Weldon Springs Foundation, Inc .NaturalHistoryRoomatUnionSchoolFinal Report to Nongame Wildlife Conservation FundJune, 1990

Linda K . Williams, Administrative AssistantIllinois Department of Conservation, Division of Natural HeritageLincoln Tower Plaza524 South Second StreetSpringfield, Illinois

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Dear Ms . Williams,

Our project, entitled Natural History Room at Union School,requested $971 .75 from the Nongame Wildlife Conservation Fundto aid in the development of a nature room at Union School inWeldon Springs State Recreation Area through the purchase ofteaching aids, habitat enhancement, and reference materials .

Our objectives were to : (1) move Union School to Weldon Springs,(2)renovate the school and furnish it according to the period,(3) establish a second room as an outdoor education and naturalhistory center, (4) enhance the area surrounding the schoolas wildlife habitat, (5) equip the natural history room withteaching aids, science equipment, reference books and materialsto aid in the identification and study of wildlife observedin the park, (6) assemble collections of leaves, wildflowers,plaster casts of animal tracks, found objects, and taxidermist-mounted animals representative of those commonly found in thepark, and (7) develop lesson plans to aid teachers .

At least seven distinct habitat types are represented withinthe park . This variety offers excellent opportunities for naturestudy . Opportunities abound for viewing and studying wildlifeand plants native to Central Illinois in an undisturbed setting .The nature room will re-enforce lessons learned on outings intothe park and will expand the scope and types of nature projectswhich teachers will be able to provide .

The following pages will detail our use of the Nongame WildlifeConservation Fund grant in accordance with our agreement .

We still have much work to do, but school classes were alreadyusing the facilities and equipment this spring, and we areworking with children and families every weekend this summer .

Thank you for your faith in our project .

Carol M . Thompson, PresidentWeldon Spring Foundation, Inc .

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BudgetedTeaching Aids :1 pair binoculars (actual 3 prs .)

65 .501 elementary microscope 278 .5010-3x magnifying glass 77 .50Tape Recorder . 49 .50Parabolic Microphone 99 .98

Total Teaching Aids

570 .98

Habitat Enhancement4 Hummingbird Feeders

28 .762 Suet Feeders

14 .382 Finch Feeders 14 .98Standard Feeder w Speaker 200 .00

Total Habitat Enhancement

258 .12

Reference MaterialsWintersignsinthe Snow byGerald Cox

24 .95AGuidetoNatureinWinterby Donald Stokes

9 .95A Field Guide to .-the Familiar

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24 .95YoungNaturalistby Ilo Hiller

15 .95Birdwatcher'sActivity Bookby Donald S . Heintzelman

11 .95Humminqbirds by Esther Tyrrell

35 .00Total Reference Materials

142 .65

Subtotal

971 .75

SubstitutionsTheBluebird by Lawrence ZelenyThePrairie Garden by J . Robt . SmithTheButterfly Garden by Mathew TekulskyWaterfowlIdentification by LeMastersVoicesoftheNight - Recording of frogcallsSoundsofPurpleMartins, Hardy, cassetteWarblers, Gunn/Borror, 2 cassette tape setFinches, Borror, cassette tapeAFieldGuidetoBirdSongs ofEasternNorth

America, Peterson Field Guide Series - 3cassette tape set with booklet

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WhatyoushouldknowaboutthePurpleMartin,by J .L . Wade 8 .50

BirdBehavior,Volumes1,2,& 3, by Stokes 29 .00SummerBirdFeeding by John V . Dennis

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Total Funds requested for reimbursement

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Detail for 11 . Nongame Wildlife Funds Requested

Teaching Aids :

1 pair binoculars - had budgeted 65 .50 for a single pair of7x35 . Foundation members, Ralph and Carolyn Stiles donateda pair of 7x50, so we decided to choose 3 less expensive Tasco7x35 binoculars so that more children could use them at once .Actual Cost : $99 .46

1 Elementary Microscope - had budgeted $278 .50 . Afterconsiderable shopping, we chose Boreal inclined studentmicroscope ($263) plus a lab pak of 50 plastic slides and coverslips ($7 .80) . Actual cost : $270 .80

10 - 3x Magnifying Glass - budgeted @ $7 .75 for a total of$77 .50 . We chose 10 22" magnifiers recommended for elementaryand middle school grades, set in sturdy plastic frames @ $5 .99 .Actual cost : $59 .90 .

Tape Recorder - budgeted $49 .50 . We decided on a better graderecorder to improve the quality of recordings of bird calls,etc . Will be used with both "Action Ear" and bird feeder withspeaker system . Actual cost : $87 .90 .

Parabolic Microphone - budgeted at $99 .98 . The price of thisitem rose 26% between the time our application was made andthe item was purchased! We chose "Action Ear" . Actual cost$126 .19 .

