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The Wisconsin Society for Ornithology has created a fund for the pur- 
pose of saving the Prairie Chicken from extinction in that state. The W.S.O. 
has resolved to purchase a preserve of forty acres or more for nesting 
cover. It also hopes to persuade the ‘Wisconsin Conservation Commission to 
purchase additional land, by this demonstration of public interest. The 
W.S.O. is raising money by contributions. Directors of the I.A.S. voted 
this month to donate funds for adding an acre to the Prairie Chicken Pre- 
serve. Members and friends of the Illinois Society who wish to add their 
donation should write to the Prairie Chicken Survival Fund, % Carl P. 
Frister, 2956-A N. 388th St., Milwaukee 10, Wisconsin. The land in this 
area costs $30.00 an acre. The National Committee on the Prairie Chicken 
estimates that only 400,000 of these birds are alive today. Their decline in 
the past three decades is especially alarming. Wisconsin is one of five 
states which has a fair representation of these birds. Illinois has probably 
less than 10,000. The species disappeared from Ohio, Kentucky and Arkan- 
sas over 40 years ago. 
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I. A. S. Notes 
By the EDITOR 
THESE LITTLE PARAGRAPHS are just short, more or less timely items meant 
to “fill you in” about the news of our Society. Some will be just routine 
announcements — such as, the time for annual dues payments is almost 
here; please send in your membership as soon as you receive your bill, and 
thus save us the time and expense of re-billing. But other announcements 
will be more interesting to read, such as this one: 
The recent meeting of the Board of Directors laid the ground-work for 
the coming Annual Meeting of the Illinois Audubon Society, to be held in 
the middle of next spring. A spot nearer the center of the state is favored, 
with Decatur being suggested. The meeting would be combined with a field 
trip. The committee on arrangements consists so far of Directors Elton 
Fawks, Frank McVey, and Bertha Huxford. 
Want a nature decal for your car window? “Friends of the Wilderness” 
makes a nice one about keeping your forests clean and green, and always 
being careful about woods fires. Director Ray Mostek says he will sell 
these at the Society’s desk in the Museum before and after the Audubon 
Screen Tours — only 5c each. They cost 10c from the Wilderness group. 
Of course, you can always get one free by joining “Friends of the Wilder- 
ness” — and that’s worth while, too. 
We hear that the National Geographic magazine for November will con- 
tain a full-length article on the National Audubon Society by President 
John H. Baker. The story will be illustrated by many pages of beautiful 
bird pictures. This magazine isn’t sold on news stands, but it does appear 
in some book stores — or maybe you can persuade some friend who is a 
member of the Geographic Society to loan you his copy. 
By the time you read this, the Audubon Screen Tour program will be 
