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Conservation News and Notes 
By RAYMOND MOSTEK 
THE CARE OF LAND is the most important part of conservation work. Be- 
cause of the inter-relationship of plants, man and animals, more and more 
attention is being placed on the preservation of natural areas. It would 
be folly for members of bird clubs to be concerned with the preservation 
of certain species of birds without being concerned over nesting sites, 
food problems and proper cover. The Illinois Audubon Society has shown 
proper interest in the preservation of natural areas, not only in our own 
state, but in all parts of the country. Greater cooperation between bird 
clubs and other groups interested primarily in the land will not only pro- 
vide strong defense against those who would ravage these natural areas, 
but perhaps point the way to saving and obtaining title to areas now in 
danger. 
All over the nation, local groups are trying to raise funds to buy rare 
and primeval stands of forests, bogs and swamps. Efforts are being made 
to save a small cypress stand near Baltimore; a small swamp in upstate 
Maryland has also received attention. A committee is trying to raise the 
small sum of $2,000 to preserve a bog in Pennsylvania. A fourth of the 
amount has already been raised. Contributions may be sent to the Nature 
Conservancy or to Mr. Walter H. Sebring, 38 North Seventh St., Strouds- 
burg, Penna. 
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FOUR HUGE BEACONS which will transform the Empire State Building into 
a “lighthouse in the sky” could present a serious threat to birds that are 
attracted by light; thousands of them could fly straight into the building 
during migration season. When the National Audubon Society contacted 
Col. Henry Crown of Chicago, who owns the building, and explained these 
facts to him, Col. Crown, to his credit, agreed to have the beacons turned 
off during the migratory season. 
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THE BROWNED ENGLEMAN SPRUCE in the national forests of Colorado near 
Glenwood Springs will soon be turned into paper. The beetle epidemic 
ruined over 275,000 acres of spruce, causing the trees to turn brown. A 
New York firm bid over $9,750,000 to the Forest Service for the 1.5 billion 
board feet, the largest single sale of government owned stumpage in the 
U.S.A. Live trees will also be taken and the entire area reseeded. 
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A RECENT REPORT declares that starlings, introduced into this country from 
Europe in 1890, now number over 150,000,000 and are reproducing at the 
rate of 25 million a year. Starlings drive out many species of songbirds 
