Nature scavenger hunt in your neighborhood

Nature is all around us! Use this list to help identify the nature in your home and neighborhood, as well as things that help us make a healthier community and planet.

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How many can you find near where you live?

Plants

  • Grass
  • Leaf
  • Dandelion
  • Seeds
  • Flower
  • Evergreen tree
  • Acorn or other tree nut
  • Moss
  • Fruit tree
  • Stick
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Animals

  • Feather
  • Bird
  • Worm
  • Toad
  • Birds nest
  • Flying insect
  • Crawling insect
  • Squirrel
  • Spider web

Water and land

  • Body of water
  • Flat rock
  • Raindrop
Family riding bikes on a path with Chicago skyline in the background
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Clean energy

  • Solar panel
  • Bike
  • Sidewalk
  • Bus
  • Electric car, van or bus

Sky

  • Funny-shaped cloud
  • Migrating birds
  • Constellation of stars
  • The moon

Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle

  • Recyclable item
  • Something you have fixed!
  • Reusable bag
  • Five pieces of litter
    (pick them up and properly dispose of them!)

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