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GO OUT AND EXPLORE

Go out and explore our region's diverse and rich assets. This page features Field Guides highlighting a variety of gardens, forest and nature preserves, and other gems from Wisconsin to down to Indiana.

Chicago

Field Guide - Burnham Wildlife Corridor, South Lakefront

This guide features mammals, birds, butterflies and plants of the Burnham Wildlife Corridor, a 100-acre urban wilderness running through Burnham Park.

Field Guide - Rice Native Gardens Colors, South Loop

Venture through the Field Museum’s Rice Native Gardens and experience the beautiful colors.

Field Guide - Natural Communities of Bunker Hill, Far Northwest Side

This guide features birds, insects and plants found in the Bunker Hill Forest Preserve.

Field Guide - S&C Electric Company: Arlys Conrad Memorial Park and Native Pollinator Garden, Far North Side

This guide features plants of the 12,5000-sq.ft. garden on the northwest corner of S&C's 46-acre campus. 

Field Guide - Southside Blooms: Flowers that Empower, South Side

Explore how Southside Blooms, a farm-to-vase florist, turns vacant lots on the South Side of Chicago into farms that bring employment, beautiful natural areas, and hope to community members.

Field Guide - Seeds of Hope Garden at Our Lady of the Snows, Southwest Side

The Seeds of Hope Garden is the outdoor space of Our Lady of the Snows School and Church which provides a green oasis to both humans, pollinators and other wildlife.

Calumet Region

Field Guide - Beaubien Woods Forest Preserve: A Visitor's Guide, Chicago and Riverdale, Illinois

Explore the many ways to enjoy Beaubien Woods, a 135-acre forest preserve, and meet environmental leaders of the area.

Field Guide - Native Plants of the Ivanhoe/Brunswick Community, Gary, Indiana

This guide features summer blooming native plants found in the Ivanhoe South Nature Preserve.

Field Guide - Plants of the Dune and Swale Restoration Project, East Chicago, Indiana

Use this guide to identify plants of the restored dune and swale habitat on the campus of the Global R&D Center.

Field Guide - ArcelorMittal Riverdale Prairie Reconstruction, East Chicago, Indiana

This guide features native plants of the restored ten acres of “dune and swale” habitat on the campus of the Global R&D Center.

Other Parts of Illinois

Field Guide - Common Species of Pembroke Township, Kankakee County

Explore the common species, such as birds, reptiles, plants and insects, of the black oak savannas of Pembroke Township.

Field Guide - Native Plants of Meadowbrook Park, Urbana

This guide covers selected native plants of Meadowbrook Park and is organized by flower color.

Field Guide - Spring Flora of the Southern Illinois Region

View this guide to find the herbacious, spring flora found south of Illinois Route 64.

Field Guide - Paintings of Prairie Environments By Philip Juras

This special guide shows paintings and native plants of Nachusa Grasslands and five other prairies around the Chicago region.

Wisconsin

Field Guide - Sand Valley: Bringing Nature Back with Conservation Golf, Nekoosa

This guide features plants and animals in the remnant patches of open sand prairie, black oaks, and jack pines, and reviews the restoration work done at the golf course.

Field Guide - Common Native Species of Walworth County

This guide features plants, insects, birds, reptiles and mammals found in Walworth County.

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