Official Publication of the ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF PARK DISTRICTS ILLINOIS PARK AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION OFFICERS OFFICERS GERALD E. WERNICK, President Commissioner, Rockford Ronald H. Dodd, President Park Ridge Park District BARBARA STRAUS, President-Elect Commissioner, Olympia Fields Gerald Oakes, President-Elect Glencoe Park-Recreation District PETER T. TRENCHARD, Past President Commissioner, Deerfield Fred P. Hall, Past President Palatine Park District ROBERT L. COLE, Vice-President Commissioner, Decatur Patti Roth, Secretary Glenview Park District WALDON O. DEGNER, Vice-President Commissioner, Palatine BOARD MEMBERS PETER J. KOUKOS, Vice-President Commissioner, Highland Park John Whitcher St. Charles Park District HAROLD C. HAWKINS, Treasurer Trustee, Springfield George Lowrey, Jr. ORPR, University of Illinois NEAL WICK, Sergeant-at-Arms Commissioner, Sterling George Whitehead Carbondale Park District John Hedges Franklin Park Park District BOARD OF DIRECTORS JACQUELINE A. BLAKE Commissioner, Qlencoe Angelo Capulli Arlington Heights Park District JULIA CRANE Commissioner, Homewood-Floosmoor Arnold Biondo Wheaton Park District JEAN FORAN Commissioner, Chicago Daniel Perrino University of Illinois BRUCE LARSON Commissioner, Urbana Mickey Konecki Richton Park Recreation Dept. PATRICIA LEONHARD Commissioner, Champaign Eric King Maywood Recreation Department ROBERT NICHOLS Commissioner, Bensenville Ken Kutska Wheaton Park District DON G. PRINDLE Board Member, DuPage Co. Forest Preserve Richard Westgateb Western Illinois University Connie Skibbe Park District of Highland Park SCOTT RANDOLPH Commissioner, East St. Louis Ronald DeBoer Zeiler Mental Health Center BARRY N. SHORE Commissioner, Northbrook Michael Manley Morton Park District NORMAN P. SMALLEY Commissioner, Elmhurst Barbara Manselle Western Illinois University IAPD HEADQUARTERS Suite 206 St. George Bldg. 300 East Monroe Street Springfield, Illinois 62701 phone (217) 523-4554 IPRA HEADQUARTERS 600 E. Algonquin Rd. DesPlaines, Illinois 60016 phone (312) 297-6261

Cover: June is Parks and Recreation Month in Illinois. See Governor Thompson's Proclamation on Page 3. MAY/JUNE 1979 Vol. 10, No. 3 CONTENTS FEATURES Help Save Natural Areas ...........4 Barrier Free Parks................. 6 Is Prop13 for Illinios? .............8 Invite for Athletes. ...............12 Tax and Spending Limits .......... 14 Parks Not Keeping Up ............16 To the Olymics ..................17 Project Update ..................23 DEPARTMENTS IAPD Update. ................... 16 IPRA Highlites. .................. 16 Legislative Scene................ 10 Coming Events..................13 Golf Outing .....................19 People N' Places.................26 IPRA Awards. ...................28 What's Up With Students .........28 Associate Members.............. 29 EXECUTIVE STAFF ROBERT ARTZ, Executive Director, IAPD KAY KASTEL FOREST, Executive Director, IPRA EUGENE BERGHOFF, Director of Governmental Services, IAPD HARRIS W. FAWELL, General Counsel, IAPD BILL BODINE, Accountant, IAPD ILLINOIS PARKS AND RECREATION (ISSN: 0019-2155) is published bimonthly at Springfield, Illinois by the Illinois Association of Park Districts and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association. Subscription per year: Domestic $5.00; Foreign, $6.00. Single copies, $1.00 each. Second class postage paid at Springfield, Illinois.