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Illinois Tree Trunk

Want to learn more about the forest? Grab an Illinois Tree Trunk from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources! These trunks are available for loan to teachers and youth group leaders. The trunks are large storage containers that include many items teachers can use to instruct students about trees, forests, forest careers and the forestry industry. The Illinois Tree Trunk has just been revised and many new lending locations are available! You'll find items that help support the Illinois Learning Standards from grades PreK through 10. A correlation to the Illinois Learning Standards for each item is included.

You'll find the following items and more inside an Illinois Tree Trunk.

field guides
activity kits
posters
lessons
tree "cookies"
lumber samples
a plant cell model
CD-ROMs
a plant press
Click here to see the contents check list.

Educators can borrow a trunk from any of the sites listed below. Recommended loan time is one to two weeks.

Adams	Siloam Springs State Park	Clayton	217-894-6205	jim.assell@illinois.gov
Bureau	Hennepin Canal Parkway State Trail	Sheffield	815-454-2328	Dnr.HennepinCanal@illinois.gov
Carroll	IDNR Office	Savanna	815-273-2737	matt.siemert@illinois.gov
Clinton	Eldon Hazlet State Park	Carlyle	618-594-3015	john.bunnell@illinois.gov
Clinton	District Forester, Eldon Hazlet State Park	Carlyle	618-594-4475	mark.koch@illinois.gov
Coles	IDNR Office	Charleston	217-345-2420	robert.wagoner@illinois.gov
Cook	Camp Sagawau Environmental Education Center	Lemont	630-257-2045
Cook	Chicago Botanic Gardens	Glencoe	847-835-8253	edubey@chicagobotanic.org
Cook	Chicago Public Schools Cluster 4 Office	Chicago	773-535-8939	kjsimon@cps.k12.il.us
Cook	The Field Museum - Harris Loan Center	Chicago	312-665-7508
Cook	Irons Oaks Environmental Center	Olympia Fields	708-481-2330 ext. 206	lberry@hfparks.com
Cook	Lincoln Park Zoo	Chicago	312-742-2067	cgrobarek@lpzoo.org
Cook	Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum	Chicago	773-755-5112	cjones@naturemuseum.org
Cook	William Powers State Recreation Area	Chicago	773-646-3270	dnr.wm.powers@illinois.gov
De Witt	IDNR Region III Office	Clinton	217-935-6860	debbie.combs@illinois.gov
Du Page	Du Page County Forest Preserve District	Oak Brook (available at other education centers, too)	630-850-8111	ndahlin@dupageforest.com
Du Page	IDNR Region II Office	Bartlett	847-608-3100	tom.gargrave@illinois.gov
Effingham	Ballard Nature Center	Altamont	618-483-6856	bnc@altamont.net
Ford	IDNR Office	Gibson City	217-784-4730	kurt.bobsin@illinois.gov
Franklin	IDNR Office	Benton	618-435-8130	gary.stratton@illinois.gov
Fulton	Dickson Mounds Museum	Lewistown	309-547-3721	wiant@museum.state.il.us
Grundy	Goose Lake Prairie State Park	Morris	815-942-2899	char.mcdade@illinois.gov
Grundy	Gebhard Woods	Morris	815-942-0796	jill.jackson@illinois.gov
Jackson	Giant City State Park	Makanda	618-457-4836	michael.cralley@illinois.gov
Jackson	Lake Murphysboro State Park	Murphysboro	618-687-2622	dan.spivey@illinois.gov
Jersey	IDNR Office	Jerseyville	618-498-1627	tom.wilson@illinois.gov
Jersey	Pere Marquette State Park	Grafton	618-786-3323	scott.isringhausen@illinois.gov
Johnson	Cache River State Natural Area	Belknap	618-657-2064	molie.oliver@illinois.gov
Johnson	Ferne Clyffe State Park	Goreville	618-995-2568	belinda.penrod@illinois.gov
