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Diet Trends 101

County: Montgomery

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

Experts from Illinois and Indiana

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…

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Take Charge of Your Health | Virtual

Chronic Disease Self-Management Program

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…

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Open Office Hours

Dig into Farm Planning
County: Cook

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…

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Cash Flow Worksheets

Dig into Farm Planning
County: Cook
from 12 noon - 1 pm
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…

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Winter Nature Walk

County: LaSalle

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…

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WinterFest 2026 | Genoa

County: DeKalb

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…

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Little Sprouts with 4-H and Master Gardeners

Winter Birds
County: Piatt
Join us for a collection of nature-inspired stories! This session explores the wonders of winter birds. Kids of all ages are invited to these free Saturday sessions. Come learn, imagine, and grow…
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Winter Tree ID

County: Clinton, Bond, Jefferson, Marion, Washington

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

County: Whiteside

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…

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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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