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Nancy Pollard
Former Extension Educator, Horticulture
Recent Posts
- Nature Tip of the Week
- Summer 2014: Nature Inquiry Adventures
- The Antcam at London's Natural History Museum
- Nature Tip of the Day: Find Forests and Parks Near You
- Inquiry Adventures Field Trip to Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
- Welcome to the Nature Inquiry Adventures Blog
- Take Part in the Great Backyard Bird Count in 2014
Links
- University of Illinois Extension: Cook County
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
- Crabtree Nature Center
- Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
- River Trail Nature Center
- Sagawau Environmental Learning Center
- Sand Ridge Nature Center
- Hal Tyrell Trailside Museum
- Illinois Master Naturalist
- A Walk in the Woods
- The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- BirdSleuth K-12
- Celebrate Urban Birds
- Project Feeder Watch
- Chicago Wildernesss
- Project Learning Tree
- Claude's Got the Scoop on Soil
- Illinois Forestry
- Living with Wildlife in Illinois
- National Geographic Kids
- National Wildlife Federation
- Natural Resources, the Environment and Ecosystems
- Nature Rocks
- Shawnee National Forest
- The Illinois Steward
- The Nature Conservancy
- Tree House Weather Kids
- U.S Fish & Wildlife Service: Let's Go Outside
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Children and Nature Network
- EEK! Environmental Education for Kids
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
- Journey North
- Leafsnap: An Electronic Field Guide
- Macaulay Library: Wildlife Sounds and Videos
- The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
- Field Museum Plant Guides
- Discover the Forest
Blog Archives
- July 2016 (1)
- August 2014 (1)
- November 2013 (1)
- October 2013 (2)
- September 2013 (15)
- August 2013 (1)
- July 2013 (2)
23 Total Posts
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Sunday, July 10, 2016
Nature Tip of the Week
Check out this article by Kevin Barisonek " Connecting iGeneration to the Natural Worl d". Kevin is a teacher with the San Francisco Unified School District. He blogs for...
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Summer 2014: Nature Inquiry Adventures
The Forest Preserves of Cook County have been greeted this summer by curious minds from Manierre Elementary School and the YMCA summer camps from Whistler and Libby Schools. The Inqui...
Friday, November 15, 2013
The Antcam at London's Natural History Museum
I have always been fascinated by ants. The study of ants is called Myrmecology; this word comes from the Greek words myrmex (ant), and logos (study). There are more than 12000 ant species in the world. Did you know that ants can carry 10 to 15 times their body weight. The legs of the ant are very strong so they can run very quickly. If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could...
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Nature Tip of the Day: Find Forests and Parks Near You
There are forests and parks all over the United States. So no matter where you live, you won't have to go very far to get outside. Let the adventures begin! Learn More >>>...
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Inquiry Adventures Field Trip to Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
Bremen High School students will be participating in an Inquiry Adventures field trip to the Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center on October 8. The Inquiry Adventure will be lead by Cook County Extension S.T.E.M. Educator, Sue Gasper,other Cook County Extension staff and...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Welcome to the Nature Inquiry Adventures Blog
Cook County has more nature areas than any large metropolitan place on the planet. Yet relatively few people visit them. The University of Illinois Extension and Forest Preserve District of Cook County have formed a partnership to bring young people to Forest Preser...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Take Part in the Great Backyard Bird Count in 2014
Take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count on February 14-17 in 2014. The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are. Everyone is welcome--from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes as little as 15 minutes on one day, or you can count for as long as you like e...
