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Nature’s Uninvited Guests: The Impact of Invasive Plants

Four Seasons Gardening Webinar Series
Properly dealing with invasive plants can lessen environmental impact. 

Sometimes, plants pop up in the yard that weren’t planted. Many gardeners don’t even notice at first or think the…

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Mini Masterpieces

Cloverbud Painting Workshop
County: Christian

Get ready to paint, piece by piece, and bring your imagination to life! Youth participants will paint a design on laser-engraved cutouts of their choice.

Open to youth ages 5-8. The cost of…

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Watershed 101 | Belvidere

Everyone lives in a watershed, but do you understand what that means?
County: Boone

What is a watershed? Why should you care? Everyone lives in a watershed, but do you understand what that means? 

Water ebbs and flows, rains and pours, trickles and floods, and it is…

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Meditation Mornings

County: Cook

Join University of Illinois Extension Educator Michele Crawford for Meditation Mornings. This free virtual series consists of fifteen-minute guided meditation sessions held every Monday, Wednesday…

Container Gardens

DeWitt and Piatt County Master Gardeners
Container Gardens with DeWitt & Piatt County Master Gardeners  Learn about the advantages of gardening in containers and tips for creating a beautiful flower container garden. We'll…

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A Food Pantry Virtual Training Series
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Feeding with Care: A Food Pantry Virtual Training Series

Safe, Inclusive, and Practical Strategies for Food Pantry Success
County: Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Vermilion
Join us for a free, interactive online training series designed for food pantry staff and volunteers. Each session will be held via Zoom and will cover essential topics to enhance food pantry…
Springtime Walk & Talks
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Springtime Walk & Talks

Come enjoy the fresh spring air, and connect with your community!
County: Champaign
Join Illinois Extension for Walk & Talks! Explore four Champaign-Urbana parks with paved paths while engaging in lively discussions on a variety of topics. Each session features a short…

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Heart Smart Eating

DeWitt, Macon and Piatt County Nutrition and Wellness

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for U.S. adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Changes to lifestyle, including food choices, can improve symptoms like…

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Raised Bed Gardens

County: Macoupin

Do you want to take your vegetable gardening to the next level? Learn techniques used in raised bed gardening that will help you produce the most from the gardening space you have. Topics include…

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Master Gardener Plant Sale

Montgomery County
County: Montgomery

Just in time for Mother's Day! Montgomery County Master Gardeners will be holding a plant sale. The sale will include 10" premium hanging baskets with assorted colors and different sun and shade…

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