Springfield, Dil. The 118—page booklet contains 
lists of all elected officials, Every club should have copies, 




1967 IAS NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE CHOSEN 
Walter Vogl has been chosen as the Chairman of the Nominations 
Committee. Serving with him are Preston Davies and Leroy 
Tunstall. Ten new Directors and eight officers are to be chosen 
at the May annual meeting, All Directors serve a term of three 
years. If you know a qualified person who may be willing to 
share the burden and joys of office, please advise Mr. Vogl be- 
fore April 15th, at 23 W. Main St., Lake Zurich, T11. 60047 


LEGISLATIVE DIGEST KEEPS ILLINOISANS INFORMED 
Audubon Affiliates who wish to know the progress of bills thru the 1967 state 
legislature should subscribe to the "Legislative Synopsis and Digest," available 
at $5.00 per year thru the Legislative Reference Bureau, State Capitol, 
Springfield, Ill, Printed weekly, it lists all bills introduced into the legis- 
lature, the committees to which they are routed, and the progress of each bill 
in each house. A useful index is also provided. 
PRAIRIE GROUSE BOOMING IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 
A welcome note from Dr. Ralph Yeatter, "Mr. Prairie Chicken of Dlinois," 
indicates that the Bogota area in Jasper County is doing well. A recent trip to 
the several PCFI sanctuaries there produced a sight of a flock of 30 birds. Dr. 
Yeatter says: "It begins to look like old times, and the cover is just getting 
started." The Prairie Chicken Foundation of Illinois was formed in 1958 to 
provide refuges for these great birds and now owns 237 acres. In addition, the 
Prairie Grouse Committee of the Nature Conservancy, led by several prominent 
Illinois businessmen, now own another 257 acres of sanctuaries, 
Efforts may be made to purchase more sanctuary land in Fayette and Marion 
counties, At one time, Prairie Chickens were found in every county of the 
state, These fine grouse can be saved if enough nesting sites can be secured. 
The Illinois Audubon Society is one of four founding members of the PCFI, 







We regret the late appearance of the December 19 
You should receive it shortly. Our Volunteer Staff has run into 
understandable delays. We hope to have the March issue out on time. 
