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peaceful area definitely does not need. We are hopeful that southerners 
recognize the jewel they now have. 
“Outdoor Recreation in Illinois” is largely the work of Seymour Gold, 
who prepared much of the survey while employed with the Illinois 
Department of Conservation. The survey claims Illinois has a recreation 
resources potential of almost 6 million acres. Included in its potential: 
Natural Areas: 70 sites of major conservation and scientific interest. 
Great River Road: 581 miles of Mississippi River frontage. 
Illinois-Mississippi Canal: 100 miles of the canal can be developed. 
Scenic Waterways: 1,277 miles of major rivers, 3000 miles of minor 
streams, over 100 miles of streams praised by canoeists for sport. 
Strip Mines: 115,000 acres of abandoned strip mines exist. Many have 
been reclaimed for recreation use, many more could be. 
The survey examines eight regional areas of the state in fair detail, 
indicating potential recreation sites and potential projects. One wishes 
they could all be established with a magic wave of the wand, but it won’t 
be that easy. The volume is replete with charts, graphs, maps and appeal- 
ing photographs. 
The survey was greeted with mixed emotions by conservation leaders 
at Zion. They were pleased that a report was written. They were skeptical, 
given this state’s apathy in the past, that much would be accomplished. 
Past Illinois administrations, whether Democrat or Republican, have not 
distinguished themselves with any vigorous outdoor conservation program. 
The Illinois General Assembly has produced very few voices eager to do 
battle for a serious conservation program. Strong leadership is still lacking 
in many conservation groups and areas in the state; we still hear of some 
clubs who “do not want to get involved in anything controversial.” 
The forthcoming annual conference of the Natural Resources Council 
of Illinois at Monticello on Oct. 7, 8, 9, will attempt to examine some of 
these problems. Conservation leaders will plan for greater club cooperation 
in the coming year. The Conference will hear Mr. Gene Graves, Director 
of the Illinois Department of Business and Economic Development; Mr. 
Everett Sparks of the Lewis and Clark Historical Society; State Senator 
Robert McCarthy, and Dr. Edward Storey of the University of Illinois 
discuss various phases of the recreation problem and potential in Llinois. 
Copies of the N.R.C.I. program announcement may be obtained from Mrs. 
Doris Westfall, 604 N. Beard St., Danville, Ill. Mrs. Westfall serves as the 
Corresponding Secretary for N.R.C.I. Conservation clubs are urged to 
send a delegation to the meeting. It will be held at the Hott Memorial 
Center and at Allerton Park. 
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Notes from the Nest — The attempt by Consolidated Edison Co. of New 
York to place a hydroelectric project on top of Storm King Mountain 
along the Hudson River has run into a roadblock in the form of the Scenic 
Hudson Preservation Conference (500 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y.). These 
