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Educational Resources for Illinois Prairies!

Podcasts

  • 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
  • Illinois Prairie Wildflowers
  • Monarch Danaus plexippus on prairie dock Silphium terebinthinaceum
  • Monarchs Danaus plexippus on purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea
  • Monarch Mania! Helping Monarchs
  • Monarch Mania! Monarchs and Milkweeds
  • Native bee on drooping coneflower Ratibida pinnata
  • Schoolyard Wildlife Habitat Development: Part 1
  • Schoolyard Wildlife Habitat Development: Part 2
  • Volo Bog State Natural Area Prairie Ridge Trail Scavenger Hunt
  • What Am I? Plant 1
  • What Am I? Plant 2

Activity Books

Prairie Primer

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.