Willy's Wilderness

Willy's Wilderness

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Willy's Wilderness

A nature website for kids (and their parents) from the Forest Preserve District of Will County

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THE MORE YOU KNOW

How Do Animals Beat the Heat on Hot Days?
  • 2 days ago
  • 3 min

How Do Animals Beat the Heat on Hot Days?

Can a Worm Really Regenerate When Cut in Two?
  • Jul 8
  • 3 min

Can a Worm Really Regenerate When Cut in Two?

When Conditions Are Right, Glitter Can Appear on the Water
  • Jul 5
  • 2 min

When Conditions Are Right, Glitter Can Appear on the Water

 

TRY IT!

Science in Action: Let's Have Fun With Water
  • 5 days ago
  • 1 min

Science in Action: Let's Have Fun With Water

These Kid-Friendly Fireworks Explode in a Jar
  • Jul 1
  • 2 min

These Kid-Friendly Fireworks Explode in a Jar

Make Your Own Bubbles and Have Some Fun
  • May 27
  • 3 min

Make Your Own Bubbles and Have Some Fun

JOKES

GET OUTSIDE

Dig This: Go Ahead and Get Dirty By Digging in the Dirt
  • Jul 12
  • 2 min

Dig This: Go Ahead and Get Dirty By Digging in the Dirt

Let the Magic of the Night Sky Dazzle You
  • Jun 10
  • 3 min

Let the Magic of the Night Sky Dazzle You

How Does Your Garden Grow? With A Little Love and Care
  • May 17
  • 3 min

How Does Your Garden Grow? With A Little Love and Care

CREATURE FEATURES

Moths Aren't Just Drab, Boring Butterflies
  • Jul 29
  • 4 min

Moths Aren't Just Drab, Boring Butterflies

Dragonflies and Damselflies: Learn the Difference
  • Jul 26
  • 6 min

Dragonflies and Damselflies: Learn the Difference

Get All the Buzz on Busy Bumblebees
  • Jul 15
  • 4 min

Get All the Buzz on Busy Bumblebees

60-SECOND READS

Fast Fact: Great Blue Herons
  • 4 days ago
  • 1 min

Fast Fact: Great Blue Herons

Fast Fact: 13-lined Ground Squirrels
  • Jul 25
  • 1 min

Fast Fact: 13-lined Ground Squirrels

Fast Fact: Monarchs
  • Jul 20
  • 1 min

Fast Fact: Monarchs

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