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Contact Information
First Name:
Last Name:
School Name:
School District:
In Will County
Out of Will County
Street Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Work Phone:
Fax:
Alt. Phone:
Email Address:
Reservation Information
Location:
Select a Program Location
Environmental Learning Center (ELC)
Four Rivers Environmental Learning Center (FREEC)
In-School
Isle a la Cache Museum (ICM)
Plum Creek Nature Center (PCNC)
Program Date:
First Choice:
Second Choice:
Third Choice:
Please list specific dates or a month/day of week preference.
Field trips are offered during the months September, October, April, May, and June.
In-School programs are offered during the months of January, February, and March.
Arrival Time:
Departure Time:
Length of Lunch*:
*Excludes Four Rivers Environmental Education Center and In-School programs.
For field trips, please build in 1 hour for logistical considerations: site introduction, lunch, bathroom time, and program wrap up.
For In-School programs, please list the times you would like the programs to begin and end under "Arrival Time" and "Departure Time".
Grade:
Total # of Students:
Teacher/Chaperone Count:
Student Count
per Class:
Number
of Classes:
Please select program(s) at your facility of choice.
Please Select a Program Location First
Please select program(s) at your facility of choice.
Isle a la Cache Museum (Select 2 Programs):
Select a Program
A Voyageur's Life - 1.5 Hours
Living on the Land - 1.5 Hours
The Story Circle - 1.5 hours
The Trade - 1.5 Hours
Select a Program
A Voyageur's Life - 1.5 Hours
Living on the Land - 1.5 Hours
The Story Circle - 1.5 hours
The Trade - 1.5 Hours
Please select program(s) at your facility of choice.
Plum Creek Nature Center (Select 2 Programs):
Select a Program
ASI - 1.5 Hours
E.L.E.X. Trail - 1.5 Hours
Hands-On Herpetology - 1.5 Hours
Incredible Insects - 1.5 Hours
Sights Unseen - 1.5 Hours
Sniff, Look & Listen - 1.5 Hours
Taste of the Wild - 1.5 Hours
Treemendous Trees - 1.5 Hours
Wetland Wonders - 1.5 Hours
Select a Program
ASI - 1.5 Hours
E.L.E.X. Trail - 1.5 Hours
Hands-On Herpetology - 1.5 Hours
Incredible Insects - 1.5 Hours
Sights Unseen - 1.5 Hours
Sniff, Look & Listen - 1.5 Hours
Taste of the Wild - 1.5 Hours
Treemendous Trees - 1.5 Hours
Wetland Wonders - 1.5 Hours
Please select program(s) at your facility of choice.
Environmental Learning Center* (Select 2 or 3 Programs):
Select a Program
Animal Signs - 1 Hour
Dead Log Study - 1 Hour
Edible Wild Plants - 1 Hour
Flowering Plants (Spring Only) - 1 Hour
Forest Ecology - 1 Hour
Intro to Canoes & Canoe Safety - 1 Hour
Orienteering: Map & Compass - 2 Hours
Pond & Stream Exploration - 1 Hour
Pond Exploration w/Microscopes - 2 Hours
Select a Program
Animal Signs - 1 Hour
Dead Log Study - 1 Hour
Edible Wild Plants - 1 Hour
Flowering Plants (Spring Only) - 1 Hour
Forest Ecology - 1 Hour
Intro to Canoes & Canoe Safety - 1 Hour
Orienteering: Map & Compass - 2 Hours
Pond & Stream Exploration - 1 Hour
Pond Exploration w/Microscopes - 2 Hours
Select a Program
Animal Signs - 1 Hour
Dead Log Study - 1 Hour
Edible Wild Plants - 1 Hour
Flowering Plants (Spring Only) - 1 Hour
Forest Ecology - 1 Hour
Intro to Canoes & Canoe Safety - 1 Hour
Orienteering: Map & Compass - 2 Hours
Pond & Stream Exploration - 1 Hour
Pond Exploration w/Microscopes - 2 Hours
Education Kit Rental ($10/kit):
Select a Program
Forest Ecology
Insects
Orienteering
Pond & Stream Discovery
*$5/student for up to two hours of programming. Additional $l/student/hour for additional
program time.
Please select program(s) at your facility of choice.
In-School Programs (Select 1 Program):
Select a Program
A Potawatomi's Life - 1 Hour
Getting Ready for Winter - 1 Hour
Illinois Mammals - 1 Hour
Jolliet & Marquette - 1 Hour
Junior Winter Birdfeeder Challenge - 1 Hour (3x)
Native American Uses of Nature - 1 Hour
Our Midwest Melting Pot - 1 Hour
Salubrious Snowshoes - 1 Hour
Sleuths on Snowshoes - 1 Hour
The Beaver - 1 Hour
When Two Worlds Meet - 1 Hour
Whooo's Bones - 1 Hour
Wild in the City I - 1 Hour
Wild in the City II - 1 Hour
Please select program(s) at your facility of choice.
Four Rivers Environmental Education Center* (Select 1 Program):
Select a Program
E.Y.E. Appeal - Explore Your Environment - 4 hours
Water Connections - 4 hours
*$8/student
ACCOMMODATIONS AND SPECIAL NEEDS:
(Please include any information needed to better accommodate the group:
accessibility needs, allergies, schedule details, firewood requests, etc.)
ADDITIONAL TEACHER NAMES AND EMAIL ADDRESSES OF THOSE ATTENDING:
(Please provide so all teachers attending receive pre-program materials.)
The
GORP Report
:
A program reservation permit is sent once programs are booked. Copies of the
GORP Report
are emailed to each teacher. The
GORP Report
is the teacher’s guide to receiving Forest Preserve education programs. Information includes Forest Preserve field trip guidelines, facility updates, overview of the
Waste-Free Lunch Initiative
, teacher resources, and much more. Please be sure to review and share the
GORP Report
prior to receiving programs.
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