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Integrating Health, Education, and Economy in Outdoor Recreation

Resilient Communities Series

Illinois’s natural landscapes are an economic engine driving public health and high-impact youth development. Explore how investing in outdoor recreation…

Pickerelweed Project

Pickerelweed Project: Education and Training

County: Champaign

Join Illinois Extension and Urbana Park District to learn how establishing the right “weed” for your pond or wetland can help support native bees, including a local endangered bee, the…

A person harvesting vegetables from their garden

Successful Vegetable Gardening with the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners

at North Chicago Public Library
County: Lake

Looking to start or enhance a vegetable garden? Join Lake County Master Gardeners for this presentation, where we will cover all the basics, including planning the garden (site selection,…

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Horticulture Core Education Training

County: Fulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell

University of Illinois Extension's Horticulture Core Education Training is designed for adults of any age who love to learn about gardening/horticulture and have a desire to give back to their…

Aerial view of a community garden

Conservation Tours

Giving Gardens Tour
County: McDonough
Project Insight Giving Garden Tour

The Giving Gardens' mission is to strengthen communities with more gardens in more neighborhoods. Thanks to community support, they manage public-access gardens…

Mycelium

Green Connections: Mycelium

County: Fulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell

Growing Gardens, Embracing Nature, Sustaining Conservation in Illinois: Green Connections

Green Connections is an educational and networking opportunity offered by University of Illinois…

GardenWalk

GardenWalk 2026

University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners & McHenry County College
County: McHenry

Join the University of Illinois Extension McHenry County Master Gardeners and MCC for the annual Garden Walk each July, starting at the outdoor Demonstration Garden at MCC. Attendees…

A variety of herbs with cups of tea

Growing a Tea Garden

at the Waukegan Public Library
County: Lake

"But first, tea."

If you enjoy a nice cup of tea and have a flare for gardening, come learn what plants you can grow in our area to create or enhance your very own tea blends. We will focus…

cereal rye

Green Connections: Cover Crops for the Home Garden

County: Fulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell

Growing Gardens, Embracing Nature, Sustaining Conservation in Illinois: Green Connections

Green Connections is an educational and networking opportunity offered by University of Illinois…

College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences Illinois Extension

101 Mumford Hall (MC-710)

1301 W. Gregory Dr.

Urbana, IL 61801

Email: extension@illinois.edu

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