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Representing the Illinois chapter of The Nature Conservancy, Gaylord 
Donnelley (right) presents the certificate of recognition to Joe Galbreath for 
his work in preventing extinction of the native prairie chicken. 
Hafner III, president of the Prairie Grouse Committee of The Nature 
Conservancy, who was in Florida. 
The dinner ceremony marked the dissolution of the Prairie Chicken 
Foundation, with its final three property tracts—west half of the Donnelley 
Bros. 120 acres, Ralph E. Yeatter 77 acres and Max McGraw 20 acres—all 
in the Jasper County area between Newton and Bogota, donated to the 
Conservation Department for preservation and management. 
Accepting the properties on behalf of Conservation Director Anthony 
T. Dean, James M. Lockart, supervisor of the Division of Wildlife Re- 
sources, expressed appreciation for the Foundation’s work and pledged 
renewed efforts to preserve the species. He indicated management of the 
sanctuary system by the Natural History Survey will continue in coopera- 
tion with the Department of Conservation. 
A citizens’ volunteer committee was named to serve in an advisory 
capacity to the Department on management. Members of the committee, 
all veterans in the prairie chicken preservation campaign, are: Elton Fawks, 
East Moline, Izaak Walton League; Ralph W. Smith, Chicago, Illinois Wild- 
life Federation; Judith Joy, Centralia, Sierra Club; Joseph W. Galbreath, 
Centralia, Audubon Society; Glen C. Sanderson, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois 
Natural History Survey; and Gaylord Donnelley, Chicago, Illinois Nature 
Preserves Commission. 
