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CHAPTER NEWS AND ACTIVITIES- 
On July 12, 13 members of the McHenry County Audubon chapter saw Allerton Park. 
During the campout, the group spotted over 45 species of birds, including a yellow- 
throated warbler. All were impressed with the beauty of the park, and agreed that 
the vast amount of work needed to save it from the clutches of the US Corps of Army 
Engineers was well worth the effort. On August 9, the group paid a visit to the Wil- 
lowbrook Wildlife Haven near Glen Ellyn, Ill. 
The newly organized Kaskaskia Audubon Society in Centralia had a picnic supper 
at the Mount Vernon Game Farm which is operated by the Illinois Dept. of Conser- 
vation. Each year thousands of quail and pheasants are reared at the farm and re- 
leased to stock areas for hunting. The Quail has been the "symbol" of the Illinois 
Audubon Society for over forty years. It is an excellent choice for a prairie state. 
There is also a zoo on the property which is a disgrace to the state. Among the 
animals on display are various game birds, deer, racoons, rabbits, coyotes, foxes, 
and an American Bald Eagle. Many of the animals are in small, filthy cages. The 
new personnel at the conservation dept. is planning to make some badly needed changes. 
We should encourage them to do so as quickly as possible. 
NOTE- Chapters are encouraged to send news of their conservation activities and 
outings to the Bulletin Editor for publication each quarter. 

FUNDS NEEDED TO PAY F ALLE AMPA 
The Committee on Allerton Park, 1208 Union St., Champaign, Ill. is seeking 
contributions to help carry on the campaign to save the park. Funds are needed to 
help pay enormous postage and telephone and printing costs. Three or five dollars, 
ten or twenty will help the cause. There is no "mysterious angel" in the state help- 
ing to pay these necessary bills. Robert Allerton donated his entire estate to the 
| people of Illinois. He could have sold it off for a housing sub-division. 

ILLINOIS SCENIC ROADS BILL DIES IN LEGISLATURE 
On March 18, 1969, John Houlihan of Park Forest introduced HB 1072 into the 
Illinois General Assembly in Springfield. It would have created a Illinois Scenic 
Highways Board, establishment of scenic areas in the state, and prohibit the construc- 
tion or maintenance of any billboard structure in these scenic areas. The bill had 
the support of the Independent Voters of Illinois, the Illinois Audubon Society, the 
Church Federation of Greater Chicago, and other groups. However, it did not have the 
support of the Ogilvie administration. 
Though the bill passed the Executive Committee, it was shot down in the Appropria- 
tions Committee of the House, at a time when the House was killing off money bills 
like they were at the French revolution. Millions of dollars for other favorite leg- 
islative causes were always found however. The Roads bill called for a mere $25,000. 
Mr. Ivan Light, our Attorney-at-Law, and Chairman of the IAS Roadside Committee 
appeared at committee hearings to explain the bill. Letters were sent from various 
groups. Some key legislators were contacted, but the push was not enough. More help 
from the rank and file, and conservation and civic clubs appears needed for such law. 
California now has set aside 6,000 miles for scenic roads. Illinois has none. 
Other states around the country have passed similar scenic highway legislation. 
Wisconsin, among other areas, is noted for the famed scenic Kettle Moraine highway, 
marked by acorn signs. 



