Events
Aerospace Workshop
Blast Off Into Fun! 🚀
Get ready to soar at our Aerospace Workshop for Kids—an action-packed rocket-building adventure! Young explorers will design, build, and launch their very own rockets…
Trash Blast - Grantsburg Swamp
Join us at Grantsburg Swamp April 3 for our monthly Trash Blast. Trash Blasts take place the first Friday of every month from March through June and September through October from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m…
Wee Nats
Birding Walks with Master Naturalist Lily Glaeser & Indigo Nathani - Green Earth Oakland Nature Preserve
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…
Root Crops: Carrots, Radishes, Beets, Potatoes, and Onions
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…
Oak Tree Savanna Planting
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…
4-H Agriculture Career Exploration Trip
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…
Jo Daviess County 4-H Fun Day: Doing, Thinking, and Creating
The 2026 Jo Daviess County 4-H Fun Day will be held on Monday, April 6, 2026, at the Elizabeth Community Building, 402 West St., Elizabeth, IL. Sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension,…
Birds of Prey
Join us as we learn about birds of prey and dissect an owl pellet!
Program is open to kids from 2nd-5th grade.
Registration is required and limited to 20 kids.
Babysitting Workshop
Participants will: Find out if babysitting is right for themEach participant will go home with…