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Illinois Prairies

Illinois Prairies

Prairies were once the dominant landscape in Illinois. Now they are very rare. Make your students aware of the wonders of prairies with the lessons and supplemental resources of the Illinois Prairies trunk. Field guides, books, DVDs, posters, bison artifacts and many other items are included. Discover what it was like to live on the prairies by using the pioneer resources. Targeted Grades: K-8.

To see a complete list of this trunk's contents, click here.

Lending locations are listed below. Call or email to make your reservation. A two-week loan period is suggested.

County	Location	City	Phone Number	E-mail Address
Adams	Siloam Springs State Park	Clayton	217-894-6205	jim.assell@illinois.gov
Boone	Boone County Conservation District	Belvidere	815-547-7935	tdawson@boonecountyconservationdistrict.org
Bureau	Hennepin Canal Parkway State Trail	Sheffield	815-454-2328	Dnr.HennepinCanal@illinois.gov
Clinton	Eldon Hazlet State Park	Carlyle	618-594-3015	john.bunnell@illinois.gov
Coles	District Forester's Office	Charleston	217-348-0174	robert.wagoner@illinois.gov
Coles	Fox Ridge State Park	Charleston	217-345-6416	foxridge@dnrmail.state.il.us
Cook	Camp Sagawau Environmental Education Center	Lemont	630-257-2045
Cook	Chicago Botanic Garden	Glencoe	847-835-8253	edubey@chicagobotanic.org
Cook	The Field Museum Harris Loan Center	Chicago	312-665-7508
Cook	The Grove Nature Center	Glenview	847-299-6096	krisvanvoorhis@glenviewparkdist.org
Cook	Irons Oaks Environmental Center	Olympia Fields	708-481-2330 ext. 206	lberry@hfparks.com
Cook	Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum	Chicago	773-755-5112	teacherprograms@naturemuseum.org
Cook	William Powers State Conservation Area	Chicago	773-646-3270	dnr.wm.powers@illinois.gov
De Kalb	Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area	Shabbona	815-824-2106	molly.haseman@illinois.gov
De Witt	Weldon Springs State Recreation Area	Clinton	217-935-2644	carol.thompson@illinois.gov
Du Page	Bartlett Park District Nature Center	Bartlett	847-608-3100	dmitchell@bartlettparks.org
Du Page	Forest Preserve District of Du Page County - Fullersburg Woods	Oak Brook	630-850-8110	ndahlin@dupageforest.com
Effingham	Ballard Nature Center	Altamont	618-483-6856	ballardnc@frontiernet.net
Franklin	USACOE Rend Lake	Benton	618-724-2493	dawn.m.kovarik@usace.army.mil
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 State Park	Morris	815-942-0796	jill.jackson@illinois.gov
Jackson	Giant City State Park	Makanda	618-457-4836	micheal.cralley@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
Kane	Hawthorne Hill Nature Center	Elgin	847-531-7009	barr_d@cityofelgin.org
Kankakee	Kankakee River State Park	Bourbonnais	815-933-1383	stacey.johnson@illinois.gov
La Salle	Starved Rock State Park	Utica	815-667-5351	leo.trainor@illinois.gov
Lake	Historic Vehe Farm	Deer Park	847-331-0967	info@vehefarmfoundation.org
Lake	Illinois Beach State Park	Zion	847-662-4811	deb.kloss@illinois.gov
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	National Great Rivers Museum	East Alton	(618) 462-6979	Mindy.j.cory@usace.army.mil
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
McDonough	Argyle Lake State Park	Colchester	309-776-3422	bridget.napolitano@illinois.gov
McDonough	District Forester's Office, Argyle Lake State Park	Colchester	309-776-5271	barrie.mcvey@illinois.gov
McDonough	Western Illinois University, Elementary Education	Macomb	309-298-1777 or 309-298-1258	DT-Powers@wiu.edu
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
McLean	Sugar Grove Nature Center	McLean	309-874-2174
Peoria	Wildlife Prairie State Park	Peoria	309-676-0998	education@wildlifeprairiestatepark.org
Rock Island	USACOE Mississippi River Visitors' Center	Pleasant Valley	309-794-5338	donald.n.bardole@usace.army.mil
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 Staff Development Center	Springfield	217-585-8090	jdahl@roe51sdc.org
Shelby	USACOE Lake Shelbyville Office	Shelbyville	217-774-3313	Pamela.J.Doty@usace.army.mil
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 District Office	Fairfield	618-842-2179	mary.hurley@illinois.gov
Whiteside	Morrison-Rockwood State Park	Morrison	815-772-4708	mike.challand@illinois.gov
Will	District Forester's Office	Wilmington	815-476-0109	tom.gargrave@illinois.gov
Will	Forest Preserve District of Will County	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