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Chairman Mary Glen Kirkland is to be congratulated for another 
successful Campout. It is impossible to thank everyone who helped to 
make the weekend a success but much credit goes to Dr. Kirkland for all 
of his assistance. Thank you Kirklands! —Mrs. Robert Webster - Minonk 
How to Organize a Clean Streams Committee 
in your Community 
Never has the need been greater for State-wide community action to combat 
pollution and conserve our precious resource—water! 
The Illinois Clean Streams Committee, which numbers among _ its 
affiliated groups the Illinois Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, Izaak Walton 
League of America; Illinois Division, and the Illinois Audubon Society, is 
currently engaged in a vigorous campaign to control and reduce the flow 
of contaminants into the streams, rivers and lakes of Illinois. 
While the effects of water pollution are frequently national or inter- 
national in scope (i.e. Lake Erie) the initial sources are usually localized; 
hence the importance of undertaking remedial action at the community 
level. As a means of assisting concerned citizens throughout Illinois to 
participate in anti-pollution efforts, the Illinois Clean Streams Committee 
has prepared a statement outlining the essential steps to be followed by 
the organizers of a clean streams committee to deal with water pollution 
problems within a particular locality, county or watershed. 
If your community is not yet involved in a water pollution control 
program, the following recommendations supplied by the Illinois Clean 
Streams Committee provide many worthwhile ideas for your guidance in 
organizing for this purpose. 
(1) Contact all sportsmen’s clubs, civic clubs, veterans’ groups and 
other organizations believed to have an interest in conservation as well 
as local and county officials responsible for water supply, drainage, sani- 
tation, health, recreation, etc. 
(2) Call a meeting at a civic or community center or other suitable 
location explaining the purpose of the meeting: “To Clean up the Streams’! 
Make certain the meeting is widely advertised throughout the involved area. 
(3) Secure the names and addresses of as many persons as possible 
who attend the first meeting. 
(4) Call a meeting of the same groups (and others believed interested) 
after a one month interval. Secure names and addresses of persons attend- 
ing the second meeting. Individuals found to have been at BOTH meet- 
ings should provide a nucleus of dedicated workers for your committee. 
(5) Ascertain the names of all streams, rivers, creeks and small ditches 
with running water in your area. Divide streams or rivers of considerable 
length into sections such as “upper” and lower”, “north” and “south” or 
“east” and “west.” 
(6) Appoint two or more committee members to maintain constant 
watch over each stream, river, or section thereof in order to avoid imposing 
too much work on any single individual or group. 
