Educational Resources for Pollinators!

2017 Illinois State Fair milkweed information
2017 Illinois State Fair native bee information
2017 Illinois State Fair native plant information
2017 Illinois State Fair Passion for Pollinators information
Biodiversity of Illinois Searchable Index
Butterfly Gardens brochure
Butterfly/Pollinator Garden Requirements and Plant Lists
Educational Resources for Moths and Butterflies Web page
ENTICE Workshops Web Page
Kids for Conservation® Archive - August 2014, Monarch Mania!
Kids for Conservation® Archive - August 2015, Habitat Helpers!
Kids for Conservation® Archive - August 2016, Saving Species!
Kids for Conservation® Archive - August 2017, Illinois Native Bees
Kids for Conservation® Archive - May 2018​, Pollinators
Kids for Conservation® Archive - April 2019, Bumble Bees
Kids for Conservation® Archive - June 2019, Tiger Swallowtail
Kids for Conservation® Archive - September 2019, Fall Flowers for Pollinators
Kids for Conservation® Archive – November 2019, Adaptations: Color
Kids for Conservation® Archive – August 2021, Wasps of Illinois
Illinois Milkweeds poster
Illinois Moths and Butterflies poster
Illinois Native Bees poster
Illinois Prairies coloring poster
Illinois Prairie Wildflowers poster
Inland Sand Areas poster
Inland Sand Areas - accompanying poster guide
Landscaping for Wildlife publication
Monarch Mania! General Information
Prairie Establishment and Landscaping publication
Resources Trunks and Field Packs
Southern Illinois Oak/Hickory Forest poster
Southern Illinois Oak/Hickory Forest - accompanying poster guide
Wild About Illinois Moths and Butterflies! Web page

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Bumble Bees Bumble bees Bombus spp. on common milkweed Asclepias syriaca
Bumble bee Bombus sp. on drooping coneflower Ratibida pinnata
Bumble bee Bombus sp. on prairie dock Silphium terebinthinaceum
Carpenter bee Xylocopa sp. on wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa
Fall Flowers for Pollinators
Habitat Helpers!
Illinois Native Bees
Monarch Danaus plexippus on prairie dock Silphium terebinthinaceum
Monarch Danaus plexippus on purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea
Monarch Mania! Life Cycle
Monarch Mania! Monarchs and Milkweeds
Monarch Mania! Monarch Facts
Monarch Mania! An International Migrant
Monarch Mania! Monarchs at Risk
Monarch Mania! Helping Monarchs
Monarch Mania! Schools and Monarchs
Monarch Mania! Invasive Species and Monarchs
Monarch Mania! Value of Monarchs and Other Pollinators
Native bee on drooping coneflower Ratibida pinnata
Pollinators
Tiger Swallowtail
Wasps of Illinois
What Am I? Insect I
What Am I? Insect II

Activity book has coloring pages which contain information and activities about nocturnal species. Targeted Grades: K-6. Permission to photocopy these pages is granted for use with students in the classroom.

Activity book contains coloring pages for 18 bird species found in Illinois. Student activities and information are also included. Targeted Grades: 4-8. Permission to photocopy these pages is granted for use with students in the classroom.

Activity book contains coloring pages and facts about the state symbols. Targeted Grades: K-6. Permission to photocopy these pages is granted for use with students in the classroom.

Students of grades 4-8 can learn about the ecology of Illinois' prairie habitats with this 32-page publication. The accompanying poster depicts the organisms that are discussed in the text.

Activity book containing information about insects with illustrations to color. Targeted Grades: K-8. Permission to photocopy these pages is granted for use with students in the classroom.