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ILLINOIS AUDUBON SOCIETY OPENS REGIONAL OFFICE 
In all its 71 year history, the Illinois Audubon Society has never maintained 
an office of its own. This spring, the Board of Directors okayed a new modest 
regional office at 1017 Burlington Avenue, Downers Grove, Illinois, 60515. 
It will be run by Mrs. Alpha Peterson as our Office Manager. Starting on 
August 14 or thereabouts, the office will be open from 2 pm to 4 pm, each 
Wednesday, except holidays. 
The office will contain our office membership files, educational supplies, 
and other material. All the mailings of the Society will be done from there. 
Mrs. Peterson will also run a regional Audubon Bookshop of books, tiles, 
sanctuary signs and other saleable items. 
The new office is located at Main Street, across from the Burlington depot. 
on the second floor, suite #10. We are very grateful to Alpha and Clarence 
Peterson for tremendous work in setting up the office, and to Peter Dring who 
donated some meeded furniture. Come up and visit us sometime. We will 
continue to maintain a mailing address at''Field Museum of Natural History, 
Chicago, SLi. ooGos.. 
Raymond Mostek, President, IAS 
DR. LEWY BOOK AWARD GIVEN TO ILLINOIS PRAIRIE PATH 
THE ILLINOIS AUDUBON SOCIETY GAVE ITS ANNUAL CONSERVATION EDUCATION AWARD to 
the ILLINOIS PRAIRIE PATH in a public ceremony before over 1,100 people at the 
Field Museum of Natural History. Four hundred persons were turned away. 
Accepting the award for the Prairie Path was MAY THEILGAARD WATTS, Naturalist- 
Emeritus of The Morton Arboretum, who spearheaded the entire idea of creating 
a nature trail out of the abandoned railroad bed of the Aurora & Elgin winding 
through 3 counties. Also: onstage were Gunnar Peterson of Open Lands Project 
and Mrs. and Mrs. August Sindt of Naperville, Chairman of the Board and Trea- 
surer of the Prairie Path. Recognition was given to other members of the 
Prairie Path Board in the vast audience, including Miss Lillian Lasch, President 
of the Prairie Club, and Miss Helen Turner, Chairman of the Planning Committee, 
Illinois Prairie Path. Miss Turner has now delivered the nature volumes to the 
growing library of the Girl Scouts of DePage County. 
This award, which is designated to promote and honor conservation-education, 
was given last year to the ILLINOIS DUNESLAND PRESERVATION SOCIETY, which put 
the award books in local schools and libraries in Lake County; and the year 
prior to the GARDEN CLUBS OF ILLINOIS for their complete creation and preser- 
vation of 60 acres of woods, lake and prairies of Lincoln's day, known in 
Springfield as the ABRAHAM LINCOLN MEMORIAL GARDENS. Founder and President 
of the Lincoln Gardens, Mrs. T. L. Knudson, presented the books to the Nature 
Center constructed for conservation-education in the 60-acre wild gardens. 
Betty Groth 
179 Villa Rd.,° Addison, Ill. 60808 
BOB-WHITE QUAIL EDUCATIONAL CARD NOW READY 
For over four decades, the Quail has been the symbol of the Illinois 
Audubon Society. Now we have a newcard giving some interesting facts 
about this bird of the field. His cheery call is a welcome sound. 
For free set of ten cards, just enclose a stamped self-addressed 
envelope and send your request to - "Bob-White Quail, Illinois Audubon 
Society, 1017 Burlington Ave., Downers Grove, I1l. 60515." You need 
not enclose a message with your request. 

