4 THE vA*U DU BO IN| BU Lil hei 
posed for “wild river’ status, 
preserving 132 miles of free-flowing 
river with 95,730 acres. It contains 
a box canyon and river bluffs up 
to 500 feet high .... Conservation- 
ists in Hawaii have found a rare 
bird, the Maui Nukupuu, which had 
been thought to be extinct for 71 
years. The Nature Conservancy is 
now attempting to raise $592,000 
to acquire 500 acres of the property 
to preserve the bird and natural 
plants. Laurance Rockefeller has 
agreed to donate a 58-acre ocean- 
side tract if other fund-raising ef- 
forts are successful. The area is 
known as the Valley of Sacred 
pools on the Island of Maui 
Hawaiians are also concerned about 
Diamond Head, the famed land- 
mark on Honolulu. Real estate 
interests are seeking to build high- 
rise apartments around its base. 
Diamond Head is known as a tuff 
cone; it had its origin in volcanic 
action. The Department of Interior 
has recommended that it be a 
‘natural landmark.” It is 128 acres 
in size and is owned by the State 
of Hawaii. Local citizens are con- 
cerned lest the real estate boys 
ruin the world famous symbol .... 
The view from George Washing- 
ton’s home at Mount Vernon across 
the Potomac River has been pre- 
served by action of the USS. 
government and private citizens 
who worked for 20 years to estab- 
lish Piscataway Park. A foundation 
via = 
donated 465 acres of the 956 acres 
of parkland. Scenic easements from 
168 separate donors cover an added 
1,202 acres. In 1961 the govern- 
ment of USA authorized $937,600 
for land acquisition. In 1963, the 
House “disallowed” an item for 
$724,000 making private effort im- 
perative .... The Garden Club of 
Fairbanks, Alaska, has a slide pro- 
gram called “The Land of the 
Midnight Sun.’ Contents are 133 
magnificent color slides (35 mm); 
time is 50 minutes with a tape 
commentary. Cost is $5.00 per 
showing plus air postage. Contact 
Mrs. Marion Haycraft, 415 Fare- 
well Ave., Fairbanks, Alaska ... 
The DuPage Forest Preserve Dis- 
trict seeks to buy the Bretsnyder 
545 acres of land at $6,000 an acre 
near Lombard as an addition to 
Churchill Woods. Petitions bearing 
4.000 names sought thie expansion. 
Indian arrowheads and rare flowers 
have been found there .... Dr. 
William Beecher has declared that 
Chicago’s high rise apartments 
along the lake are creating hazards 
for birds in migration. The steel 
and glass buildings are confounding 
many birds. (What will happen 
when the 100-story Hancock Build- 
ing is completed?) Many of these 
birds are finches, warblers and 
thrushes. 
—615 Rochdale Circle 
Lombard 60148 
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SUPPORT FOR HAWK PROTECTION / A photograph and story in the 
Bloomington-Normal newspaper in early April pointed up the fact that 
hawk and owl protection posters are being distributed by the Cardinal 
Audubon Club. Appropriate leaflets also are being distributed among 
schools and public places by club members living in towns outside Bloom- 
ington. The club has been particularly active in hawk and owl protective 
activities since the time a Snowy Owl was seen in Bloomington—prompting 
a citizen to urge catching the bird for confinement in the local zoo! 
