The District provides tours, speakers, and printed materials, through Mary Carroll. They take reservations for fall after Memorial day, and reservations for spring after January 1st. May and October are very busy months. The Museum of Science and Industry offers a wide variety of educational services to teachers and schools, including group visits, science clubs, teacher workshops, learning labs and teacher's guides. Learn about watersheds and water pollutants.
Students then can test test their own water and analyze data from the network.
Demonstrates how human impact shapes our waterways. A giant stream table allows one to engineer their own river system, and a water chemistry lab to study water quality from the area's watershed. Prairie Rivers Network is Illinois' only state-wide river conservation group. This site is a wonderful resource for any Illinois based river issue. Class topics vary.