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Trash Blast - Union County

Iron Mountain
County: Union, Johnson, Alexander, Pulaski, Massac

Join us at Iron Mountain in Union County on September 5 for a stewardship opportunity. Be sure to register by clicking the button below. Contact Anne Townsend with questions or for more…

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11th Annual Monarch Migration Festival

County: Knox

11th Annual Monarch Migration Festival 🦋

Celebrate the magic of monarchs at the 11th Annual Monarch Migration Festival! Join us on Saturday, September 6, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM at…

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Bat Acoustic Walk

Nell's Woodland
County: LaSalle
Join us for an immersive nocturnal hike where you'll use specialized acoustic detectors to listen for the inaudible calls of bats. Learn about about the 13 species of bats that call Illinois home,…

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…

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Wits Fitness CGH Sterling | September

County: Whiteside, Lee, Carroll

Engage in interactive activities designed to enhance cognitive function and memory in Wits Fitness Brain Exercises offered by University of Illinois Extension. Classes are held on the second…

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Youth Mental Health First Aid Workshop | Sterling

County: Whiteside

Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in youth. This 5-hour training gives adults who work with…

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Wits Fitness Prophetstown | September

County: Whiteside, Lee, Carroll

Do you wish your brain could be more agile? Is your memory not as sharp as you would like? Engage in interactive activities designed to enhance cognitive function and memory in Wits Fitness Brain…

Purple and Orange Vegetables

Lets Put it To Bed

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 this month's session and learn what…

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Back to Basics: Seed Saving

County: Bond, Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, Washington
Back to Basics is a six-session series focused on the basics of homesteading through conservation and agriculture practices that can be completed at home.

Environmental Recycle Day: May 27…
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Online Master Gardener Training 2025

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…

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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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