- 4 - I.A.S. Newsletter, April 1968 
IAS TO HANDLE NEW LEITZ TRINOVID BINOCULAR 
Word has reached us from John H. Rohleder (1141 Dell Rd., Northbrook, 
Ill.) that the Illinois Audubon Society has been approved as a dealer 
for the new Trinovid Binocular, The prices are $218.40 for the 7 x 35, 
$201.60 for the 8 x 32, and $222.60 for the 10 x 40. There is an added 
cost of 8&5 cents for mailing, Above prices include 5% sales tax, The 
Trinovid is considered the first truly significant binocular advancement 
in fifty years, reducing size and weight. They are available from Mr, 
Rohleder or from Mrs. Alpha Peterson, 5301 Carpenter St., Downers Grove, 
PLP em oc 5 Lon 

GRASS GROWS UNDER CONSERVATION DISTRICT ACT REPRINTS 
Despite heroic work by Mrs, Virginia Taylor, 606 Logan Ave., Elgin, 
Ill., in mailing out almost 1000 copies of the Conservation District Act 
article by Mr. Banton of Decatur, we have had almost no interest in the 
continued circulation of the articles, Copies have been mailed to Audubon 
Clubs, Izaak Walton League, Garden Clubs, Hikers and Campers, Sportsmens 
Clubs and Garden Clubs, plus other civic groups. We have received but two 
requests for more copies to distribute among members, 
Illinois has 102 counties, Less than 20 have either a forest preserve 
district or a county conservatim district, Much has been said about the 
glories of "home rule," "local government," "grass roots voting," etc,, etc. 
and ad nauseum. In Illinois it does not mean much, In Iowa, over 85% of 
the counties have developed a local conservation district. If you are 
interested in distributing copies of the Banton article, please contact Mrs. 
Taylor indicating the number of copies desired, No county can have both a 
CCD and a Forest Preserve District, however, 
STATE REP, ANTHONY SCARIANO ON N&W PUBLIC MEETINGS LAW 
"The Illinois Public Meetings Law provides that you may receive 
written notice of meetings or at least the same notice as received 
by members of the public body which holds meetings by simply 
reque sting that you be put on the mailing list to receive such 
notices, Therefore, any Illinois public body which holds meetings 
in which you are or might be interested should be advised of the 
fact that you want to be notified of such meetings umer the 
Illinois Public Meetings Act, 
"AS to local bodies, the person requesting the notice must live 
or at least have a mailing address within the territory served 
by the local body, Of course, anyone living in Illinois would 
qualify with respect to notices of meetings of any State agency," 
FILMS AND SLIDES AVAILABLE ON PRAIRIE GROUSE 
If you are looking for a short film or a set of slides for a program 
on the effort to preserve the Prairie Grouse, contact Mrs. Vera Shaw, 
Route 2, Olney, Ill. 62450. Mrs. Shaw will send these out free of 
charge, She is an IAS representative to the Board of Delegates of 
PCFI, 

