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STATE WILL DEVELOP 96—MILE PARK ALONG HENNEPIN CANAL 
After many years of being at an impasse, under the direction of William Rutherford, former Director of the 
Department of Conservation, the Federal Government has finally arranged an equitable settlement with the State of 
Illinois on the disposition of the Hennepin Canal. A state park, 96 miles long in a strip of 3,418 acres - including land, 
locks and towpaths, was recently turned over to the state by the Army Corps of Engineers. 
The property runs along two connecting canals, the historic IIlinois and Mississippi Canal which flows westward from 
Hennepin on the Illinois River to the Quad Cities area, and a 29-mile canal which connects with the main one at 
Mineral. 
According to Rutherford, the waterway ‘‘may be the best-preserved, most nearly operable and most complete 
representation of the great canal boat era left in the nation’. Over the next ten years, 16 million dollars will be spent to 
restore the canal and provide boating, parking and camping facilities. For the past two years, the state has been stocking 
the area with fish. We congratulate the Army Corps of Engineers for helping the cause of conservation. This is a ‘’to 
good to be true” bonus for all IIlinoisians. 
Alice Palmer, Chairman 
State Affairs Committee 

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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM 
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| have special knowledge or interest in the following topics, please designate interest by underlining. 
Wildflowers, Birds, Insects, Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Rocks, Weather, Soil, Wildlife, Ecology, Other. 
I would like to assist in schools in the following ways: 
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Return this form to Mrs. Lee Botts, director of environmental education, Open Lands Projects, 53 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604. 

