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Vol. 7, No. 1 Published Quarterly by Illinois Audubon Society October 1967 

Newsletter Editor: Douglas E, Wade, Lorado Taft Field Campus, 
Northern Illinois University, Oregon, Illinois 61061 
| Phone; Area Code 815 ~ 732=2111 
AN ZAG] *eDeadline for next Newsletter - Jan 10, 1968%++ 
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO OUR MEMBERSHIP 
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RARY OF THE Of sixteen state Audubon organizations which were formed befare the turn 
; - of the century, eight survive, One of them is the Illinois Audubon Society, 
31 1967 However, we have not made as great progress as some of the others, We own 
no sanctuary land for wildlife and our educational program is far less 
TY OF ILLiNosvVigorous than other state Audubon groups, 
It has taken us almost two decades to erase the Scars caused by the Great 
Depression of the 1930's, and World War II, We now have a far more exciting 
organization and program than we have had for many years, The long, slow, 
agonizing process of re-building the Society, changing its image and creating 
a more viable conservation force in Illinois, has taken many years of effort 
on the part of many volunteers, 
MEMBERSHIP: For several years the membership of the Society was static, 
and we gambled that we could grow, increase services and begin new projects 
without the need for new funds, Our gamble has now paid off handsomely for 
our membership has tripled, This once mre indicates that people will be 
attracted and will want to identify with an alive conservation organization, 
PUBLICATIONS: Many new members may not be aware, but for almost three 
decades, the Audubon BULLETIN contained but 16 thin pages. In recent years, 
the BULLETIN has reached 24, 28 and 32 pages, and the recent June issue was a 
whopping 40 pages, We have not had a 16-page issue of the BULLETIN since 1962, 
Our state magazine now compares favorably with that of any other state Audubon 
society, Seven years ago, to increase commnication among our members, we 
added a NEWSLETTER, printed as a quarterly, All this has added to our budget. 
EDUCATION: While it is true we have no sanctuary land, we are pointing 
towards such development, Lack of funds and vision and volunteer help have so 
far frustrated our efforts in this direction, We have begun a "reprint" pro- 
gram, and have reprinted BULLETIN articles and distributed thousands of copies 
free of charge all over the state. We have organized thousands of copies 
of "handout literature" on several topics, but while these are being printed in 
bulk of 250 to 3000 copies, we should be printing 50,000 to have any impact in 
a state with ten million persons, We have established a new and "working" 
Educational Fund, but its total wealth is less than $200, Our new Sanctuary 
Fund now reaches less than $750; of this amount, $500 was contributed by one 
person, 
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