DHF History
About the Nature Center
Native Plant/Animal ID
Nature Facts (easy-Medium)
Nature Facts (hard)
100
Founded Douglas-Hart
Who is, Helen Douglas-Hart
100
How does the nature center stay funded?
Volunteers, memberships, donations, grants, etc.
100
Purple Coneflower
100
The Illinois state animal
White-tailed Deer
100
How much native prairie is left in Illinois?
0.01%
200
The three properties The Douglas-Hart Foundation owns
What is the Whiteside Garden, Friendship Garden, and The Douglas-Hart Nature Center?
200
The three habitats around the Nature Center property
Woodland, wetland, and prairie
200
Purple Coneflower
200
Illinois State flower
Violet
200
True or false, while nursing the white-tailed fawn will not leave it's mother's side
False, the mother will often leave it in tall grass and only check on it during dawn and dusk. Most people don't need to be concerned about a fawn unless it's ears are drooping, which is a sign of dehydration.
300
Name three features at Friendship Garden
Gazebo, waterfall, picnic area, tea garden (in the works)
300
What is the name of the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach that lives at the nature center?
Who is Stevie J
300
Garter Snake
300
True/False: Squirrels can survive terminal velocity
True!
300
What disease are armadillos known for catching
leprosy
400
What Dr. Whiteside planted in the ground to help create microclimates
What are bathtubs?
400
What are three other areas at the Nature Center besides the 3 habitats?
Nature Play Area, Campfire area, picnic area, ~2 miles of trails, Visitor Center, Greenhouse, pond, etc.
400
Name this plant
Cardinal Flower
400
Illinois State Amphibian
Easter Tiger Salamander
400
Illinois State Fossil
Tully Monster
500
The newest DHF property that was acquired in _______
What is The Whiteside Garden in 2018
500
Name 6 staff members (seasonal or permanent)
Hannah, Malina, Jerry, Jen, Penny, Abby, Keegan, Barb, Steve, Megan, Morgan, Caleb, Robert, Sarah, Gina, Emily, Mollie, Ella, Lilly, Alexis, Destiny, Michael
500
Name this plant
Big Blue Stem
500
Why are box turtles named the way they are?
Due to the hinge on the bottom of their shells
500
How do hummingbirds survive cold nights?
hummingbirds save energy by lowering their internal thermostat at night, becoming hypothermic. This reduced physiological state is referred to as torpor