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 popular with both children and adults. Current displays include black Bear, a Great Horned owl, Raccoon (including a rare albino raccoon), Bass, Black 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, puppets, 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 regarding these habitats.

Live Animals
The interpretive center has a number of live animal 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 set of Painted turtles named Pablo, Paulo and Picasso, a Mud turtle named Clay and a Box Turtle named Shellsworth. And of course Cornelious and Mazie and the Corn Snakes are always happy to see visitors. (That feeling, however, is not always shared by the visitors)
Our Arachnid Tank features Rosie the Rose Haired Tarantula.

For more information please contact the Bourbonnais Township Park District at (815) 933-9905 ext 473.