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Save The Dunes Council Wins Award 
By PAUL SCHULZE 
BEFORE AN AUDIENCE of over 1,000 persons, the Dr. Alfred Lewy 
Memorial Book Award of the Illinois Audubon Society was given to the 
Save the Dunes Council of Indiana for preserving Cowles Bog near 
Dune Acres. The award was mace on Sunday, March 25, 1962, in the 
James Simpson Theater of the Chicago Natural History Museum, im- 
mediately preceding the final Audubon Wildlife Film of the current sea- 
son. In the absence of Conservation Vice-President, Raymond Mostek 
(who had fractured his ankle the previous night), Paul H. Lobik, Editor 
of the Audubon Bulletin, presented six books to Merrill Ormes, Vice- 
President of the Council. 
Cowles Bog consists of 50 acres adjacent to the southern boundaries 
of Dune Acres, Indiana. It was orginally known as Mineral Springs Bog, 
but after purchase by the Save the Dunes Council, was renamed after the 
late, renowned Professor Henry C. Cowles of the University of Chicago. 
Botany classes of the University and of nearby colleges have been using 
the bog as an outdoor classroom since 1900. It is one of the few areas in 
the Chicago region that has pitcher plants, poison sumac, and many 
varieties of wild orchids. The Council was also honored because of its 
energetic work in supporting Senator Paul Douglas’ bill to save 9,200 
acres of Indiana shoreline and dunes as a National Seashore. 
The Dr. Alfred Lewy Award has been presented each year since 1959 
to a citizen’s group for preserving some unique natural area. The award 
this year consisted of the following books which will be distributed by the 
Save the Dunes Council to several public schools and libraries in Indiana: 
HOW TO WATCH THE BIRDS, by Roger Barton; SONGBIRDS IN 
YOUR GARDEN, by John Terres; ALL THE BIRDS OF THE BIBLE, 
by Alice Parmalee; 1001 QUESTIONS ANSWERED ABOUT BIRDS, by 
Helen Cruickshank; A FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN BIRDS, and A 
FIELD GUIDE TO (EASTERN) BIRDS, by Roger Tory Peterson. 
622 S. Wisconsin Avenue, Villa Park, Illinois 
INFORMATION ON BATS WANTED 
A SCIENTIFIC STUDY of bats in Illinois is being undertaken by Mr. 
Harlan F. Walley, who wishes to investigate distribution, migration, 
breeding habits, and possible transmission of rabies. The bats are to be 
banded and released, in hopes of having them recovered elsewhere. If any- 
one knows of colonies of bats in barns, schools, church lofts, other buildings 
or caves, please write at once to HARLAN F. WALLEY, R.F.D., SHERI- 
DAN, ILLINOIS. 
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LET’S KEEP THE BALD EAGLE FLYING! 
IN 1782, CONGRESS DECLARED the Bald Eagle to be the national bird, 
a symbol of our great new country. Now, almost 200 years later, the 
National Audubon Society says that there are less than 5,000 Bald Eagles 
left, and the speices is in serious danger of extinction. Funds are needed 
for eagle research and publicity. 
How can you help? Join the BALD EAGLE CLUB, which is spon- 
soring the program to investigate the decline of the eagle and to find 
what protective measures are needed. Half of your membership payment 
goes to support Bald Eagle research in Illinois. For a lifetime member- 
ship card and 4-page leaflet, send $1.00 now to Mrs. C. F. Russell, Bald 
Eagle Club, Box 287, Dectaur, Illinois. 
