Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest

National Arbor Day Poster Contest

Grants

Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grant Application Form

Take your students on a field trip to study some aspect of Illinois' natural or cultural biodiversity.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2010

Download the application form. PDF Version or Microsoft Word Version

See photos of former grant recipients' projects!

Listen to our Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant podcast to learn more about the application process (text version).

Students can construct a rain garden to help control storm water runoff, improve
wildlife habitat and address flooding concerns.

Application Deadline: November 30, 2010

Download the application form and related materials.

The IDNR Division of Education and the Illinois Conservation Foundation welcome the Rain Garden Initiative! Educators may now apply for either a Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant (maximum award $600), a Rain Garden Initiative grant (maximum award $500) or both! Please note that the application deadline for both of these programs is November 30, 2010.

Native Plants

Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant applicants are strongly encouraged to use native Illinois plants in their wildlife habitat area. Rain Garden Initiative applicants MUST use native Illinois plants in their project. If you are unsure of which plants are native to the state and where to purchase them, you can find information on the IDNR and other Web sites and through publications offered by the IDNR and other agencies. Some examples are listed below.

For Your Garden

The Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois

IDNR Publications - many publications are available including

• Landscaping for Wildlife
• Butterfly Gardens
• Illinois Wetlands
• Prairie Establishment and Landscaping
• posters: Habitats are Homes; Illinois Prairie Wildflowers; Illinois Trees; Illinois Trees, Volume II; Illinois Fall Colors

Illinois Natural History Survey Publications

Rain Garden Information

Native Plants

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