Events

Crop Rotation: Building Resilient Gardens

Four Seasons Gardening Webinar Series
Implement crop rotation techniques to strengthen gardens.  

Learn how crop rotation can improve a garden’s soil health, reduce pests and diseases, and even boost overall productivity. This…

Birding Walks with Master Naturalist Lily Glaeser

Green Earth Chautauqua Bottoms Nature Preserve
County: Jackson

Join Master Naturalist, Lily Glaeser, for a leisurely walk in nature to look at birds on August 24 from 8:30-10 a.m. at Green Earth Chautauqua Bottoms Nature Preserve: Main Parking Lot - 2100 W…

Caterpillars and their Host Plants

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

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…

Back to Basics: Butter making and types of flour

County: Bond, Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, Washington
Back to Basics is a six-session series focused on the basics of homesteading through conservation and agriculture practices that can be completed at home.

Environmental Recycle Day: May 27…

Trash Blast - Union County

County: Union, Johnson, Alexander, Pulaski, Massac

Join us at Iron Mountain in Union County on September 5 for a stewardship opportunity. Contact Anne Townsend for more information. 

Where to Start: Declutter Your Home and Finances

Lessons for Living Webinar Series 2025
Discover simple steps to organize your space and financial documents.

Do you feel overwhelmed trying to organize your stuff? Do you have a filing cabinet spilling over with financial paperwork?…

Birding Walks with Master Naturalist Lily Glaeser

Green Earth Oakland Nature Preserve
County: Jackson

Join Master Naturalist, Lily Glaeser, for a leisurely walk in nature to look at birds on September 11 from 8:30-10 a.m. at Green Earth Oakland Nature Preserve: 1319-1321 N Oakland Ave, Carbondale…

2025 State 4-H Shooting Sports Competitions: Archery

Illinois 4-H State Shoots in air rifle, archery, and shotgun are intended to provide an opportunity for teenage 4-H members to compete with those with like interests from throughout Illinois.…

Williamson County Pollinator Garden Case Study

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

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…

2025 State 4-H Shooting Sports Competitions: Shotgun

Illinois 4-H State Shoots in air rifle, archery, and shotgun are intended to provide an opportunity for teenage 4-H members to compete with those with like interests from throughout 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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