FORBES ATRIUM
- INHS Fungi Collection – Can I eat that? (Illinois mushrooms)
- Illinois CAPS Program – learn more about the Illinois Pest Survey program
- The Importance of Long-term Bird Monitoring – Monitoring of Owls and Nightjars (MOON) and Spring Bird Count (SBC)
- Pickled Specimens in the NRB – Display North American wet-preserved fish, amphibians, reptiles, and crayfish, with an emphasis on Midwestern US species.
- Learn to Hunt Program – Come learn about the importance, relevancy, and the vital role that hunting plays towards the conservation of Illinois wildlife and our natural resources and participate in a wild-game cooking demonstration (with tasting!)
ROOM 1005 FORBES
- Species File Group Biodiversity Informatics: TaxonWorks, Global Names, Catalogue of Life and more – Come exchange ideas with us on the rich biodiversity data of our surveys so that we may find common solutions and illuminate gaps within our collective tools, practices, and understanding.
- Aquatic Insect Systematics, Conservation and Distribution at the INHS
- INHS Insect Collection – WOW Bugs, OW BUGS, and more will be displayed in a small sampling of the 7 million insect and other arthropod specimens stored and preserved in this important regional and global biorepository.
- Developing species distribution models to update stream biological characterizations and assessments
ROOM 1027 FORBES
- PRI Center for Paleontology – home to an extensive collection of fossils from around the world that help us gain new insights about what Earth was like millions of years ago
ROOM 1028 FORBES
- INHS Mollusk Collection – learning about Illinois’ molluscan diversity and preservation techniques for mollusks
- Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Aquatic Life Monitoring Project
- Developing a standard protocol for monitoring small fish species in large rivers
ROOM 1039 FORBES
- IDOT Biological Survey and Assessment Program – Tools to improve efficiency and ease of field data collection
ROOM 1047 FORBES | Education/Outreach lab
See where and how we develop educational models and exhibits, including hellbender, mudpuppies and other models created for researcher experiments and for sale to educators
FORBES PARKING LOT | INHS Traveling Science Center
Visit our mobile classroom featuring informative, engaging exhibits on biodiversity and natural resources that visits schools and communities across Illinois.
