Schoolyard
Habitat Action Grant Program
Application
Belleville East High School, Belleville
Students in grades 10-12 installed a pond on the school grounds.
Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unit School District #170, Bushnell
Existing wildlife habitat on the school grounds was enhanced by students of grades 8-12 with new plantings.
Conyers Learning Academy, Rolling Meadows
Prekindergarten students worked to expand an existing butterfly garden.
Lewistown Central School, Lewistown
Students of grades four through eight constructed an outdoor classroom.
Lincoln College, Lincoln
Students in grades kindergarten through college assisted in the development of a demonstration pond for wetland education.
Riverview Grade School, East Peoria
A butterfly garden was developed by students of grades prekindergarten through eight.
Sugar Grove Nature Center, McLean
A monarch waystation garden was established by students of grades kindergarten through 12.
Sullivan Elementary School, Sullivan
An existing prairie habitat was enhanced with new plantings by students in grades kindergarten through five.
Taylor Ridge Elementary School, Taylor Ridge
Students in grade three planted native trees, shrubs and grasses to enhance the outdoor learning center.
Traughber Junior High School, Oswego
A native trees section was added to the outdoor study area by students of grades six through eight.
Harper
Elementary School, Wilmette
A prairie habitat garden was designed, planted and nurtured by students
in grades kindergarten through three.
Martinsville Elementary School, Martinsville
Development of an outdoor classroom was the goal of this project that
will be used by all grades at the school.
Baldwin
Intermediate School, Quincy
This project allowed students of grades four through six to transform
a school courtyard into a laboratory for studying Illinois biodiversity.
Hillsboro
Clovers 4-H Club
Students from grades one through high school worked to develop a butterfly
garden with native plants. They use the site for studying and photographing
butterflies and flowers.
Lincoln-Way
Community High School District 210, Frankfort
High school students planted native forbs along an informational prairie
trail at the school.
New
Central Grade School, Havana
Enhancing
an established prairie garden was the goal of this project.
The garden has thrived. These images show the garden in 2011.
Harlem Middle School, Loves Park
The students developed a rain garden in the school courtyard.
Traughber Junior High School, Oswego
Students cleared the site and planted a native prairie plot.
Washington Middle School, Springfield
This garden was established in 2004. These views are from 2011.
Henson Robinson Zoo, Springfield
This pollinator garden was established in 2011.
Wee Folks Child Care, Decatur
This butterfly garden was established in 2010 (first image). The last two images are from 2011.
