MY PAST NATURAL HISTORY EXPLORATION GUILD

TOUR VENUES HAVE INCLUDED:

- Northeastern Minnesota & the Mesabi Iron Range

- Natural History & Architectural Geology of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota

- Wisconsin's Baraboo Hills & Driftless Area

- Coral Woods Preserve, Illinois

- Starved Rock & Matthiessen State Parks, Illinois

- Shawnee National Forest & Environs, Southern Illinois

- Nachusa Grasslands Preserve, Illinois

- Marengo Ridge Preserve, Illinois

- Illinois Beach State Park, Illinois

-  Downtown Chicago, Illinois (architectural geology)

- Hyde Park District of Chicago, Illinois

  (architectural geology)

- Volo Bog State Natural Area, Illinois

- Kettle Moraine & Door Peninsula, Wisconsin

- The Fox River of Illinois (natural-history canoe trip)

- The Illinois and Michigan Canal, Illinois (natural-history canoe trip)

- Nippersink Creek, Illinois (natural-history canoe trip)

- Orchid Growers of the Chicago Region

- Kenosha Sand Dunes Preserve, Wisconsin

- Oakwood Hills Fen, Illinois

- Legally Permitted Fossil Collecting in the Mazon Creek Region, Illinois

- Legally Permitted Fossil Collecting in Kendall County, Illinois

- Legally Permitted Fossil Collecting in La Salle County, Illinois

MY TOUR-GUIDE SERVICES

FOR PRIVATE, ACADEMIC, & CORPORATE CLIENTS

In the past decade, I've led approximately 150 natural-history tours. To learn more about the terms and services as guide for private clients, take a look at the FAQs below, or e-mail me.

Guide-Service FAQs:

1. What Kinds of Clients Have Hired Me to Lead Private Tours?

- Family Groups

- Scouting Groups

- Seniors' Groups

- Summer-Camp Groups

- County Forest &

Conservation Districts

- Municipal Park Districts

- Public Libraries

- Corporations

- School Districts

- Colleges

- Science Clubs

- Environmental Advocacy Organizations

- Preservation Organizations

- Museums

- Nature Centers

- Historical Societies

- Botanic Gardens & Arboreta

2. What Are Some of the Tour Subjects and Venues These Clients Have Chosen?

- Botany & Geology of New England

- Botany & Geology of Trans-Pecos Texas (Guadalupe Mountains & Big Bend Nati. Parks)

-  Architectural Geology of Downtown Chicago

- Architectural Geology of Chicago's Suburbs

- Orchid Growers of the Chicago Region

- Botany & Geology of Chicago's Suburbs

- Geology & Botany of Illinois State Parks (Starved Rock, Matthiessen, Illinois Beach, etc.)

-  Legally Permitted Fossil-Collecting Sites in Illinois

- Geology & Botany of Wisconsin State Parks (Devil's Lake, etc.)

- Geology & Botany of Indiana State & Federal Parks (Indiana Dunes, etc.)

To See A Listing of My Previous Tours, Which Have Involved More than 1000 Participants, Click Here.

Raymond Wiggers

Tours

2010 TOURS OF SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE

- Saturday 15 May 2010, 9:00 a.m. Geology of the Mississippi River Valley and Illinois Bluff in the Alton, Illinois Area. A half-day public tour hosted by the Nature Institute, 2213 S. Levis Lane, Godfrey, IL. For more information, contact the Nature Institute at (618) 467-2521. NOTE: This tour is part of a two-day series that also includes my lecture Glaciers to Wildflowers: How Illinois' Living Landscapes Came to Be at 7:00 p.m. on Friday 14 May. See my Lectures Page for details on the 5/14 component.

- Wednesday 13 October 2010, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Geology and Natural History of Starved Rock State Park, Illinois. A full-day public tour hosted by the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Senior Center, 100 E. Old Mill Road, Lake Forest, IL. For more information, contact the Senior Center (847) 810-4676.

- Last Updated 24 January 2010 -