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Events

Holiday Air Plant Ornament Workshop

December 10, 2025

County

LaSalle

Holiday Charcuterie with a Healthy Twist! | Standard

December 11, 2025

County

Putnam

Illinois Centennial Soil Archive

January 13, 2026

County

Putnam

Pesticide Applicator/Operator Testing

January 14, 2026

County

LaSalle

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A group of people in front of a sign that says 50 years Illinois Extension Master Gardener

December 9, 2025

Extension advances mission of lifelong learning at annual conference
URBANA, Ill. — Across the state, University of Illinois Extension staff link their communities with resources they need to thrive by turning science into solutions. Demonstrating Extension’s mission of life-...

Marshall-Putnam 4-H members posing together as a group

November 13, 2025

Marshall-Putnam 4-H Celebrates Achievements at Annual Awards Ceremony
HENRY, Ill. –The Marshall-Putnam University of Illinois Extension recently recognized outstanding achievements by 4-H members across Marshall and Putnam counties during an award ceremony held on Sunday, November 3, 2025, at the Henry Presbyterian Church. This event highlighted the...

October 30, 2025

Master Naturalists connect through community and conservation at annual conference
OGLESBY, Ill. — Of all the state parks in Illinois, Starved Rock has the most visitors, and this October, it also welcomed University of Illinois Extension’s Master Naturalists to explore and learn together. Against a backdrop of migrating pelicans floating in the Illinois River at the base of...

Learn Grow Share 4-H Club members posing as a group, some sitting on pumpkins or holding a pumpkin

October 17, 2025

Learn Grow Share SPIN Club Wraps Up 2025 Season with 742 lbs Harvest, Blessing Boxes, and a Family Celebration
HENRY, Ill.  The Learn Grow Share SPIN Club, led by Bethany Harrison in collaboration with Marshall-Putnam 4-H, concluded its 2025 growing season with a festive family cookout and pumpkin harvest. The event celebrated a year of hard work, education, and giving back—...

Master Gardeners looking at landscape simulation technology

September 16, 2025

2025 Master Gardener Conference celebrates 50 years of growth, connection  
URBANA, Ill. — Some moments of legacy are written down, others branch off the page beneath the canopy of a shady tree, in the scent of fresh herbs rubbed between fingertips, through butterfly-sculpted glass...

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