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Aquatic Illinois Trunk

The Aquatic Illinois trunk includes many items to help you teach about the biological, historical, chemical and other aspects of water. Books, posters, water sampling tools, CD-ROMs, videos, DVDs and activities are among the contents of this trunk. Suggested grades: 5 - 9. Correlations to the Illinois Learning Standards are provided.

Click here to see the list of contents for this trunk.

Lending locations are listed below. Call or email to make your reservation. A two-week loan period is suggested. There is no charge to borrow the trunk, although a refundable deposit may be requested.

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Lending Locations

County	Location	City	Phone	E-mail Address
Adams	Siloam Springs State Park	Clayton	217-894-6205	dnr.r4parks@illinois.gov
Bureau	Hennepin Canal Parkway State Trail	Sheffield	815-454-2328	Dnr.HennepinCanal@illinois.gov
Clinton	Eldon Hazlet State Park	Carlyle	618-594-3015	gary.tatham@illinois.gov
Coles	Fox Ridge State Park	Charleston	217-345-6416	foxridge@dnr.state.il.us
Cook	William Powers State Recreation Area	Chicago	773-646-3270	dnr.wm.powers@illinois.gov
Cook	Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum	Chicago	773-755-5112	tlc@naturemuseum.org
Cook	Wetlands Discovery Center	Park Forest	708-748-2005	jjoyce@vopf.com
Cook	Chicago Botanic Garden	Glencoe	847-835-8253	rammann@chicagobotanic.org
Cook	Sagawau Environmental Education Center	Lemont	630-257-2045	lorrie.ward@cookcountyil.gov
Cook	Irons Oaks Environmental Center	Olympia Fields	708-481-2330 ext. 202	kjoslin@hfparks.com
Cook	Shedd Aquarium	Chicago	312-692-3165	teacherservices@sheddaquarium.org
Cook	The Grove Nature Center	Glenview	847-299-6096	krisvanvoorhis@glenviewparkdist.org
De Witt	Weldon Springs State State Park	Clinton	217-935-0373	carol.thompson@illinois.gov
Du Page	Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum	Lisle	630-829-6546	JuricaSuchyMuseum@ben.edu
Du Page	Du Page County Forest Preserve District	Oak Brook (available at the other education centers, too)	630-206-9586	ndahlin@dupageforest.com
Du Page	The Morton Arboretum	Lisle	630-725-2118	ksteele@mortonarb.org
Effingham	Ballard Nature Center	Altamont	618-483-6856	ballardnc@frontiernet.net
Fulton	Dickson Mounds Museum	Lewistown	309-547-3721	cchristensen@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
Jackson	Sallie Logan Public Library	Murphysboro	618-684-3271	sherry.sallielogan@gmail.com
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	847-531-7007	bruggeman_g@cityofelgin.org
Kane	Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation	Dundee	847-428-2240	info@mcgrawwildlife.org
Kane	Red Oak Nature Center	Batavia	630-897-1808	mgazdacka@fvpd.net
Kankakee	Kankakee River State Park	Bourbonnais	815-933-1383	stacey.johnson@illinois.gov
Kendall	Kendall County Outdoor Education Center	Yorkville	630-553-7108	dbazan@kendall.k12.il.us
Knox	City of Galesburg Lakeside Recreation Facility	Galesburg	309-345-3683	evarner@ci.galesburg.il.us
La Salle	Starved Rock State Park	Utica	815-667-4726 option "O"	cheryl.barto@illinois.gov
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
Lake	Heller Nature Center	Highland Park	847-579-4182	jsmith@pdhp.org
Macon	Rock Springs Nature Center	Decatur	217-423-7708	bkarcher@maconcountyconservation.org jtish@maconcountyconservation.org
Madison	National Great Rivers Museum	East Alton	618-462-6979	erin.a.hilligoss-volkmann@usace.army.mil
Madison	National Great Rivers Research and Education Center	Godfrey	618-468-2783	nmarioni@lc.edu
Marion	Centralia Regional Library District	Centralia	618-532-5222 extension 224	rlewis@centralia.lib.il.us
Marshall	Marshall-Putnam Soil and Water Conservation District	Henry	309-364-3913 extension 3	stacy.hill@il.nacdnet.net
Massac	Fort Massac State Park	Metropolis	618-524-4712	chris.mcginness@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.hinchee@illinois.gov
McDonough	IDNR District Office	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
Peoria	Two Rivers Professional Development Center	Peoria	309-673-1040	kbarr@peoriaroe48.net
Peoria	Wildlife Prairie State Park	Peoria	309-676-0998	saramackey@wildlifeprairiestatepark.org
Randolph	Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area/Baldwin Lake	Baldwin	618-785-2555	joseph.middleton@illinois.gov
Rock Island	Mississippi River Visitors' Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	Rock Island	309-794-5338	LouAnn.McCracken@usace.army.mil
Rock Island	Western Illinois University	Moline	309-762-3999 ext. 262	DT-Powers@wiu.edu
Saline	Saline-Gallatin Ag in the Classroom	Harrisburg	618-252-6992	aitcsalgal@yahoo.com
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	217-774-3951	Phil.j.manhart@usace.army.mil
Vermilion	Vermilion County Conservation District	Danville	217-442-1691	ldarling@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
Winnebago	Burpee Museum of Natural History	Rockford	815-965-3433	lisa.johnson@burpee.org
Winnebago	Kishwaukee Intermediate Delivery System (KIDS)	Loves Park	815-636-3040	sbooth@kidsroe.org