Events

Staying Inside the Lines: Best Practices for Firebreak Design

Forestry Stewardship Series 2025

Prescribed fire is an important management tool in forests and grasslands. A well-designed and correctly installed firebreak is the first line of defense in keeping your burn safe and effective.…

Easy Steps to Benefiting from Everyday Mindful Forest Bathing

Community Seminar Series: Summer Self-Care 2025
Discover simple ways to relax, recharge, and reconnect through mindful moments in nature.

Tap into the calming power of nature through mindfulness and forest bathing. Learn how these practices…

Gardening for Moths

Rend Lake Garden Stewardship Days
County: Williamson, Jackson, Franklin, Perry, Randolph

Join us for a day of garden stewardship, education and fun as we partner with the US Army Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake Project Office to provide public pollinator garden stewardship…

Gardening for Moths - Giant City State Park

County: Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Randolph, Williamson

Gardening for Moths is a program designed to create sustainable and moth-friendly garden spaces that support the survival and thriving of moth populations. The program emphasizes the importance of…

2025 Ewing Agronomy Field Day

County: Franklin
Supporting local growers.

Illinois Extension is excited host their annual Agronomy Field Day at Ewing Demonstration Center on Thursday, July 24, at 9 a.m. with a lunch to follow. The event will…

DSAC Youth Gardening Class

County: Pope

Extension staff and volunteers are once again offering summer youth gardening classes at Dixon Springs Agricultural Center. These classes are a great way for local children to learn about…

Magnificent Moths

Giant City State Park
County: Union, Johnson, Massac, Pulaski, Alexander

Join us at Giant City Park on Saturday, July 26 at 10:00 a.m. as we celebrate National Moth Week with Magnificent Moths! This interactive event is free and open to the public, with activities for…

Neighborhood Gardeners

County: Pope

Do you want to learn more about gardening, but aren’t sure where to start? Do you already know a lot, but want to see other techniques and ask questions? The Neighborhood Gardeners is a new…

Beef Field Day

County: Pope

Join us for the annual Beef Field Day at DSAC, where weʼll highlight cutting-edge research relevant to cow-calf producers and feature expert speakers. Stay tuned for more details on the full…

Emerging Invasive Species Across Illinois

Forestry Stewardship Series 2025

Keeping tabs on the latest invasive species in our region is critical to implementing successful management strategies, such as Early Detection and Rapid Response. This presentation will cover…

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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