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Annual Meeting of the N.R.C.I. 
By ELTON FAWKS 
THE NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL OF ILLINOIS invites members and friends 
of the Illinois Audubon Society to attend the N.R.C.I. Annual Conference 
on October 4, 5 and 6, 1957. This, the fourth annual Conference will be 
held at the St. Nicholas Hotel in Springfield. The theme of this Conference 
will be “Conservation Education.” The program at this writing is rapidly 
taking shape; key people from various fields will appear on the program. 
This Forum of Outdoor Conservation Organizations was founded in 1954 
largely through the efforts of Mr. Raymond Mostek, then a vice-president 
of the Illinois Audubon Society. Various groups like the Izaak Walton 
League, Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, local Audubon clubs, Garden 
Clubs, and key individuals are meeting in the N.R.C.I. to discuss common 
problems and exchange ideas dealing with conservation. 
This Forum is fairly new; it is growing; some of our plans and desires 
are just beginning to take shape. We need to do much if we are to work 
together. We want your suggestions and ideas. There will be ample time 
for you to state them at one of the several “round table discussions.” The 
program will start Friday evening with talks by Conservation Department 
people and a forestry movie. We hope that the meeting will be opened by 
a few remarks from Governor Stratton. Saturday morning will be the time 
for round table meetings. After luncheon Royal McClelland, Executive 
Secretary, Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, will preside over several talks 
by experts on our theme of Conservation Education. 
The Saturday evening program is still being developed. We will try to 
have an outstanding presentation. Sunday morning we will have field trips 
led by our hosts, the Springfield Nature Club. We urge anyone or any 
group interested in conservation to attend. Cost will be kept low. Hotel 
reservation should be made direct to the St. Nicholas Hotel in Springfield. 
Additional information may be obtained by writing directly to: 
Elton Fawks, Chairman, Box 112, R #1, East Moline, Ill. 
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Dove Nesting Reports Wanted 
By PAuL H. LOBIK 
SINCE THE PUBLICATION of our editorial on the ‘‘Death of the Dove Bill” in 
the June 1957 issue of the Audubon Bulletin, important events have taken 
place which may determine the course of Mourning Dove protection plans in 
Illinois for many years to come. 
State Senator Jackson L. Boughner, who proposed the dove protection 
bill that was defeated in the Legislature this spring, has been working to 
see what steps might be taken in the next Legislature to provide tangible 
help for Mourning Doves. In June he and Senator McClory (who promoted 
the dove bill in the 1953 Legislature) met with the Springfield Nature 
League to decide on a course of action. 
It was quickly agreed that the strongest argument in favor of dove pro- 
