IDNR awards Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grant to schools
Lincoln
College on the
2013 list of recipients
Privately
funded program to assist nearly 8,000 students in learning about
Illinois' natural heritage
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[March 24, 2014]
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois
Department of Natural Resources Director Marc Miller announced last
week the awarding of more than $96,000 through the Illinois
Biodiversity Field Trip Grant program. The 103 grants to schools in
41 counties, made possible through private donations, will assist
more than 7,700 students to visit Illinois state parks, museums and
other natural resources sites to learn about nature and
conservation.
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"This program allows students to visit locations throughout the
state to see firsthand what they've been learning about in the
classroom," Miller said. "These grants help facilitate a whole new
world for students, who may not otherwise have such an opportunity,
and they support the goal of leaving no child inside."The entire
$96,400.54 being awarded for 2014 was made possible by private
donations to the Illinois Conservation Foundation. The Independence
Tube Corp. of Chicago and the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation
of Skokie provided the funds.
The Biodiversity Field Trip Grant program has distributed more
than $688,000 and reached more than 68,700 students since its
inception in 2001. Grant recipients are located throughout Illinois
and represent students from pre-kindergarten through high school.
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The grant awards have been made to schools in the counties of
Calhoun, Carroll, Champaign, Coles, Cook, DeKalb, Douglas, DuPage,
Greene, Grundy, Jackson, Jersey, JoDaviess, Kane, Kankakee, Lake,
Livingston, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Massac, Mercer,
McLean, Peoria, Piatt, Randolph, Rock Island, Saline, Sangamon,
Shelby, St. Clair, Stephenson, Tazewell, Union, Vermilion,
Washington,. Will, Williamson and Winnebago. For a list of this
year's
winners (PDF) or to download an application for next year's
grants, visit the IDNR website at
http://dnr.state.il.us/education/
CLASSRM/grants.htm.
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The competitive grant program allows Illinois teachers to
apply for funds to take students out of the classroom to learn
about Illinois' biodiversity. Learning activities must directly
relate to the school's curriculum and to the Illinois Learning
Standards and Common Core/Next Generation Science Standards from
the Illinois State Board of Education. The annual application
deadline is Jan. 31. Funding is administered by the Illinois
Conservation Foundation and covers expenses such as the costs of
transportation and substitute teachers.
For more information about the Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip
Grant program, contact the IDNR Division of Education at
dnr.teachkids@illinois.gov
or 217-524-4126. The Illinois Conservation Foundation accepts
donations for the Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grant program.
For additional information, visit
http://www.ilcf.org/.
[Text from
Illinois Department of
Natural Resources file received from
the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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