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Purple and Orange Vegetables

How Did Your Garden Grow?

Crossing Garden Education Series
County: Macon

The Crossing Garden Education series is a free monthly program focusing on a variety of topics during the 2025 growing season. Join the Master Gardeners for the final session in this series. Come…

Lessons for Living

Lessons at the Library - Honey and Health: Nature’s Sweet Treat

Cissna Park Community Library
County: Iroquois, Vermilion

Join your fellow community members and friends to participate in a variety of health-related webinars throughout the year with Illinois Extension's Lessons at the Library! No matter your age,…

Wits Workout | Pontiac

County: Livingston
Does your brain need a fitness routine? 

Join University of Illinois Educator Sara Attig as she leads participants through interactive activities designed to exercise the brain to maintain and…

A group of people observing plants

Master Gardener Training 2025 Session 6

County: Bond, Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, Washington
From farms and small-town to suburbs and the inner city, more than 2,600 volunteers statewide put their mission of “helping others learn to grow” into practice by providing gardening education and…

Diabetes Clinic - Simmer Up to Soup

County: Livingston, McLean, Woodford
A bowl of homemade soup on a cold winter day can be comforting meal. 

Join Nutrition and Wellness Educator and Registered Dietitian, Jenna Smith, to learn the many types of soup and ways to…

Bird flying over tree tops

Birding Walks with Master Naturalist Lily Glaeser

Giant City State Park Indian Creek Trail
County: Jackson, Williamson

Join Master Naturalist, Lily Glaeser, for a leisurely walk in nature to look at birds on October 19 from 8:30-10 a.m. at Giant City State Park Indian Creek Trail: Unnamed Road,, Cobden, IL 62920.…

bat flying, "Rend Lake Pollinator Garden Stewardship Days"

Gardening for Bats

Rend Lake Garden Stewardship Days
County: Williamson, Perry, Randolph, 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…

A group of people observing plants

Master Gardener Training 2025 Session 7

County: Bond, Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, Washington
From farms and small-town to suburbs and the inner city, more than 2,600 volunteers statewide put their mission of “helping others learn to grow” into practice by providing gardening education and…

Close up of a field of gray headed coneflowers.

Native Seed Share

County: McDonough

 Native Seed Share - October 25, 2025 

Join us at Owsley Habitat for a wonderful opportunity to connect with nature and enhance your landscaping! The Native Seed Share is all about…

Forest scene photo

Kincaid Lake Fall Ecology Hike

County: Jackson
Explore the Kincaid Lake Trail starting below the Crisenberry Dam on this out-and-back interpretive hike of around 5 miles, starting at 9:30am and ending at approximately 12:30pm on October 26.…

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Urbana, IL 61801

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