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Extension Offices Closed

Extension offices will be closed on Nov. 28 and 29. We are grateful for our Illinois Extension staff and extend our support as they spend time over the fall holiday with their loved ones. Please have a happy and safe holiday!

Illinois Extension Strategic Plan

Illinois Extension engaged in a strategic planning process throughout 2024 that created opportunities for many voices to contribute their own vision for Illinois Extension’s future. We are confident that this process has synthesized the ideas of our entire community to create a compelling and forward-thinking strategic plan.

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Certified Food Protection Managers Course

This program meets the coursework and examination requirements set by the Illinois Department of Public Health. We offer courses within our unit throughout the year.

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Events

4-H Baking Workshop

November 26, 2024

County

Macoupin

4-H Money Savvy

November 27, 2024

County

Jersey

4-H Winter Community Service Project

November 30, 2024

County

Jersey

Youth Holiday Wreath Workshop

December 2, 2024

County

Montgomery

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Beth Steckel, Jersey County 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator

November 14, 2024

Jersey County Extension Welcomes New 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator
Jerseyville, Ill. – Illinois Extension and 4-H recently welcomed Beth Steckel to its statewide network of youth development program coordinators who provide evidence-based, hands-on learning programs to youth to help them explore opportunities and acquire life skills. Beth will...

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October 29, 2024

Study: Invasive silver carp reduce movement in Chicago-area water
URBANA, Ill. — Invasive silver carp have been spreading throughout the Mississippi River Basin since their introduction a half-century ago. Yet, try as they might, the fish have not advanced beyond a particular stretch of the Illinois River north of Kankakee. Research from the...

October 24, 2024

First bat celebration takes flight to raise awareness about conservation
URBANA, Ill. — Bats are an iconic symbol of spooky season, and more than 800 people attended the first Central Illinois Bat Festival on Sept. 28 in Urbana for a celebration of all things batty, including exhibits on bat conservation, guest speakers, activities for kids, and an evening bat walk...

October 21, 2024

Study combines woodchips and biochar to clean water of pharmaceuticals, nutrients
URBANA, Ill. — What happens to ibuprofen after it eases your throbbing headache? Like many pharmaceuticals, it can remain in an active form when our bodies flush it out. That’s a problem, because although wastewater treatment plants are good at reducing nutrient pollutants in water,...

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October 18, 2024

Learn the flow of integrated agricultural water management with Illinois Extension workshop
Notes on the Event Schedule ChangeThank you for your interest in the Integrated Water Management for Landowners and Farmers workshop. The workshop is postponed and moving to spring 2025. For questions or to...

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