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Grow...Create...Celebrate... Earth Day Workshop text layered over a child's hands around an earth made of paper and trees jolting out from the top

Grow...Create...Celebrate... Earth Day Workshop

Piatt County 4-H
Join us for an exciting Earth Day celebration!
 Youth will explore the importance of caring for our planet while creating fun, nature-inspired projects that spark creativity and curiosity.…
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4-H Livestock Skillathon

County: Washington, Bond, Clinton, Jefferson, Marion

4-H Livestock Skillathon & Animal Science Workshop

Are you ready to put your livestock knowledge to the test? Join us for an exciting, hands-on 4-H Livestock Skillathon and Animal…

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Wee Nats

Baby Animals
County: Stephenson
Learn about nature at Wee Nats (Wee Naturalists), a fun interactive program for youth ages 4-7. Youth will learn about different environmental education topics through a story, activity, craft, and…

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Birding Walks with Master Naturalist Lily Glaeser & Indigo Nathani - Green Earth Oakland Nature Preserve

County: Jackson

Join Master Naturalist, Lily Glaeser and Indigo Nathani, for a leisurely walk in nature to look at birds!  Learn to identify our feathered friends in some of our local sites.  All ages…

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Join the Movement! Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

County: LaSalle

Welcome to Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention. 
We will be using Dr. Paul Lam's Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention Program, which is recognized by the Center of Disease…

Grow your own groceries, root crops

Root Crops: Carrots, Radishes, Beets, Potatoes, and Onions

Grow Your Own Groceries
County: Grundy, Kankakee, Will
Would you like to grow your own fresh produce? 

Are you new to gardening or an experienced pro? Do you want to learn more about the crops we can grow in our backyards? 

Join…

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4-H Agriculture Career Exploration Trip

County: Christian, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery

Participants will travel to Corteva Agriscience in Litchfield for a hands-on tour learning about soybean and wheat crop production. Next, they will head over to Worksaver, Inc. to learn about…

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Tazewell 4-H Archery Spring Session Begins

County: Tazewell

Youth, ages 8 to 18, interested in participating in a 6-session archery 4-H club can contact the office to discuss registration availability.  

All participants must be enrolled in 4-H…

Babysitting Workshop with 4-H, text layered over a picture of two young girls playing with toys on a carpet

Babysitting Workshop

Piatt County 4-H
County: Piatt
Join our Babysitting Workshop and discover what it takes to be a trusted, confident babysitter!
Participants will: Find out if babysitting is right for themEach participant will go home with…
Four children smiling and working together to plant a young sapling in the soil, featuring a 4-H logo in the corner.

Oak Tree Savanna Planting

Community Service
County: Montgomery

The Oak Tree Savanna Planting Workshop & Community Service Project is a hands-on event focused on planting 25 oak trees at 522 E Tremont St. in Hillsboro. This project is a grant-funded…

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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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