Events
Diet Trends 101
Get ready to kick off the new year feeling informed and confident. This session guides you through popular eating styles, including keto, intermittent fasting, Mediterranean, MIND, paleo, and…
Bi-State Gardening Conference
Join gardeners from across the region for the annual Bi-State Garden Conference in Covington, Indiana, featuring expert speakers from Illinois and Indiana:
From the Ground Up: Better Turf…
canceledTake Charge of Your Health | Virtual
Learn to thrive, not just survive, with your ongoing health conditions. Discover healthy ways to live with chronic conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, and others. Find practical…
Open Office Hours
Fridays from 10 am - 4 pm
January 9, 16 and 23, 2026
February 6, 13, 20, 27, 2026
Drop in to use our conference room, internet, printer, refreshments and work on your farm…
Cash Flow Worksheets
Bring your lunch to our office and enjoy a 60-minute lunchtime presentation covering the what, why and how of cash flow worksheets. Participants will receive a spreadsheet…
Winter Nature Walk
Join Master Naturalist volunteers for a peaceful winter walk at Nell’s Woodland in Ottawa. Discover what’s happening in the forest during the colder months and learn how to identify trees without…
WinterFest 2026 | Genoa
Join staff and volunteers of the Natural Resource Education Center in Genoa for a full day of winter fun in the woods! Learn birding tips and tricks, explore the preserve with a guided forest hike…
Little Sprouts with 4-H and Master Gardeners
Winter Tree ID
University of Illinois Extension is offering a FREE in-person Winter Tree Identification workshop at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 17, at the Carlyle Lake Visitor Center to teach about the…
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Seeds in the Snow- Morrison
Just because it's cold out, doesn't mean you have to stop thinking about gardening! Join us on the second Monday of the month, January-March at the Odell Public Library in Morrison to prepare some…