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Announcements and Highlights
Trash Blast
Join us at Tower Rock in Hardin County on June 6 from 1:00-3:00pm for an opportunity to put your stewardship skills to work and help keep our forest areas beautiful.
Click the photo for more details and to register!
Dixon Springs Plant Sale
University of Illinois Extension invites the public to a plant sale at the Dixon Springs Agricultural Center on May 3rd, 2025. The sale will be located under the pavilion near the administration building. Sales will begin no earlier than 9:00 a.m. and run until sold out or until 1:00 p.m. Extension staff and Illinois Master Gardener volunteers will be available to answer questions and hand out information about certain topics.
Summer Twilight Series
For a decade, the Summer Twilight Series has been a beloved tradition in southern Illinois, bringing farmers, educators, and community members together to explore the diversity and innovation of local agriculture. Now in its tenth year, Illinois Extension is proud to continue this engaging series in 2025, offering four unique on-farm learning experiences throughout the growing season.
The Dixon Springs Agricultural Center was established in 1934 near Simpson in Pope County. It is the largest experiment station of its kind east of the Mississippi River. DSAC links the laboratories and classrooms of University of Illinois and the USDA with the farms in Southern Illinois. Researchers at DSAC coordinate their programs to meet the needs of area farmers.
Learn more about Dixon Springs Ag Center and information about ongoing Ag research in Southern Illinois here: https://extension.illinois.edu/dsac
Local Foods and Small Farms
4-H Youth Development
Food Access
Gardening
Master Gardener
Master Naturalists
Nutrition Education and Wellness
School and Community Programming