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"Illinois' natural resources are meant to be experienced, and this
program helps students take what they're learning in the classroom
to outdoor locations for an up-close look," said Director Flood.
"These grants help facilitate a whole new world for students, who
may not otherwise have such an opportunity."
Thirty-two grants totaling $25,707 are being awarded for 2007. A
generous donation to the Illinois Conservation Foundation from the
Independence Tube Corporation of Chicago and contributions from
Illinois citizens provide funding for this popular program.
"Grant recipients are located throughout Illinois and represent
students from pre-kindergarten through high school," said Valerie
Keener, administrator of the IDNR Division of Education. "Since its
inception, the program has distributed more than $195,000 and
reached more than 23,000 students."
The competitive grant program that started in 2001, allows
Illinois teachers to apply for funds to take students out of the
classroom to study some aspect of Illinois' biodiversity. Learning
activities must be related to the Illinois Learning Standards from
the Illinois State Board of Education. The annual application
deadline is January 31 each year. Funding is administered by the
Illinois Conservation Foundation and covers expenses such as the
costs of transportation and substitute teachers.
The application form is available online. It can be downloaded
here or requested through the online order form
here. For more information about the Illinois Biodiversity Field
Trip Grant Program, contact Valerie Keener at
valerie.keener@illinois.gov
or 217-785-0973.
2007 Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grant recipients:
Brown County
Brown County Elementary School, Mt. Sterling. Grade:
kindergarten. Destination: Stewardship Event, Jacksonville. Grant
Award: $393.00.
Christian County
Bond Elementary School, Assumption. Grade: 5. Destination: Camp
Maranatha, Ramsey. Grant Award: $500.00.
Bond Elementary School, Assumption. Grade: 5. Destination:
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Collinsville, and Camp Du Bois,
Wood River. Grant Award: $450.00.
Cook County
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Chicago. Grade: 7.
Destination: Ryerson Conservation Area, Deerfield. Grant Award:
$800.00.
Benito Juarez Community Academy, Chicago. Grade: 11. Destination:
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe. Grant Award: $325.00.
Dawes School, Evanston. Grade: kindergarten. Destination: The
Morton Arboretum, Lisle. Grant Award: $420.00.
Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor. Grades: 11-12.
Destination: The Morton Arboretum, Lisle. Grant Award: $460.00.
St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago. Grades: 9-11. Destination:
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe. Grant Award: $490.00.
De Kalb County
Kishwaukee College, Malta. Grades: pre-kindergarten through 3.
Destination: Russell Woods Forest Preserve, Genoa. Grant Award:
$275.00.
Fulton County
Cuba Elementary School, Cuba. Grade: 2 Destination: Russell's
Ridge, Lewistown. Grant Award: $230.00.
Gallatin County
Gallatin County Junior High School, Junction. Grade: 5.
Destination: Ohio River Scenic Byway Interpretive Center, Horseshoe
Upheaval, Saline County Conservation Area and Garden of the Gods,
southeastern Illinois. Grant Award: $275.00.
Jefferson County
Southern 30 Education Center, Mt. Vernon. Grades: 5-11.
Destination: Cache River State Natural Area, Belknap. Grant Award:
$200.00.
Johnson County
New Simpson Hill School, Tunnel Hill. Grade: 8. Destination:
Cache River and Shawnee National Forest, Belknap area. Grant Award:
$500.00.
Vienna Elementary School, Vienna. Grade: 6. Destination: Cache
River State Natural Area, Belknap and Tunnel Hill State Trail,
Vienna. Grant Award: $662.00.
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 Kane County
Dundee-Crown High School, Carpentersville. Grades: 9-12.
Destination: Forest and water quality monitoring sites on Cook
County Forest Preserve, Kane County Forest Preserve, Village of
Algonquin, Village of West Dundee, Village of East Dundee and
Village of Carpentersville properties in northeastern Illinois.
Grant Award: $500.00.
Dundee-Crown High School, Carpentersville. Grades: 9-12.
Destination: Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield. Grant Award: $1,000.00.
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School, Sugar Grove. Grade: 4.
Destination: Otter Creek, St. Charles. Grant Award: $148.69.
La Salle County
St. Anthony School, Streator. Grade: 7. Destination: Lorado Taft
Field Campus, Oregon. Grant Award: $500.00.
Lake County
Prairie Crossing Charter School, Grayslake. Grades:5-6.
Destination: Apple River Canyon State Park, Apple River. Grant
Award: $1,600.00.
Madison County
Columbus Elementary School and Liberty Middle School,
Edwardsville. Grades: 3 and 6. Destination: The Nature Institute,
Godfrey. Grant Award: $1,120.00.
Marion County
Sandoval High School, Sandoval. Grades: 9-12. Destination:
Illinois Caverns State Natural Area, Baldwin. Grant Award: $500.00.
Marshall County
Henry-Senachwine Grade School, Henry. Grade: 4. Destination:
Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area, Kewanee. Grant Award:
$203.75.
Mason County
New Central Elementary School, Havana. Grade: 3. Destination:
Wildlife Prairie State Park, Peoria. Grant Award: $263.94.
New Central Elementary School, Havana. Grade: 3. Destination:
Wildlife Prairie State Park, Peoria. Grant Award: $263.94.
McLean County
University High School, Normal. Grades: 11-12. Destination: John
G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago. Grant Award: $1,750.00.
Moultrie County
Sullivan Elementary School, Sullivan. Grade: 2. Destination:
Allerton Park, Monticello. Grant Award: $960.00.
Randolph County
Sparta Lincoln Middle School, Sparta. Grades: 5-6. Destination:
Cache River State Natural Area, Belknap. Grant Award: $840.00.
Rock Island County
Regional Office of Education #49 (for Butterworth, Franklin,
Garfield, Logan, Riverdale and Washington Schools), Moline. Grades:
4-6. Destination: Loud Thunder Forest Preserve, Illinois City. Grant
Award: $3,000.00.
Regional Office of Education #49 (for AlWood, Cambridge, C.R.
Hanna, Illinois City, Jane Addams and Roosevelt Schools), Moline.
Grades: 4-6. Destination: Loud Thunder Forest Preserve, Illinois
City. Grant Award: $2,850.00.
Sangamon County
Riverton Middle School, Riverton. Grades: 7-8. Destination: John
G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago. Grant Award: $1,000.00.
Will County
Plainfield Central High School, Plainfield. Grades: 9-12.
Destination: Aux Sable Creek, Plainfield. Grant Award: $350.00.
Williamson County
Carterville Intermediate School, Carterville. Grade: 5.
Destination: Cache River State Natural Area, Belknap. Grant Award:
$2,877.00.
[Text copied from
Illinois
Department of Natural Resources news release received from
the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information] |
