Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant

​​Schoolyard Wildlife Habitat Action Grant applicants must use native Illinois plants in their wildlife habitat area. If you are unsure of which plants are native to the state and where to purchase them, you can find information on the IDNR and other Web sites and through publications offered by the IDNR and other agencies.

How to Plant and Maintain Native Plants
Native Habitat Descriptions, Requirements and Plant Lists Web pages
For Your Garden

• Landscaping for Wildlife
• Butterfly Gardens
• Illinois Wetlands
• Prairie Establishment and Landscaping
• posters: Habitats are Homes; Illinois Prairie Wildflowers; Illinois Trees; Illinois Trees, Volume II; Illinois Fall Colors

Illinois Natural History Survey Publications