Events
Global Gourmet - Italy
Garden Planning Workshop
Join us for an interactive workshop where youʼll learn the basics of square foot gardening and create a personalized plan for your own space. Whether youʼre a beginner or seasoned gardener, this…
Homegrown Harvest: Soil Health and Planting Cool Season Crops
Homegrown Harvest is a series of free, family-friendly vegetable garden workshops designed to support beginning gardeners through the growing season. Topics include seed sowing, soil health,…
Garlic Mustard Pull
4-H U: Dream. Plan. Do. | Belvidere
Do It Yourself Wood Processing Options for Landowners
Stop letting good logs go to waste. Join the Illinois Forestry Association and Illinois Extension Forestry for a hands-on demonstration of small-scale options for turning logs…
Junior Master Naturalist Program at Woodstock Library
Bitten by the curiosity bug?? Join us to discover amazing facts about our smallest neighbors, the “super hero” bugs in our backyards and around the world. Look through a “bugs eye”, take a…
Stephenson County 4-H Super Saturday
Youth from across the area are invited to take part in the 2026 Super Saturday, a fun and engaging half-day program designed to spark creativity, build skills, and introduce participants to a…
Migratory Birdwatching Hike
Led by an experienced birder and Master Naturalist, this two-hour walk offers a chance to observe a variety of species during their spring migration through Illinois at Lake Kakusha in Mendota.…
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State 4-H Horse Bowl, Horse Speaking, and Hippology Contests
Registration is open!The 2026 State Horse Contest dates are set! Contest rules and entry information are now available on the State 4-H website.
The 4-H state horse judging…