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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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know what it means in terms of the proposed action by the FP tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Randi Doeker<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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ILbirds@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ILbirds@yahoogroups.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>s neafsey<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, March 01, 2006
9:59 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> ILbirds@yahoogroups.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> IBET Re: Wolf Road
Prairie Buffer Zone (no sitings)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<tt><font face="Courier New">Dear IBET Fellow Bird Lovers:</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">Last night the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Village</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Westchester DID NOT</st1:PlaceName> VOTE to sell
land to developers that is an important bird habitat, land that borders a rare
ecosystem in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Illinois</st1:place></st1:State>,
a black earth prairie and savannah. We all know that if bird habitats are
continually shrunken by us that some species may not survive and anyone who
wishes to and has time to become involved can do so now. They meet again in 2
weeks and may vote then.</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">Please address any polite positive comments to:</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">President Paul Gattuso and Trustees</font></tt><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><tt><font face="Courier New">Village</font></tt></st1:PlaceType><tt><font
face="Courier New"> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Westchester</st1:PlaceName></font></tt></st1:place><br>
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><tt><font face="Courier New">10300
Roosevelt Road</font></tt></st1:address></st1:Street><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">Westchester IL
60154 </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">Professional letterheads from birding
organizations could be especially helpful according to a person who has devoted
much time since 1978 to this area.</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">It is a great birding spot, with "Harrier Marsh"
and a rich diversity of native plant species and even a few dead trees. Try it,
you'll like it! </font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">I would like the person who wrote something to the
effect that <st1:place w:st="on">Westchester</st1:place> is more likely to be
visited and remembered if it continues to practice sound land management and
conservation rather than permit more homes and strip malls.</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">Like all competing suburbs they do need money and
they can attract more people by having this "rare gem" inviting
families and individuals (including those</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">confined to wheelchairs) to learn more about and
to enjoy nature. As one of you quoted (but didn't catch the name of the
author and accidentally deleted the exact quote) we protect what we love and we
love what we are able to be taught to know- please forgive my weak memory and
please do find the correct quote and mail it to <st1:place w:st="on">Westchester</st1:place>.
It certainly can do no harm and may do much good.</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">As another person put it, teaching us to regain
our love of nature is "like teaching Chinese" to someone who was
raised to speak only some other language. We can all "get it" if we
hear it often enough from enough different people.</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">Heartfelt thanks to the Save the Prairie Society
for all the years and hours of enjoyable birding and educational programs (all
volunteer, all free). And may we all be winners in this one! (The EPA is
already involved so no need to accent any possible negatives unless you know
the developers personally and are concerned for their own physical and mental
health and can talk to them personally.)</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">Shonagh Neafsey</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">Western Springs, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Cook</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">PS Our Illinois Department of Natural Resources
and Cook County Forest Preserve District are also helping us with this as best
they can. And an election is coming
up. </font></tt><br>
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<tt><font face="Courier New">---------------------------------</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">Yahoo! Mail</font></tt><br>
<tt><font face="Courier New">Use Photomail to share photos without annoying
attachments.</font></tt><br>
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<tt><font face="Courier New">[Non-text portions of this message have been
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