Dead, dying and hollow trees provide food and shelter for a wide variety of animals. Hollow trees, trees with broken tops or visible nest cavities, fallen trees (both on the forest floor and in streams), and stumps all are examples of ANIMAL INNS.

Unfortunately, ANIMAL INNS are in danger because they are often prized as firewood for America's families. Click a link below to view our teaching and interpretive ANIMAL INNformation. Feel free to print and use in teaching and interpretive curriculums.

ANIMAL INN Activity Book (1.9mb)
       Note: This is an Adobe Acrobat® file.
       If you do not have an Acrobat Reader,
       click here to download from Adobe.

ANIMAL INNformation Handbook(384k)
       Note: This is an Adobe Acrobat® file.
       If you do not have an Acrobat Reader,
       click here to download from Adobe.

Script: "There's Life in Dead Trees."
       This is a children's interactive play. The script is
       HTML. The puppet pictures are a downloadable 
       Acrobat® file, and are located at the end of the
       play script.

Alt Script: "Sally/Sammy Snag"
       Courtesy of Amy Hetrick Jacobs
       For pre-schoolers & early elementary children.

Educational Activities
       A collection of several educational activities for
       children of all ages. By Shelly Witt. 

How is a Dead Tree Good?
       Snag facts with impacts...

Other Resources

Animal Inn Glossary

Animal Inn Appendix

What is Animal Inn?  •  Teachers/Interpreters
Habitat Management  •  What to Do   •  Links
Just for Kids