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Tapatopa Reservoir Threatens Condors—The 53,000-acre Sespe Wildlife Range 
in Los Padres National Forest is the home of the vanishing California Con- 
dor, now numbering around 40 individuals. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 
seeks to build a dam nearby. The impounded water would create an artificial 
lake about a half-mile from the sanctuary boundary. Residents of Fillmore, 
Calif. insist that a road should be built through the middle of the wildlife 
sanctuary. Conservationists are urging that any new road should be con- 
structed along the edge. The matter is now before the Senate and House In- 
terior Committees. The National Audubon Society and other groups have 
voiced emphatic protests to Congress against the proposed highway. 
North Cascades National Park—A joint study team of the U.S. Agriculture 
and Interior Departments, in a 190-page report has recommended the crea- 
tion of a huge primeval park near Lake Chelan in Washington state. The 
I. A. S. Annual Meeting in 1960 approved a resolution calling for Congress 
to establish North Cascades National Park. It is known to contain some of the 
most scenic wilderness in the nation. A film on “The Wild Alps of the Ste- 
hekin,”’ describing the beauty of the area, is available for a modest fee from 
the Sierra Club, 1050 Mills Tower, San Francisco, Calif. The proposed park 
could contain as much as 425,000 acres. 
Redwoods Area Saved from Highway—Through the intercession of Governor 
Edmund Brown of California, and the unrelenting protests of conservation 
groups across the nation, the California Highway Commission agreed to by- 
pass Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. A new freeway route will also by- 
pass Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. Several bills have been introduced 
in Congress to create a National Park which will protect the magnificent red- 
woods. Congressmen John Saylor, Phillip Burton and Jeffery Cohelan seek to 
set aside almost 90,000 acres as a national preserve. Much will depend upon 
President Johnson’s support for the proposals. The intensive cutting of the 
redwoods has caused grave erosion problems in California. 
Notes from the Nest—The Ford Foundation has agreed to donate almost 
$2,500,000 to three conservation programs; one of them will help the Save- 
the-Redwoods League of California to purchase endangered scenic areas. 
A great many chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution are con- 
tributing funds to the Save-the-Redwoods League in a valiant effort to hold 
back the bulldozers’* «+ «+ The National Park Service has announced that it 
will open 2,108 new camp sites in 77 areas in 1966 « *« * Have you ever 
noticed that Congressmen who usually call for elimination of ‘‘non-essential 
items in the federal budget’’ so that more money can be spent for the Penta- 
gon, are seldom those who lead conservation battles? National defense spend- 
ing now takes over 56% of the federal outlay * * * Congressman Gale 
Schisler of Illinois has introduced H. R. 11700, to authorize $8,000,000 for 
the repair and modification of the Illinois-Mississippi Canal. It would become 
a 104-mile recreation site. The waterway was turned over to the State of 
Iilinois on Dec. 31, 1965. Had original plans been completed a decade ago, 
the recreation area would have cost only $2,250,000. * * * The U.S. Forest 
Service has granted Walt Disney a tentative permit for the development of 
a Mineral King Area in the High Sierras of California. Near Los Angeles, 
the resort would be a ski attraction in the Sequoia National Forest. Mineral 
King is considered outstanding alpine terrain. 
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