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 People and Animals From Illinois’ Past Trunk


Prehistoric mammals, extirpated mammals and Native Americans and their relationship with nature are all topics you can teach about by using the items in this resource trunk.

Targeted Grades: PreK - 6.

Contents include: mammoth and mastodon tooth replicas; species replicas; Native American games; activities; mammoth hair; posters; replica pottery; a video; reference books; and natural items used by Native Americans. Click here to see a complete list of the contents of 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.

Click here to see a Google Earth map of the trunk locations.
NOTE: In order to view this map, you must have Google Earth installed on your computer. To obtain the free download, visit http://www.google.com/earth/index.html.

Lending Locations

County

Location

City

Phone

E-mail Address

Adams Siloam Springs State Park Clayton 217-894-6205 dnr.r4parks@illinois.gov
Champaign Anita Purves Nature Center Urbana 217-384-4062 naturecenter@UrbanaParks.org
Champaign Museum of the Grand Prairie Mahomet 217-586-2612 bgarvey@ccfpd.org
Clinton Eldon Hazlet State Park Carlyle 618-594-3015 gary.tatham@illinois.gov
Coles Fox Ridge State Park Charleston 217-345-6416 foxridge@dnrmail.state.il.us
Cook William Powers State Recreation Area Chicago 773-646-3270 dnr.wm.powers@illinois.gov
Cook Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe 847-835-8253

rammann@chicagobotanic.org

Cook Wetlands Discovery Center Park Forest 708-748-2005 jjoyce@vopf.com
Cook Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Chicago 773-755-5112 tlc@naturemuseum.org
Cook Sagawau Environmental Center Lemont 630-257-2045 lorrie.ward@cookcountyil.gov
Cook The Grove Glenview 847-299-6096 krisvanvoorhis@glenviewparkdist.org
Cook Shedd Aquarium Chicago 312-692-3165 teacherservices@sheddaquarium.org
Cook Irons Oaks Environmental Center Olympia Fields 708-481-2330 ext.202 kjoslin@hfparks.com
Cook Matteson Public Library Matteson 708-748-4431 pdavis@sslic.net
De Witt Weldon Springs 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 Forest Preserve District of Du Page County - Mayslake Oak Brook 630-206-9586 ndahlin@dupageforest.com
Du Page The Morton Arboretum Lisle 630-725-2118 ksteele@mortonarb.org
Du Page Batrlett Park District Nature Center Bartlett 847-608-3100 rnagle@barlettparks.org
Effingham Ballard Nature Center Altamont 618-483-6856 ballardnc@frontiernet.net
Franklin IDNR Mines and Minerals Office Benton 618-439-9111 nancy.lay@illinois.gov
Franklin US Army Corps of Engineers Rend Lake Benton 618-724-2493 dawn.m.kovarik@usace.army.mil
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
Iroquois Watseka Public Library Watseka 815-432-4544 watsekalibrary@yahoo.com
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
Kane Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation Dundee 847-428-2240 info@mcgrawwildlife.org
Kane Hickory Knolls Discovery Denter, St. Charles Park District St. Charles 630-584-1885 ext. 435 potto@st-charlesparks.org
Kane Hawthorn Hills Nature Center Elgin 847-531-7007 bruggeman_g@cityofelgin.org
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 Galesburg Public Library Galesburg 309-343-6118 karen.marple@galesburglibrary.org
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
Macon Rock Springs Nature Center Decatur 217-423-7708

bkarcher@maconcountyconservation.org

jtish@maconcountyconservation.org

Madison Glen Carbon Centennial Library Glen Carbon 618-288-1212 anneh@glencarbonlibrary.org
Madison National Great Rivers Research and Education Center Godfrey 618-468-2783

nmarioni@lc.edu

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 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 info@sugargrovenaturecenter.org
Peoria Forest Park Nature Center Peoria Heights 309-686-3360 jdrussell@peoriaparks.org
Peoria Two Rivers Professional Development Center Peoria 309-673-1040 kbarr@peoriaroe48.net
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
Sangamon Rochester Public Library Rochester 217-498-8454 megan.c@rochesterlibrary.org
Shelby USACOE Lake Shelbyville Office Shelbyville 217-774-3951 Phil.j.manhart@usace.army.mil
St. Clair Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site Collinsville 618-346-5160 cahokia.mounds@sbcglobal.net
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 IDNR Region I Office Sterling 815-625-2968 ruth.siemert@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 lisa.johnson@burpee.org
Winnebago Kishwaukee Intermediate Delivery System (KIDS) Loves Park 815-636-3040 sbooth@kidsroe.org

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