Illinois summer nature passport

Summertime in Illinois brings bustling Lake Michigan beaches, visiting migratory monarch butterflies, fresh farmers market produce and seemingly-endless opportunities to be outside. Our downloadable summer passport for kids will help you and the kids in your life get out into nature doing activities to learn more about Illinois’ environment.

The passport can be downloaded, printed and then folded and stapled into a booklet to take with you on your adventures. For each activity completed, fill in the corresponding “stamp” in the booklet. After completing your summer passport, sign up to receive a certificate in the mail using the form below.

How to make the passport booklet

• Step 1: Download the PDF and print the 2 pages of the booklet single-sided.
• Step 2: Fold each page in half with short sides together, aka “hamburger-style” along the dotted line where it says “FOLD.”
• Step 3: Fold each page in half again along the remaining dotted lines. One page should now have the “Environment Illinois summer nature passport” on the front and the Environment Illinois logo on the back. This is your cover page.
• Step 4: Insert inner page with activity descriptions inside the cover page and staple along the folded edge to bind them together.