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BLUE GRASS HELPS PRAIRIE CHICKENS. Conservation News for February 15 
reported that Dr. Fred Hamerstrom has found that large-scale growing of 
blue grass for seed has been favorable to prairie chickens. Where large 
tracts are covered with blue grass which is not grazed and is not cut until 
the seed is mature, the birds are able to raise their broods under favorable 
conditions. This has occurred recently in the Portage and Waushara coun- 
ties region of Wisconsin. 
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SUMMER FIELD COURSES IN THE COOK COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT. 
The Chicago Teachers College has cooperated with the Cook County Forest 
Preserve District during the past five years in conducting a resident nature 
camp in the Palos Park region which will be continued this coming summer 
at Camp Sagawau. Field courses of two weeks each will be offered during 
July and August, and they carry full college credit. They are also acceptable 
towards the master’s degree at Chicago Teachers College. There is no 
tuition charge for Illinois teachers. 
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INDIANA DUNES PROJECT. The Woman’s Home Companion conducted a 
nation-wide survey to select the ten top club women for distinguished com- 
munity service and improvement. Mrs. James Buell, president and organizer 
of the Save the Dunes Council, was one of the ten named, and her work in 
organizing the group and as president was cited in the selection. This is a 
fine recognition of the splendid work Mrs. Buell is doing with the Indiana 
Dunes project. 
The Conservation Council has given the Indiana Dunes project a program 
each year. This season, the March meeting heard an address by Mr. Earl H. 
Reed, a Chicago architect who now lives near the Indiana dunes. He de- 
scribed the history of the Indiana Dunes region. His father was a famous 
dunes artist and a worker for the dunes cause. 
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POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. Up to the time when this was 
written, the policy of the Department of the Interior has been disappointing 
from the standpoint of conservation. Letters addressed to President Eisen- 
hower have been turned over to the office of the Secretary of the Interior. 
Apparently, President Eisenhower is being screened from current efforts to 
protect our national resources and the National Park System. Secretary 
Douglas McKay and his assistants have aroused justifiable criticism in 
their handling of important conservation matters. Letters to your Congress- 
men and to the President, objecting to this situation, may be of some help. 
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