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State 4-H State Shoot: Smallbore .22 Rifle

Save the date with more info coming soon!

The Smallbore .22 Rifle State Shoot will take place September 26 at Bunker Hill.

The events offered at State Shoots are not for intended for…

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Trash Blast - Turkey Bayou

County: Union, Alexander, Pulaski, Johnson, Massac

Join us at Turkey Bayou on October 2 for our monthly Trash Blast. Trash Blasts take place the first Friday of every month from March through June and September through Oc.tober from 1:00 p.m to 3:…

"Cultivating Care Garden" created with root vegetables.

Cultivating Care Food Donation Garden Stewardship Day 8

County: Williamson

Gain confidence in the garden. Visit with Illinois Extension staff or volunteers on select Monday evenings from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Cultivating Care Garden. Learn how to water, weed, and harvest…

produce aisles of grocery store with the words 2nd annual Independent Grocer Summit.

Independent Grocer Summit

County: Union, Johnson, Massac, Alexander, Pulaski

Save the date! The 2nd annual Independent Grocer Summit will take place October 7 at John A. Logan College in Carterville. Be sure to view the recap video from the 2025 Grocer Summit and visit the…

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Birding Walks with Master Naturalist Lily Glaeser & Indigo Nathani - Southern Illinois University Carbondale Campus Lake

County: Jackson

Join Master Naturalist, Lily Glaeser and Indigo Nathani, for a leisurely walk in nature to look at birds!  Learn to identify our feathered friends in some of our local sites.  All ages…

A man planting seedlings in a hoop house.

Local Food Systems and Small Farms

Extension Council and Community Conversations
County: Jackson

You are invited to join us on October 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Jackson County Extension Office to connect with Extension staff and Council members. During this session, you’ll learn…

Fur Real Companionship

Lessons for Living Webinar Series 2026
Explore the healing power of companionship, even if you can't care for a pet yourself.

Discover the fantastic benefits animals bring to older adults. Research shows that pets can chase away…

A pollinator garden surrounding a wooden bridge in front of a brick building.

Rend Lake Pollinator Garden Stewardship Day

County: Franklin

University of Illinois Extension is partnering with the US Army Corps of Engineers to provide public pollinator garden stewardship opportunities at the Rend Lake Project Office Visitor Center from…

A red bird flying through fall colored leaves.

Birding Walks with Master Naturalist Lily Glaeser & Indigo Nathani - Green Earth Forks Pyle Trail

County: Jackson

Join Master Naturalist, Lily Glaeser and Indigo Nathani, for a leisurely walk in nature to look at birds!  Learn to identify our feathered friends in some of our local sites.  All ages…

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Trash Blast - Iron Furnace

County: Pulaski, Johnson, Massac, Alexander, Union

Join us November 6 at Iron Mountain  as USDA, Shawnee National Forest Service, Friends of the Shawnee, and Illinois Extension partner to host our annual Trash Blasts in 2026. The teams will…

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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