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heron, least bittern, and cormorant; Philadelphia, white-eyed, and warbling 
vireos; black and white, prothonotary, Tennessee, Nashville, Cape May, 
Blackburnian, and chestnut-sided warblers; northern water thrush, red- 
start, and chat; eastern and western meadowlarks; orchard and Baltimore 
orioles; scarlet and summer tanagers. 
After lunch Mr. Thomas showed guests around his 80-acre woods and 
wildlife sanctuary, which abounds in birds, wildflowers, and magnificent 
trees. He has put up numerous bird houses, including some for wood ducks 
along a stream, and others for bluebirds. The weather was perfect for the 
entire weekend, and hardly anything could have been improved upon. The 
1.4.8. wishes to thank the Bureau Valley Audubon Club for a tremendously 
successful affair. Those attending came from the Princeton area; the Chicago 
area; Peoria, Springfield, Champaign, Oregon, Dixon, Polo, Moline, Syca- 
more, LaSalle-Peru, and Cambridge. 
8925 Indian Boundary, Gary, Ind. 
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The Illinois Conservation Council 
By HAzeL L. HURLBUTT 
THE FIRST CONFERENCE of the Illinois Conservation Council was held in 
Springfield, Illinois, on April 15, 16, and 17, 1955. Through this Council, all 
conservationists in the state will now be able to join forces and demon- 
strate that “through union there is strength.” 
Preliminary plans for the meeting were disclosed in the December issue 
of the Audubon Bulletin. In response to the many invitations to various or- 
ganizations interested in the out-of-doors, twenty-four groups sent dele- 
gates, and twelve clubs replied that they were interested. Although the 
numbers present may seem small, each represented the entire membership 
of his organization, and so the proceedings will be widely publicized. 
On Friday evening, April 15, officials of the State Conservation Depart- 
ment told delegates of their projects. Mr. Glen D. Palmer, Director of the 
Department, explained plans for the Lake Villa Conservation School. There 
will be three sessions this summer, each accommodating fifty students. The 
purpose is to acquaint young people with some of the best methods of car- 
rying on conservation work. The Departments of Agriculture and Conserva- 
tion, in cooperation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, will con- 
duct a Conservation Education School for 200 teachers in Springfield from 
June 13 to July 1. Classes are to be held in the new Illinois Building at the 
State Fairgrounds, and the new forty-acre Wildlife Demonstration Area 
will be used for field work. 
Mr. Lewis E. Martin, Assistant Director, spoke on fishing and game 
management. The Department of Conservation is governed by the following 
four objectives: (1) maintenance of existing desirable aquatic habitats; (2) 
rehabilitation of potentially productive aquatic habitats and fish popula- 
-tions; (8) creation of additional department-owned public fishing lakes, 
and assisting, wherever feasible, in other water developments; and (4) ac- 
quisition of access areas on existing sport fishing waters. 
