Provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the backpacks are meant to provide suggestions to assist educators in using the items on a field trip with students.

The Illinois’ Amphibians and Reptiles Field Pack contains magnifying glasses, field guides, binoculars, aluminum pans, dip nets, forceps, a headlamp, a portable device to play frog calling recordings, observation containers and many other hands-on items.

The Illinois Birds and Mammals Field Pack contains bird guides, bird song identifier, binoculars, dip nets, forceps, magnifying glasses, guides for mammal and tree identification.

Both packs only to be checked out by Round Lake Area Library Patrons.
Checkout period is for 10 days.

For more information, contact our Youth Services Department.