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DAVID GOTTLIEB APPOINTED PCFI DELEGATE 
David Gottlieb of Evanston has been appointed one of four IAS dele- 
gates to the board of the Prairie Chicken Foundation of Illinois. Others 
serving on the PCFI Board are J. W. Galbreath of East St. Louis, Mrs. Vera 
Shaw of Olney and Mrs. Judith Joy of Centralia. Each sponsoring club 
of the PCFI is entitled to four delegates to the Board of Governors. Other 
sponsoring clubs are the Illinois Federation of Sportsmens Clubs, the Ii- 
nois Izaak Walton League, the Illinois Nature Conservancy, and the Field 
Trial Clubs of Illinois. 
The board usually meets in Springfield in July and January. On as- 
suming his new post, he will serve as Chairman of the PCFI Finance 
Committee. Mr. Gottlieb said that he “will do his very best to help raise 
funds to help preserve these fine little birds.” The post is being vacated 
by IAS President Raymond Mostek in order to lighten some of the load 
carried by Mr. Mostek. The PCFI was formed in 1958 by J. W. Galbreath, 
Elton Fawks, Raymond Mostek and Dr. Harlow Mills, now retired as 
Chief of the Illinois Natural History Survey. 
ILLINOIS RESOURCES COUNCIL PLANS BLOOMINGTON MEETING 
The annual conference of the Natural Resources of Illinois, a forum for 
conservation groups, will be held on October 6, 7 and 8 at the East Bay 
Camp, Lake Bloomington, Bloomington, Illinois. The theme for this year’s 
conference will be “Countdown for Conservation.” Participating in the 
arrangements will be the Izaak Walton League of Illinois, the Illinois 
Audubon Society and the Illinois Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs. Speakers 
will include well-known figures in conservation and government officials. 
Elton Fawks, IAS Field Notes editor, is chairman of the Council. 
The Natural Resources Council of Illinois was founded in 1954 by a 
group of conservationists who felt that Illinois was in a great need of a 
forum where professional and volunteer conservationists could meet and 
discuss problems in conservation. The Council itself is non-partisan and 
endorses no legislation. Its only purpose is to provide a forum for dis- 
cussion and education, and foster action through cooperation. 
All Illinois groups interested in conservation are urged to send delegates 
to the thirteenth annual conference in October. Anyone wishing further 
information on the meeting may obtain it by writing to Mr. Fawks, RR1, 
Box 112, East Moline, Illinois. 
IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE, WISCONSIN NATURE 
CONSERVANCY WIN CONSERVATION AWARD 
The Izaak Walton League of America and the Wisconsin Chapter of 
the Nature Conservancy have been named group winners of 1967 American 
Motors Conservation Awards. 
Two group awards are presented annually to conservation organizations 
for dedicated efforts in the field of renewable natural resources. One award 
is made to a national organization and one to a local group. 
Winning groups receive bronze sculptured medallions and $500. 