Habitat Enhancement :

4 hummingbird feeders, 2 suet feeders, and 2 finch feeders -budgeted at $58 .12 . Actual price of these items was $70 .35,but Peacock Plantation discounted them to our budgeted price .Suet feeders have not been successful because raccoons soonlearned to raid them . Finch feeders dispensed 5 pounds of nigerseed per day during February and March . Actual cost $58 .12 .

Standard Feeder with speaker system - budgeted at $200 .00 .A very large covered feeder was donated to the Foundation .We purchased a speaker at Actual Cost : $55 .63 .

Reference Materials

Wintersigns inthe Snow by Gerald Cox, budgeted at $24 .95 .A set of 5 when we applied for the grant, became a set of 7by the time we ordered . Books were backordered and did not arriveby June 30, 1990 deadline . Actual Cost : 0

AGuidetoNatureinWinter by Donald Stokes - budgeted at $9 .95was donated by Dr . and Mrs . WT Osthus, DVM . Actual Cost : 0

AFieldGuidetotheFamiliar : LearningtoObservetheNaturalWorld by Gale Lawrence budgeted at $9 .95 . Video Escape offeredus a 20% discount on all purchases . Actual Cost : $7 .9b

ReadingtheoutdoorsatNight by Vinson Brown was donated byDr . and Mrs . WT Osthus, DVM . Actual cost : 0

APractical GuidefortheAmateurNaturalist by Gerald Durrellwas budgeted at $24 .95, donated by Dr . and Mrs . WT Osthus, DVM .Actual Cost : 0

YoungNaturalist by Ilo Hiller - budgeted at $15 .95 . VideoEscape offered us a 20% discount on all purchases . Actual Cost :$12 .76 .

TheBirdwatcher'sActivityBook by Donald S . Heintzelman budgetedat $11 .95 is out of print . Actual Cost : 0

Hummingbirds : Their LifeandBehavior by Esther Tyrrell -budgeted at $35 .00 - Video Escape offered us a 20% discounton all purchases . ., Actual Cost : $28 .00

Substitutions

Dave Herzog, Site Superintendent of Weldon Springs SRA calledCarl Becker on March 5, 1990 and received permission to spendany difference between budgeted cost and actual costs on items"in the spirit of the original request ."

We chose :TheBluebird by Lawrence Zeleny to aid in interpreting our

bluebird trail . Actual Cost : $7 .16

ThePrairieGarden by J . Robt . Smith and The ButterflyGardenby Mathew Tekulsky to aid in interpreting our butterfly garden .Actual Cost : $25 .16 .

WaterfowlIdentification by Lemasters to aid in interpretingwaterfowl which visit the lake . Actual Cost : $12 .76 .

VoicesoftheNight - A recording of frog calls to aid ininterpreting the night sounds of the park in conjunction withthe Night Hikes scheduled during Campfire Talks . Actual Cost :$10 .50 .

SoundsofPurpleMartins by Hardy and whatyoushouldknowaboutthe PurpleMartin by J .L . Wade to be used in conunction withthe puple martin houses mounted in the park . Actual Cost :$17 .25

BirdBehavior, Volumes1,2,&3 by Donald and Lillian Stokes tointerpret the life histories and behavior of birds common tothe park . Actual Cost : $29 .00 .

SummerBirdFeeding, by John V . Dennis to help us in expandinghabitat enhancement efforts and to expand use of standard feederwith speaker system . Actual Cost : $9 .00 .

Two Oriole Feeders and one package oriole nectar to attractorioles to the schoolhouse area for observation by visitorsand to enhance the area around the schoolhouse as oriole habitat .Actual Cost (with 20% discount from Peacock Plantation) : $21 .12 .

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tapes of Bird Calls by Borror (/Gunn) for more advancedof bird calls - to be used to enhance bird hikes,

talks, our participation in the state bird count .These included Warblers ; and Finches . Actual Cost : $37 .00

A Field Guide to Bird Songs of Eastern and Central North America,A Peterson Field Guide to complement the Peterson Field Guideto Birds donated by Dr . W .T . Osthus, DVM . Actual Cost : $27 .00

12 . Funds we will provide

- Move Union School to Weldon Springs, set on Foundation,renovate, and furnish

Union School was successfully moved to Weldon Springs .It has been set on its foundation and major renovation has beencompleted : roof, exterior siding, porches, insulation, plaster,floors restored, windows, blackboards, trim, lights, and shades .

The main room has been furnished circa 1900-1910 - desks,recitation bench, library table, globe, stove, bookcases, etc .The room will serve as a working classroom for school classesthat wish to relocate for a day of nature study in the park .While work was not completed as soon as we had hoped, a numberof school classes were able to use the facility during the 1989-90 school year .

