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Illinois Tree Trunk

Want to learn more about the forest? Grab an Illinois Tree Trunk from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources! These trunks are available for loan to teachers and youth group leaders. The trunks are large storage containers that include many items teachers can use to instruct students about trees, forests, forest careers and the forestry industry. The Illinois Tree Trunk has just been revised and many new lending locations are available! You'll find items that help support the Illinois Learning Standards from grades PreK through 10. A correlation to the Illinois Learning Standards for each item is included.

You'll find the following items and more inside an Illinois Tree Trunk.

field guides
activity kits
posters
lessons
tree "cookies"
lumber samples
a plant cell model
CD-ROMs
a plant press
Click here to see the contents check list.

Lending locations are listed below. Call or email to make your reservation. A two-week loan period is suggested. There is no charge to borrow the trunk, although a refundable deposit may be requested.

Click here to see a Google Earth map of the trunk locations.
NOTE: In order to view this map, you must have Google Earth installed on your computer. To obtain the free download, visit http://www.google.com/earth/index.html.

Lending Locations

Adams	Siloam Springs State Park	Clayton	217-894-6205	jim.assell@illinois.gov
Bureau	Hennepin Canal Parkway State Trail	Sheffield	815-454-2328	Dnr.HennepinCanal@illinois.gov
Champaign	Prairie Research Institute Library	Champaign	217-333-6892	https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/2907277
Clinton	Eldon Hazlet State Park	Carlyle	618-594-3015	john.bunnell@illinois.gov
Clinton	District Forester, Eldon Hazlet State Park	Carlyle	618-594-4475	mark.koch@illinois.gov
Coles	IDNR Office	Charleston	217-345-2420	bryan.eubanks@illinois.gov
Cook	Sagawau Environmental Education Center	Lemont	630-257-2045	laura.brown@cookcountyil.gov
Cook	Chicago Botanic Gardens	Glencoe	847-835-8253	rammann@chicagobotanic.org
Cook	Wetlands Discovery Center	Park Forest	708-748-2005	jjoyce@vopf.com
Cook	Irons Oaks Environmental Center	Olympia Fields	708-481-2330 ext. 202	kjoslin@hfparks.com
Cook	Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum	Chicago	773-755-5112	teacherprograms@naturemuseum.org
Cook	Shedd Aquarium	Chicago	312-692-3165	teacherservices@sheddaquarium.org
Cook	The Grove	Glenview	847-299-6096	krisvanvoorhis@glenviewparkdist.org
Cook	William Powers State Recreation Area	Chicago	773-646-3270	dnr.wm.powers@illinois.gov
De Witt	Weldon Springs State Park	Clinton	217-935-0373	carol.thompson@illinois.gov
Du Page	Du Page County Forest Preserve District	Oak Brook (available at other education centers, too)	630-206-9586	ndahlin@dupageforest.com
Du Page	IDNR Region II Office	Bartlett	847-608-3100	tom.gargrave@illinois.gov
Du Page	The Morton Arboretum	Lisle	630-725-2118	cgrabski@mortonarb.org
Effingham	Ballard Nature Center	Altamont	618-483-6856	ballardnc@frontiernet.net
Ford	IDNR Office	Gibson City	217-784-4730	kurt.bobsin@illinois.gov
Franklin	U.S.Army Corps of Engineers Rend Lake	Benton	618-724-2493	dawn.m.kovarik@usace.army.mil
Fulton	Dickson Mounds Museum	Lewistown	309-547-3721	cchristensen@museum.state.il.us
Grundy	Goose Lake Prairie State Park	Morris	815-942-2899	char.mcdade@illinois.gov
Grundy	Gebhard Woods	Morris	815-942-0796	jill.jackson@illinois.gov
Iroquois	Watseka Public Library	Watseka	815-432-4544	watsekalibrary@yahoo.com
Jackson	Giant City State Park	Makanda	618-457-4836	micheal.cralley@illinois.gov
Jackson	Lake Murphysboro State Park	Murphysboro	618-687-2622	dan.spivey@illinois.gov
Jersey	IDNR Office	Jerseyville	618-498-1627	tom.wilson@illinois.gov
Jersey	Pere Marquette State Park	Grafton	618-786-3323	scott.isringhausen@illinois.gov
Johnson	Cache River State Natural Area	Belknap	618-657-2064	molie.oliver@illinois.gov
