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The houses are so popular that many vistors request replicas for their own 
use, but the houses weigh twenty pounds apiece. 
The signs have been used since June, 1952. Rock City gardens them- 
selves are winners of the coveted Bronze Medal of Distinction from the 
Garden Club of America. A small, four-sectioned replica of the bird 
house for back yard use has been authorized, with all proceeds going to 
benefit the handicapped. It would be helpful if more people in the tourist 
business were so imaginative! Let’s help keep America beautiful by inform- 
ing the billboard patronizers that we prefer the scenery to their signs, 
and let’s encourage those business houses which have some pride in their 
country. 
Sponsor an Anti-Litterbug Hike — 
Have you considered a hike in the woods with the prime purpose of 
gathering up the beer cans, papers, and bottles found there? Your group 
can follow up this chore with a wiener roast and a softball game. The 
Sierra Club has been participating in this project with a Volunteer Wood- 
land Corps for six useful years. 
Prairie Chickens Staging Comeback — 
Dr. Ralph Yeatter of the Illinois Natural History Survey reports that 
34 Prairie Grouse were seen on the booming grounds at the Bogota Sanc- 
tuary recently. Others have seen even more. This is most encouraging. 
Here’s another reason to make a contribution to the Prairie Chicken Founda- 
tion of Illinois, 819 N. Main St., Rockford, Ill. 
Billboard Stickers Available — 
A sheet of 42 stickers, reading “Fight Billboard Blight, Protect America’s 
Roadsides”’ is available free on request. Just send me a post card with your 
name and address. 
615 Rochdale Circle, Lombard, Illinois 
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THE |.A.S. FALL CAMP-OUT - 1963 
SAVE THE WEEK-END of September 14-15 for the fall camp-out of 
the Society at a new and unusual location — Knox College in Gales- 
burg, Illinois. This is the first time we have had a camp-out at an 
area other than a State Park. Tentative plans call for Prof. Paul 
Shepard of the college to serve as speaker of the evening. He will 
describe a research study on “The Social Behavior of Crows.” Other 
events are planned for the Saturday evening program, including a 
slide show. but more details about this will aooear in our August 
NEWSLETTER. Our headquarters will be Green Oaks, the “Nature 
Area” of the college. The banquet will be held on the campus. 
That's all for now — but we are working on a camp-out and a pro- 
gram that will really be different this year. 
Ted Greer, Camp-Out Chairman, Joy, Illinois 
