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PRAIRIE CHICKENS. Great interest has developed among wildlife people in 
the problem of preventing extermination of this interesting species. Un- 
fortunately, the prairie chicken does not tolerate agricultural use of the 
land in its vicinity. It must have wild grass lands of considerable size, and 
it suffers from illegal hunting as well as from natural enemies and other 
uncontrollable factors. Many articles on the subject have appeared recently 
in wildlife publications. 
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INDIANA DUNES PROJECT. Although there is growing interest in the prob- 
lem of saving the remaining unoccupied Indiana dunes, there is also a per- 
sistent effort by promoters to bring industry into the region. Some of the 
opposition to a park in the dunes west of Dune Acres comes from people 
who do not want industry in the area, but who also feel there is no danger 
from industrial entry. Many of these people have little personal objections. 
Some have cabins in the area and don’t like the idea of more people picnick- 
ing on the beach. This attitude exists also in the minds of some of the 
residents of Dune Acres and Ogden Dunes. Small businessmen for many 
miles around favor development of industry in the region, with little re- 
gard for the recreational values involved. Inertia and apathy are important 
difficulties in getting public support. More information may be obtained on 
the subject by writing to Mrs. Willard Butz, Box 952, Ogden Dunes, Gary 
5, Indiana. 
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ILUNOIS BEACH STATE PARK. Although Illinois Beach State Park was estab- 
lished with recognition by the state that only the north portion of the park 
would be used for general recreation, with the parking area near the center 
border, there are persons who persist in promoting the use of all portions 
of the park not covered with marsh for picnicking and bathing. A columnist 
in the Waukegan News-Sun has persistently promoted developing the entire 
park as a playground like Jones Beach on Long Island. He has ridiculed 
the “fauna and flora boys.” Recently, there has been promotion of a scheme 
to provide ponds for duck refuges by dams in Dead River. One of these 
plans would involve flooding the region north of the present entrance road 
to the west. Persons get active on such schemes without regard for. the 
careful planning of those who have been interested in the park for years. 
~The Natural History Advisory Committee for Illinois Beach State Park 
gives careful attention to various proposals which would involve alteration 
of the natural features of the park, but the Committee supports a policy of 
keeping the park in its original condition as much as possible. Of course, 
provision for recreation has involved regrettable alterations, but to get the 
park, recreation had to be recognized. It was logical to construct a concrete 
parking place and roads close to the bath house, but it would have been 
better if several smaller parking floors had been constructed. Pienickers do 
not usually wander far from their cars, and they have already’ begun 
