Education materials available for borrowing.

	Lines are all around us             Lines made by nature and lines made by people. If you take time to look at those lines, they can tell you much about the way we live. Our travel paths, homes, offices, and schools all from lines that help define our existence. On the land, lines are a record of land ownership, field boundaries, cropping patterns, and natural forces. The lines we see on the land tell us whether it is being well cared for or if wind and water erosion are accelerating the actions of people. This video and booklet is intended to help you become familiar with the lines and patterns you see on the land. It will help you understand which lines are a result of neglect and which are a result of actions by conservation farmers to care for the land.
	Creepy Crawlies and the scientific Method             From beetles to bugs, ant lions to slime molds, praying mantises to earthworms, Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method shows teachers and parents how to use a full spectrum of insects and other crawling creatures to teach children the five steps of the scientific method: question, hypothesis, methods, result and conclusion.  Focusing on fun as well as education, and operating on the premise that doing is learning, Creepy Crawlies offers more than 100 different experiments, highlighting the methodology of scientific thought in a hands-on manner that is easily accessible to children ages 5-12.
	4Rs             Recycling Lessons & Projects with an index to the Illinois Learning Standards
	WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands             Is for educators, classroom teachers, refuge managers, nature center interpreters, park service educators, and others
	Kids for Conservation today & Tomorrow             Kids for Trees                         The kit contains a videotape, an audiotape, a poster, lesson plans and activities that you should find useful in biological and physical sciences, but also in fine arts, language arts, social sciences and mathematics.  It is geared for K-3
	Kids for Conservation today & Tomorrow             Illinois Birds                         The kit contains a videotape, an audiotape, a poster, lesson plans and activities that you should find useful in biological and physical sciences, but also in fine arts, language arts, social sciences and mathematics.  It is geared for K-3

EnviroScape The EnviroScape is a great interactive teaching tool.  It allows kids to see what really happens when it rains.  The EnviroScape shows what happens when water runs off of roofs, Golf courses, roads, industry, and farm ground.  It also shows why people use silt fences, and other structures to control water run off.

	50 Ways Farmers Can Protect Their Groundwater             Provides research and management tips on ways to cut back on pesticides and fertilizer without cutting yields, ways to determine which pesticides are less likely to leach, and ways to apply chemicals more efficiently.  It also includes sections on chemical storage, wells septic systems, livestock waste management, irrigation, chemigation, water testing, and water treatment
	57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment (and Yourself)             Tackles these and other issues with an easy-to-read, practical approach.  Drawing on university expertise, 57 ways sorts the myth from the science and outlines specific things you can do to reduce the risk in your home environment.  It describes ways to:      Create a landscape that is beautiful and diverse      Cut back or eliminate pesticide use in the home, yard, and garden      Recycle and dispose of household waste, yard waste, and hazardous chemicals      Reduce the risk of indoor contaminants such as dust, radon, lead, asbestos, and formaldehyde      Save money by conserving energy and water Whether you live in the city or in the country, 57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment is a good reference book for anyone who owns or rents a home.
	60 ways Farmers Can Protect Surface Water             Water is one of the most comprehensive and practical guides available on farming and water quality.  It offers you valuable, to-the-point information on topics like these:             Protecting your soil by managing crop residue throughout the year.             Controlling runoff water on steeply sloping land.             Safeguarding your animals and your water by managing livestock waste.             Using pesticides and fertilizers more effectively and cutting costs while you protect your family and the environment.
	A Decade with LESA             In 1981 the U.S. Soil Conservation Service launched a new system to make objective ratings of the agricultural suitability of land against demands for other uses.  The land evaluation and site assessment (LESA) system is designed to help elected officials, citizens, farmers, soil conservationists, and planners rate a tract’s soil potential for agriculture, as well as social and economic factors, such as location, access to market, and adjacent land use.