Natural Illinois – Early Learning Project

Natural Illinois: The Trees You See

Illinois is home to a wide variety of trees that are as close as your local park or schoolyard.

Look closely at a pond or damp spot under a bush or tree or listen for their calls, and you are likely to find a frog or toad.

Look carefully and you may see squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks, or field mice—or the tracks they leave behind.

You don’t have to go to exotic places to find interesting plants and animals to study at home or in the classroom!

You don’t have to go to exotic places to find interesting rocks for preschoolers to study!

Preschoolers can learn a lot about plants by studying leaves.

Illinois is home to a wide variety of birds that are as close as your backyard, local park, or schoolyard.

Illinois wildlife is as close as your local park or schoolyard.