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Educational Resources for Illinois Trees!

Podcasts

    Spanish (podcast) (text version)

    Arabic (podcast) (text version)

    Mandarin (podcast) (text version)

    Polish (podcast) (text version)

To view the following podcasts, click here and search "Plants."

Fall Colors

Hey IDNR, How Do I. . .Preserve Leaves?

Hey IDNR, How Do I. . .Use a Clinometer?

Identifying Poison Ivy

IDNR Headquarters Natural Landscaping Trail - Stop 4

Kids for Conservation® Archive - Fall Colors, October 2015

Kids for Conservation® Archive - What Part of a Tree became a Part of Me? October 2016

Kids for Conservation® Archive - White Oak, May 2017

Kids for Conservation® Archive - What Lives in a Dead Tree? March 2018

Kids for Conservation® Archive - Persimmon, October 2018

Kids for Conservation® Archive - Black Walnut, October 2020

Kids for Conservation® Archive - Forest Habitats, March 2021

Kids for Conservation® Archive - Plant Galls, September 2021

Kids for Conservation® Archive - Pecan, October 2021

Leaf Types

Where Does the Green Go? Kids for Trees activity

Activity Books

Forest Ecology

This 48-page activity book contains information and activities about the ecology and management of Illinois' forests. Targeted Grades: 4-8.

Illinois Forest Facts (English and Spanish)

This 24-page activity book is designed for use at grades kindergarten through three. Students will learn about leaves, trees, forest products, changing leaf colors and other forestry-related topics.

Illinois' State Symbols (English and Spanish)

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.

Illinois Trees (English and Spanish)

This activity book contains a key to the 15 tree species depicted on the "Illinois Trees: Seeds and Leaves" poster plus activities to complete and illustrations to color. Targeted Grades: 4-8. Permission to photocopy these pages is granted for use with students in the classroom.