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SENATORS FULBRIGHT AND HUMPHREY have spoken out recently against our 
obsession with a military policy to contain the spread of Communism. If 
the nation should decide in the future to reduce our emphasis on military 
expenditures, it would be well for conservationists to press for speedy action 
by our federal and state governments to undertake long-neglected projects 
involving our natural resources. 
The Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture, in its recently re- 
leased reference work, “Timber Resources for America’s Future,” says 
that Americans will have to double their production of trees by the year 
2000 to take care of an additional 100 million persons. Whether the U.S.A. 
will have enough wood for its future needs will depend a great deal on 
the 4.5 million fairmeis and landowne1s who hold 60% of the nation’s com- 
mercial forest property. About 52 million now neglected acres of forest 
land need to be replanted if the population needs of our nation 40 years 
from now are to be considered. 
WILD GOBBLERS, UNLIMITED of Manitoba plans to stock wild turkeys in that 
Canadian Province. Eight hens and six gobblers have been ordered from a 
hatchery in North Dakota. The Mount Nebo area of Manitoba, where the 
banded birds will be released, was recommended for stocking because of its 
rugged terrain and its difficulty of access... . Southern California is look- 
ing to the federal government for a grant of $10 million to establish a 
pilot project to obtain fresh water from the sea. The common price for 
irrigated water for farm use in the west now runs from $2 to $10 an acre 
foot. For industrial and municipal use it ranges from $10 to $98 an acre 
foot, but the cost for converting sea water may run to $600 an acre foot.... 
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reported that the U.S.S.R. Academy 
of Sciences has listed 76 birds banded in Alaska, Canada and the Western 
US.A. as killed in Russia. Five reports have been made by the Russian 
scientists since November, 1954, showing migration of waterfowl between 
the two continents. 
Over $50 million in tax funds are used to clear litter from the highways 
of the U.S.A. Litter-caused fires cost $70 million annually. Keep America 
Beautiful says almost 1,000 Americans are killed and 100,000 injured due 
to ears hitting or avoiding objects thrown on our highways. 
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Report of the 1958 Campout 
By TED GREER 
ON SEPTEMBER 20 AND 21, fifty-seven persons registered for the 1958 I.A.S. 
Campout held at Camp Archie Allen near Cordovia, Il. Wonderful weather 
prevailed both days in spite of a rain Saturday after midnight. It had the 
effect of ‘grounding’ many warblers as observations revealed the following 
morning. It was heartening to see folks from many sections of the state as 
well as from Iowa. Two came from as far away as Olney, II]. Especially 
pleasing was the attendance of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Downing, Elton Fawks, 
Ray Mostek and Paul Schulze, officers and directors of the Illinois Audubon 
Society. I want to take this opportunity to thank every one who attended 
this Campout — your being there was what made this a success! 
