Willowhaven
Interpretive
Center Exhibits

Willowhaven Interpretive Center provides a place to discover, learn and explore the natural splendor of the outdoors. Willowhaven has both permanent and seasonal exhibits. Current displays include two hands-on discovery tables with real feathers, pelts, antlers and much more.
Children enjoy our animal tracks table and our Scoop on Poop table with replica scat samples from native wildlife.

The mounted animal displays at Willowhaven are also popluar with both children and adults. Current displays include Wild Turkey, a Great Horned owl, Raccoon (including a rare albino raccoon), Bass, Blake Crappie, White tail deer and Caribou.

Willowhaven features a dissecting microscope table, computer desk, and a children's reading nook. the reading nook includes a pond themed carpeted area, replica log stools, and a real log table that shows the growth rings of a large elm tree.

The Willowhaven Interpretive Center is located on the Whispering Willows Park which is a wonderful location to study Illinois wetland and prairie ecosystems so naturally we have displays and posters featuring information reguarding these habitats.

Live Animals
The interpretive center has a number of live animals exhibits on display including fish, turtles and frogs.
The Pond Aquarium features local fish found in Kankakee County including Green Sunfish, Bluegill and Shiner minnows.
Our Reptile Tanks hold a pair of Painted turtles named Vince and Rockwell, a Mud turtle named Clay and a Box Turtle named Shellsworth. And of course Cornelious the Corn Snake still hides beneath his favorite stick.
Our Amphibian Tank houses a Spotted salamander is named Romeo and our latest edition is an Arachnid Tank featuring Rosie the Rose Haired Tranutula.

For more information please contact the Bourbonnais Township Park District at (815) 933-9905 ext 473.   Office hours are Wednesday-Friday, 10am-5pm.