THE. AUcB-U5B ON Bae ee son 
I would not want to have had a part in creating for future genera- 
tions. As Illinois Audubon members, we should strive to increase 
our ranks to enlarge the impact of our work and insist that all 
alternatives and side-effects are considered in decisions affecting 
our environment and the use of our natural resources. 
—PETER C. PETERSEN 
235 McClellan Blvd. 
Davenport, lowa 52803 
fl fH fl fl 
PESTICIDES: CONTROLLING INSECTS SAFELY 
Some very significant changes in pesticide use are beginning to take 
place. Ultimately, these changes could effect thousands of individuals 
here in Region V. 
Currently, EPA officials are working on major provisions of the 
Federal Environmental Pesticides Control Act which was passed by 
the United States Congress and signed by the President last fall. 
EPA is developing guidelines to implement regulations pertaining 
to pesticide registration, classification, use, certification of applicators, 
experimental use, registration of establishments. and books and 
records. 
Within two years, all pesticides, both intra- and inter-state, will 
be registered as either restricted use or general use pesticides. Re- 
stricted use pesticides will only be available to applicators certified by 
state agencies. 
We in Region V are anxious to solicit public comment on these 
various topics, especially from farmers, commercial applicators and 
interested citizens. 
If you would like to have a chance to comment on the direction 
of pesticide regulation based on the new law, write to EPA, Public 
Affairs, 1 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606 and ask for a 
‘Pesticide Kit.’’ We'll send you a copy of the new law, with an im- 
plementation schedule and a summary of the new law. 
—Francis T. Mayo, Chief 
Regiony’ Vegeta 
= ff ft pos 
NOTMILOORCAT ELON Gila: 
In 1928, Illinois school children voted on the state bird. The cardinal 
won, with 39,226 votes, but—hold it!—the final tabulation is not 
complete. Recently the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s office 
received one of the 1928 post cards from Springfield, with a late vote 
for the prairie chicken! 
