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bill. The Congressional Record for March 25, 1963, carries much discussion 
of the Senate debate. 
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In an effort to diminish the Litterbug problem, members of the Illinois 
Audubon Society distributed 400 free litterbags at the DuPage County 
Fair in Wheaton. State officials say that 69 tons of debris were left on 
Chicago area expressways over the Fourth of July week-end. 
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The Wilderness Act (S. 4), which passed the U.S. Senate several 
months ago, is stalled in the House Interior Committee which has refused 
to hold hearings on the bill. The Senate passed the measure by a vote 
of 73 to 12 in April, with Senators Dodd, Eastland, Hayden, Long, Stennis, 
Thurmond, Cotton, Dominick, Jordan, Tower, Goldwater, and Dirksen 
voting against it. 
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The Michigan Department of Conservation has dedicated 11 square 
miles of state-owned jack-pine forest to be managed for the Kirtland’s 
Warbler. The U.S. Forest Service has recently dedicated 4010 acres in 
Michigan for the same purpose. 
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The National Audubon Society will hold its 59th Annual Convention 
at Miami, Florida, on Nov. 9-13, 1963. There will be two all-day field trips 
to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and to Everglades National Park. Passen- 
gers will travel by bus. Another record crowd is expected to attend. Regis- 
trations close on October 26th. 
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ILLINOIS HONORS STEPHEN ALFRED FORBES 
After many months of effort by Dr. Thomas Scott of the Illinois Natural 
History Survey and Raymond Mostek, President of the Illinois Audubon 
Society, word has finally been received from the Department of Conser- 
vation that the State of Illinois will honor its first Chief of the Illinois 
Natural History Survey, Dr. Stephen Alred Forbes. A department owned 
conservation area in Marion County will be named Stephen Alfred Forbes 
State Park. It consists of 2,600 acres. The water area within the park is 
about 500 acres in size and is described as ‘“‘a very beautiful lake.” 
Audubon members will recall the moving tribute paid to Dr. Forbes 
by Dr. Scott in an article published in the September 1961 Audubon 
Bulletin. Several hundred reprints of the article were made and distribut- 
ed to key individuals in the state. Dr. Forbes, who died in 1930, was a 
veteran of the Civil War, a gifted writer, a naturalist, and a scientist with 
progressive views. He was an early champion of the preservation of 
the Prairie Chicken. 
A memorial plaque, with funds raised by private subscription, may 
be placed in the park at an appropriate time. Marion County is north of 
Mount Vernon in south central Illinois. 
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