54 THE? AUDUBON BULLETS 
We left our beautiful prairie with sad heart, disgusted with the change 
(however beneficent to humanity) which civilization had wrought. 
The same is the history of all the smaller prairies in many portions 
of the State; and it will probably not be many years before a prairie in 
its primitive condition cannot be found within the limits of Illinois. 
Illinois Nature Study Society 
he Illinois Nature Study Society, Inc., of Elgin, has been or- 
ganized for the purpose of studying natural sciences, and for the 
rotection of our native flora and fauna. 
The following sections have been created, each to be governed by a 
special committee: 
Botany 
Ornithology 
Entomology 
Geology. 
Eventually other sections will be added. The society also contem- 
plates uniting similar organizations in this state into one central body, 
which shall further the study of nature, and especially use its influence 
against the further destruction of our natural resources, and for the ac- 
tive conservation of all classes of wild life. 
The active interest and efficient work which have been so noticeable 
in Elgin, will insure the success of the new and broader organization 
from its inception. 
Elgin Nature Lovers have a fine basis on which to build for the future. 
Trout Park with its unusual vegetation, the museum building with its 
fine collection, many private collections of note, added to an enthusiastic 
membership, will make of Elgin a center for this worthy venture. 
A Sanctuary for Wild Life in Indiana 
yay the last session of the Indiana Legislature a bill was passed setting 
aside a tract of 2000 acres along the Kankakee River, near Knox, 
Indiana, for a Wild Life Sanctuary. This wise protective action will 
save from destruction one of the greatest breeding-grounds for bird life 
in the state. Many species that would otherwise be driven out by recla- 
mation of river bottom lands, will now be provided with a perma- 
nent home. 
