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Roland Eisenbeis of the Cook County Forest Preserve District spoke of 
the Salt Creek issue. The problem revolves around the possible deepening 
of the creek for flood control purposes. A system of impounding the flood 
water and letting it out later seems to be a better plan. 
Highlight of the three-day conference was the talk by Congressman Bar- 
rett O’Hara of the 2nd Congressional District, who spoke on ‘The Signifi- 
cance of the DesPlaines Wildlife Refuge Victory.” First Mr. O’Hara re- 
viewed the history of the controversy. About 2,414 acres of the Reserve 
were made available to the Department of the Interior and operated as a 
Public Hunting Area by the State of Illinois. In 1958, the Army decided 
the land was “surplus” and wanted to sell it for industrial use. In 1959 
Congressman O’Hara and Senator Paul H. Douglas introduced bills to save 
the area. Early in 1960, conservationists agreed to a compromise. Of the 
DesPlaines Wildlife Refuge, two parcels were to be sold for industrial use. 
Parcel three could be used by the public during the week, but was reserved 
for the Army on weekends. Parcel four was sold to the State of Illinois. 
The Sunday morning session opened with a talk by Miss Emma Lundgren, 
principal of Bloom School, Rockford. Miss Lundgren explained how the 
Bloom School Nature Area grew from “Rubble Heap to Nature Labora- 
tory.” J. W. Galbreath of the Cahokia Nature League gave the delegates the 
latest report on the Prairie Chicken situation. 
William Garrigan of the Boone County Anglers recommended that the 
non-political commission type of Conservation Department be established 
in Illinois. Karl Bartel of the Friends of Our Native Landscape spoke on 
the “Biological Effects of Heptachlor on Non-Target Wildlife.” Mrs. Estelle 
Brown, Conservation Chairman of the Great Lakes Chapter of the Sierra 
Club, spoke on “A Proposal for an Illinois Recreation Resource Survey.” 
A business meeting followed the program. The following officers and direc- 
tors were elected: 
Chairman: Dr. Richard Rodrian (Cahokia Nature League) Caseyville; 
1st Vice-Chairman: William Garrigan (Boone Anglers) Belvidere; 2nd Vice- 
Chairman: William H. Brown (Illinois Agricultural Association) Blooming- 
ton; Recording Secretary: Raymond Mostek (Illinois Audubon Society) 
Lombard; Corresponding Secretary: Mrs. Emma Brittain (Cahokia Nature 
League) East St. Louis; Treasurer: Miss Katie Hamrick (Champaign 
County Audubon Society) Champaign. 
Directors elected to 3-year terms were Les Elliot (Illinois Federation of 
Sportsmen’s Clubs) Fairmount, and Frank Marquis (Izaak Walton League) 
Moline. Elected to a 2-year term was Mrs. Jane Tester (Illinois Audubon 
Society) Rockford. 
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Recreational Survey Needed 
By MRs. ESTELLE BROWN 
A STATEWIDE SuRVEY of outdoor recreational needs is urgently needed in 
Illinois. We plan at the state level for highways, water control, education, 
forest and agricultural land use. We plan at the county, urban and local 
levels for these factors and for recreation as well. We have regional plans 
such as the Wabash Valley Compact, between Indiana and Illinois, the 
recent Great Lakes Shorelines Surveys of the National Parks System, and 
