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We hope to form a Forest Preserve District soon in McDonough County. 
On May 12 we plan to meet with the Lamoine Saddle Club to discuss the 
possibilities of forming a district. The program will cover the legal and 
tax aspects and the benefits to be gained by establishing a Forest Preserve. 
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I.A.S. RESOLUTION ON THE NORTHERN CASCADES 
AFTER THE SHOWING of a motion picture on the Northern Cascades wilder- 
ness area at the Annual Meeting of the Society in Evanston, Raymond 
Mostek, Chairman of the Conservation Committee, proposed the following 
resolution, which was passed by unanimous vote of all members present: 
Whereas, the numbers of visitors to our National Parks have increased 
tremendously in the last decade, and 
Whereas, the Lake Chelan country in the State of Washington contains 
some of the most scenic wilderness in the United States, and the 
Forest Service has continually reduced the boundaries of the 
Glacier Peak Wilderness Area; that back in 1939, the proposed 
boundaries contained over 794,000 acres, which have been re- 
duced by 1959 to a mere 422,000 acres, and 
Whereas, the National Park Service has declared that the Lake Chelan 
country “. . . could outrank in scenic, recreational, and wildlife 
values, any existing National Park, and any other possibility 
for such a park, in the United States. . .” 
Therefore, be it resolved by the Illinois Audubon Society, at its annual 
meeting in Evanston, Illinois, on May 21, 1960, that having 
acquainted itself with these facts, the Society hereby endorses 
the proposals of Congressmen Don Magnuson and Thomas Pelly 
of Washington State, which provide that the Congress should 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to investigate and report 
to Congress on the advisability of the establishment of a Na- 
tional Park in the Northern Cascades. 
COME TO THE 1960 I. A.§. CAMP-OUT 
PLANS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED for the Fall Camp-Out of the Society 
at White Pines State Park near Oregon, Illinois. Ted Greer, who has 
managed the previous Camp-Outs so successfully, urges all of us to 
“veserve the weekend of September 17 and 18.” More details will be 
sent to all members in the Official Announcement to be mailed 
in August. 
If you wish to reserve a cabin at the park, write NOW to Mr. 
John Maxson, White Pines Lodge, Route 1, Mount Morris, Ill. A 
large area will also be available for campers (no reservations needed). 