We have purchased a display case for the natural historyroom and a storage cabinet has been procured to house equipmentand books . Exhibits in this room will include :

"Master Builders of the Park : which will highlight thebeaver (Mounted specimen, artist's drawing of the inside ofa lodge, photos of dam and lodge, example of beaver cut tree .Text : The Beaver, How he cuts trees, Why he cuts trees, Adaptedfor life in the water), Bald faced hornet and paper wasp(Abandoned nests, Smithsonian magazine article photos, Text :

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How the "paper" is made, life in the colony), Birds as Builders(Northern Oriole Nest, American Robin nest with text), and GardenSpider (Web "captured" onto black paper, Text : Constructionof an orb web)

"Bluebird Trail" - Examples of successful bluebird nest,squirrel damage, vandalism, wren nest, chickadee nest, fieldmouse nest . Text : typical bluebird nesting timetable, whatis a bluebird trail, why the Eastern bluebird needs help, diet .

"Habitats" - collection of found objects to represent eachhabitat type found in the park : lake, pond, creek, meadow,woodland, native prairie, fence row, and marsh . Map of thepark in the center directs visitors to good examples of eachhabitat type .

- Pressed leaf and wildflower collections are mounted innotebooks kept in the room .

- Though not promised in the original application, checklistsof birds and butterflies found in the park have been compiledand are available to park visitors .

- Establish, construct, mount, monitor and maintain bluebirdnest box trail . A copy of our annual bluebird trail reportis enclosed .

- Purchase, mount, monitor, and maintain purple martin houses .•

Purple martin houses are located near the park concession areaand near the Meadowview picnic area .

- Construct, mount, monitor, and maintain wood duck nest boxes .A nest box is located in the marsh just east of the ChautauquaPicnic Area . A second box is located just south of the areacommonly referred to as the grassy point . A third nest boxis located at the end of the Beaver Dam Trail .

- Establish and maintain butterfly garden . With the help ofJohn Culbert, retired professor of horticulture from theUniversity of Illinois, we designed a butterfly garden whichincludes only native prairie forbs . The butterfly garden willnot only enhance habitat for butterflies and allow interpretationof area butterflies, but will also allow interpretation offlowering prairie plants native to Central Illinois . A diagramof the garden is enclosed .

- Purchase 18 book set of Peterson Field Guides . ($233 .10) .The set was purchased and donated by Foundation member, Dr .WT Osthus, DVM . and is kept in the cupboard in the naturalhistory room .

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Clinton Daily JournalP .O . Box 615Clinton, Illinois 61727

Decatur Herald and Review

Decatur Herald and Review505 West Side Square

601 West William StreetP .O . Box 444

Decatur, Illinois 62521Clinton, Illinois 61727

The Daily Pantagraph301 West Washington StreetBloomington, Illinois 61701

Farmer City Journal115 West Green StreetFarmer City, Illinois 61842

News Release

Weldon Springs Foundation, Inc . has been awarded a $971 .75 grantby the Small Project Program of The Illinois Nongame WildlifeConservation Fund to aid in the development of the NaturalHistory Room at Union School . The grant will be used for habitatenhancement and to purchase teaching aids and reference materialsto aid in the identification and study of wildlife in the park .

"At least eight distinct habitat types are represented withinthe 370 acres that comprise Weldon Springs State RecreationArea", according to Foundation President, Carol Thompson . "Thisvariety offers an excellent chance to teach Illinoisans aboutCentral Illinois ecosystems . Opportunities abound for viewingand studying our native wildlife and plants in an undisturbedsetting," Thompson added .

"In this project, the park is the museum," Thompson explained ."The park serves as a living laboratory" . The natural historyroom will include interpretive displays, reference materials,and science equipment to reinforce lessons learned on outingsintb the park ; and will expand the scope and types of natureprojects which visiting classroom teachers can provide for areastudents .

"This grant has allowed us to build on other Foundation projectssuch as our bluebird trail and the new butterfly garden todevelop a comprehensive nature program ." Thompson said .Equipment purchased with the Nongame Wildlife Conservation Fundgrant includes binoculars, a microscope, magnifying glasses,a tape recorder and parabolic microphone, a variety of birdfeeders including a standard feeder with a built-in microphoneto allow visitors to "eavesdrop" on the activities around thefeeder, and interpretive and reference guides for youngnaturalists .

While work on the natural history room is under way this summer,the school will be open to the public on Sunday afternoons from2 :00 to 4 :00 . "We hope visitors will stop by to check ourprogress," Thompson said, "and we urge everyone to support theNongame Wildlife Conservation Fund program ."

The Nongame Wildlife Conservation Fund was established to benefitnongame wildlife and expanded in 1987 to include native plants ."Nongame wildlife" includes wild animal species which cannotbe taken for sport or for profit and includes all rare andendangered species . The program is funded through voluntarycontributions made directly or by checking Line 11A on yourIllinois State Income Tax Return .

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