Johnson	Illinois Forest Resources Center	Simpson	618-695-3383	dlmurphy@uiuc.edu
Kane	Hawthorne Hill Nature Center	Elgin	847-531-7009	barr_d@cityofelgin.org
La Salle	M.J. Hogan Grain Elevator	Seneca	815-357-8846	randy.timmons@illinois.gov
La Salle	Starved Rock State Park	Utica	815-667-5356	toby.miller@illinois.gov
Lake	Historic Vehe Farm	Deer Park	847-331-0967	info@vehefarmfoundation.org
Lake	Volo Bog State Natural Area	Ingleside	815-344-1294	stacy.iwanicki@illinois.gov
Macon	Rock Springs Nature Center	Decatur	217-423-7708	mccd@maconcountyconservation.org
Madison	IDNR Office	Alton	618-462-1181	dianne.blasa@illinois.gov
Marion	Stephen Forbes State Park	Kinmundy	618-547-3477	shane.mcdearmon@illinois.gov
Mason	IDNR Office	Havana	309-543-3401	matt.peterson@illinois.gov
Massac	Fort Massac State Park	Metropolis	618-524-4712	terry.johnson@illinois.gov
Massac	Mermet Lake Conservation Area	Belknap	618-524-5577	chris.mcginness@illinois.gov
McHenry	McHenry County Conservation District	Crystal Lake	815-479-5779	education@mccdistrict.org
McLean	Children's Discovery Museum	Normal	309-433-3449	bthomas@normal.org
McDonough	District Forester, Argyle Lake State Park	Colchester	309-776-5271	barrie.mcvey@illinois.gov
McDonough	Argyle Lake State Park	Colchester	309-776-3422	bridget.napolitano@illinois.gov
McDonough	WIU Elementary Education	Macomb	309-298-1777 or 309-298-1258
McHenry	Chain O'Lakes State Park	Spring Grove	815-675-2386	dave.griffith@illinois.gov
Peoria	Two Rivers Professional Development Center	Edwards	309-673-1040	jhickman@roe48.k12.il.us
Peoria	Wildlife Prairie State Park	Peoria	309-676-0998	education@wildlifeprairiestatepark.org
Pike	IDNR Office	Pittsfield	217-285-2221	bob.church@illinois.gov
Pope	Dixon Springs State Park	Golconda	618-949-3729	david.h.allen@illinois.gov
Randolph	District Forester, World Shooting and Recreational Complex	Sparta	618-295-2877	mark.v.brown@illinois.gov
Randolph	Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area/Baldwin Lake	Baldwin	618-785-2555	joseph.middleton@illinois.gov
Richland	IDNR Office	Olney	618-393-6732	connie.kuenstler@illinois.gov
Rock Island	IDNR Office	Rock Island	309-788-0419	stephen.felt@illinois.gov
Rock Island	Western Illinois University	Moline	309-762-3999 ext. 262
Sangamon	IDNR Division of Education	Springfield	217-524-4126	dnr.teachkids@illinois.gov
Sangamon	Regional Office of Education 51 Staff Development Center	Springfield	217-585-8090	jdahl@roe51sdc.org
Stephenson	Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park	Lena	815-369-4282	kip.streckwald@illinois.gov
Vermilion	Vermilion County Conservation District	Danville	217-442-1691	mpittman@vccd.org
Wabash	Beall Woods State Park	Mt. Carmel	618-298-2441	jacque.hallam@illinois.gov
Wayne	IDNR Office	Fairfield	618-847-3781	david.johnson@illinois.gov
Whiteside	IDNR Office	Sterling	815-625-2968	matt.siemert@illinois.gov
Will	IDNR Office	Wilmington	815-476-0109	tom.gargrave@illinois.gov
Will	Will County Forest Preserve District	Joliet	815-727-8700	jprince@fpdwc.org
Winnebago	Burpee Museum of Natural History	Rockford	815-965-3433 ext. 1020	Kathleen.Scordato@burpee.org
Winnebago	Kishwaukee Intermediate Delivery System (KIDS)	Loves Park	815-636-3040	sbooth@kidsroe.org

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Office of Public Services
Division of Education
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702-1271
Phone: 217-524-4126
Email: dnr.teachkids@illinois.gov