Johnson	Ferne Clyffe State Park	Goreville	618-995-2568	belinda.penrod@illinois.gov
Kane	Hawthorne Hill Nature Center	Elgin	847-531-7055	teamnature@owc.net
Kankakee	Kankakee River State Park	Bourbonnais	815-933-1383	stacey.johnson@illinois.gov
Kendall	Kendall County Outdoor Education Center	Yorkville	630-553-7108	dbazan@kendall.k12.il.us
Knox	Galesburg Public Library	Galesburg	309-343-6118	karen.marple@galesburglibrary.org
La Salle	M.J. Hogan Grain Elevator	Seneca	815-357-8846	randy.timmons@illinois.gov
La Salle	Starved Rock State Park	Utica	815-667-5351	leo.trainor@illinois.gov
Lake	Volo Bog State Natural Area	Ingleside	815-344-1294	stacy.iwanicki@illinois.gov
Macon	Rock Springs Nature Center	Decatur	217-423-7708	mccd@maconcountyconservation.org
Macoupin	Bunker Hill Public Library District	Bunker Hill	618-585-4736	bhlibrary1867@gmail.com
Madison	IDNR Office	Alton	618-462-1181	dianne.blasa@illinois.gov
Madison	National Great Rivers Research and Education Center	Godfrey	618-468-4870	nkeener@lc.edu
Madison	National Great Rivers Museum	East Alton	618-462-6979	mindy.j.cory@usace.army.mil
Mason	IDNR Office	Havana	309-543-3401	matt.peterson@illinois.gov
Massac	Fort Massac State Park	Metropolis	618-524-4712	chris.mcginness@illinois.gov
Massac	Mermet Lake Conservation Area	Belknap	618-524-5577	chris.mcginness@illinois.gov
McDonough	Argyle Lake State Park	Colchester	309-776-3422	bridget.hinchee@illinois.gov
McDonough	District Forester, Argyle Lake State Park	Colchester	309-776-5271	barrie.mcvey@illinois.gov
McDonough	WIU Elementary Education	Macomb	309-298-1777 or 309-298-1258	DT-Powers@wiu.edu
McHenry	Chain O'Lakes State Park	Spring Grove	815-675-2386	dave.griffith@illinois.gov
McHenry	McHenry County Conservation District	Crystal Lake	815-479-5779	education@mccdistrict.org
McLean	Children's Discovery Museum	Normal	309-433-3449	bthomas@normal.org
Peoria	Two Rivers Professional Development Center	Edwards	309-673-1040	rmooberry@peoriaroe48.net
Peoria	Wildlife Prairie State Park	Peoria	309-676-0998	saramackey@wildlifeprairiestatepark.org
Pope	Illinois Forest Resources Center	Simpson	618-695-3383	jakirk@illinois.edu
Randolph	District Forester, World Shooting and Recreational Complex	Sparta	618-295-2877	mark.v.brown@illinois.gov
Randolph	Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area/Baldwin Lake	Baldwin	618-785-2555	joseph.middleton@illinois.gov
Richland	IDNR Office	Olney	618-393-6732	connie.kuenstler@illinois.gov
Rock Island	IDNR Office	Rock Island	309-788-0419	stephen.felt@illinois.gov
Rock Island	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Visitors' Center	Rock Island	309-794-5338	LouAnn.Mccracken@usace.army.mil
Rock Island	Western Illinois University	Moline	309-762-3999 ext. 262	DT-Powers@wiu.edu
Sangamon	IDNR Division of Education	Springfield	217-524-4126	dnr.teachkids@illinois.gov
Sangamon	Regional Office of Education 51 Staff Development Center	Springfield	217-585-8090	jdahl@roe51sdc.org
Shelby	USACOE Lake Shelbyville Office	Shelbyville	217-774-3313	Pamela.J.Doty@usace.army.mil
Stephenson	Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park	Lena	815-369-4282	kip.streckwald@illinois.gov
Vermilion	Vermilion County Conservation District	Danville	217-442-1691	ldarling@vccd.org
Wabash	Beall Woods State Park	Mt. Carmel	618-298-2441	jacque.hallam@illinois.gov
Wayne	IDNR Office	Fairfield	618-847-3781	david.johnson@illinois.gov
Whiteside	IDNR Office	Sterling	815-625-2968	ruth.siemert@illinois.gov
Will	IDNR Office	Wilmington	815-476-0109	tom.gargrave@illinois.gov
Will	Will County Forest Preserve District	Joliet	815-727-8700	jprince@fpdwc.org
Winnebago	Burpee Museum of Natural History	Rockford	815-965-3433 ext. 1020	Kathleen.Scordato@burpee.org
Winnebago	Kishwaukee Intermediate Delivery System (KIDS)	Loves Park	815-636-3040	sbooth@kidsroe.org

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Office of Public Services
Division of Education
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702-1271
Phone: 217-524-4126
Email: dnr.teachkids@illinois.gov