Champaign County

Welcome to the Champaign County Forest Preserves

For information about each forest preserve, point to the preserve on the map and click. To speak to someone, call Headquarters 586-3360.

The Champaign County Forest Preserve District provides environmental education programs for elementary class visits to the Salt Fork Forest Preserve. Point to and click on the highlighted words for information.

Salt Fork River Forest Preserve

Middlefork River Forest Preserve

Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve

There is additional information about the trees, snakes, mammals, flowers and birds that can be found in the forest preserves. There are undeveloped areas and a lovely system of trails.

To help you prepare your class for a visit to a forest preserve, some interesting Web sites are listed.

Environment and Nature

Entomology Internet Sites

Biodiversity and Biological Collections

Biodiversity, Ecology, and the Environment

EcoWeb University of Virginia

Illinois Natural History Survey

Missouri Botanical Garden

University of Illinois Entomology