Events

Homegrown Harvest: Soils, Composting, and Fall Seed Sowing
Homegrown Harvest is a series of free, family-friendly vegetable garden workshops designed to support beginning gardeners through the growing season. Topics include seed starting, warm and cool…

2025 State 4-H Shooting Sports Competitions: Air Rifle
Join us for the Illinois 4-H Air Rifle State Shoot!Illinois 4-H State Shoots in air rifle, archery, and shotgun are intended to provide an opportunity for teenage 4-H members to compete with those…

Diabetes Clinic - Healthy Steps: Diabetes Foot Care
Join Nutrition and Wellness Educator and Registered Dietitian, Jenna Smith, and guest…
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Certified Food Protection Managers Course
Under the Food Service Sanitation Code, the Illinois Department of Public requires all food establishments to be supervised by a certified Food Service Sanitation Manager during hours of operation…

Birding Walks with Master Naturalist Lily Glaeser
Join Master Naturalist, Lily Glaeser, for a leisurely walk in nature to look at birds on August 24 from 8:30-10 a.m. at Green Earth Chautauqua Bottoms Nature Preserve: Main Parking Lot - 2100 W…

Wits Fitness Dixon | August
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…

Caterpillars and their Host Plants
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…

Wits Fitness Mt. Carroll | September
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…

Wits Fitness Thomson | September
Join University of Illinois Extension Educator Kara Schweitzer each month as she leads participants through interactive activities designed to exercise the brain and maintain and enhance cognitive…

Poverty Simulation Workshops | Sterling Township
Experience what it's like to live in poverty. Take part in this life-changing experience with University of Illinois Extension.
During this event, you'll step into the shoes of a low-…