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Union County Refuge 4 8 0 12 2 
Crab Orchard Refuge’ 0 oo 0 5 1 
Refvees tet Je 13 oe 
Kentucky 10 19 0 29 
Complete Totals | 511 292 (36.4%) 2 aca 
Complete Percentages | (63.6%) 
Comment: The increase in immatures could be good; however, cau 
must be used in comparison with other years. More severe weather a) 
‘the Missouri River and elsewhere caused a shift in location of many eas 
More immatures are found away from the Mississippi River. A tota 
nearly 300 people took part in this count. My thanks go to all of th 
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Natural Land Institute Wins Illinois Audubon Award 
George Fell, Director of the Natural Land Institute, was presented 
annual Dr. Alfred Lewy Memorial Book Award at the Field Museum 
Natural History’s Audubon Wildlife Film in March. The collection of 
nature volumes was presented to the Institute in honor of its outstand 
contribution to conservation in the past ten, years: 
Among the major achievements of the Natural Land Institute si 
it was founded in Rockford in 1958, Betty Groth, IAS vice president, c 
servation, cited the following in presenting the award: 
—It helped arrange establishment of Four Lakes Forest Preserve, W 
nebago County, formerly a state fish hatchery—closed and about to 
put un for sale. 
—Provided printing, mailing and bookkeeping services for the Prai 
Chicken Foundation of Illinois for eight years 
—Provided secretarial and technical services to the Illinois Nati 
Preserve Commission since 1964. 
. —Published: booklet on “Preservation of Stream Valleys”; “Iii 
Wildland Newsletter,” four years; “Gifts of Land to Preserve Our Heritag: 
“Flora of Henry County, Illinois”; “The Conservation District Act,” a 
“A Proposal for State Nature Preserves.” 
—Assisted the Boone County Conservation District in establishing 
policies and program since 1965; made wildland inventory of county; pl 
pared outdoor recreation plan, and negotiated for acquisition of land. 
—Assisted Putnam County Conservation District with preparation 
its outdoor recreation plan. 
—Acquired a natural 25-acre tract in Sugar River Bottomland, Winn 
bago County. 
_—Initiated Castle Rock Area Preservation Project, acquizing five trac 
totaling 218 acres, and assisted State Conservation Department in aequirit 
nine tracts totaling 526 acres. 
—Acquired a natural 70-acre tract on Wildcat Ridge in Heron Pon 
Cache River area, Johnson County, in 1969, 
