Events

Special Occasion Cooking with Herbs: Desserts

Join Master Gardener Nancy Gmitro as she leads a hands-on class on how to enhance desserts using herbs! This session is the final session in a monthly series on cooking with herbs. The session is…

Gardenfest - Ready, Set, Grow

Explore the latest gardening trends, techniques, and tools during this daylong series of seminars for gardeners of every skill level.

Held annually, Gardenfest is sponsored by McHenry County…

Serve it Safely: Non-Restaurant Food Handlers Course

Selling and serving food remains a popular fundraising activity for many community groups. If you belong to a service club, church group, youth group, special interest club, or any non-profit…

Kane County 4-H Foundation Fundraiser

 Kane Co. 4-H Foundation Sponsors 16th Annual Event

The Kane County 4-H Foundation will host its 16th annual pork chop dinner and auction fundraiser on Saturday, April 12 from 4:30 to 7 p.m.…

Growing Magic: Propagation and Fairy Gardens

Gardeners of all ages are invited to the Sauk Valley Community College Greenhouse for a hands-on exploration of plant propagation and fairy garden design. A selection of containers will be…

Blooms on the Trails

This program, created in partnership with the ParkLands Foundation and the Illinois Extension Master Naturalists, has been designed to engage all ages in this nature adventure. While on the trails,…

Plant Trees with 4-H Green Communities

4-H Green Communities Project 4-H Green Communities Tree Planting Project in partnership with Kendall County Soil and Water Conservation DistrictDid you know that Illinois once was home to 14…

4-H Archery Workshops

Register now for the upcoming 4-H Archery Workshops, offered by state-certified 4-H Shooting Sports Instructors. Each session will provide two choices: Level 1 at 6:15 PM or Level 2 at 7:30 PM. You…

Holy Boulders Spring Hike

Explore the Holy Boulders area with "the largest concentration of boulders in Southern Illinois" according to the Illinois Climbers Association that owns and stewards the property.  This hike…

Birding Walks with Master Naturalist Lily Glaeser

Join Master Naturalist, Lily Glaeser, for a leisurely walk in nature to look at birds on April 13 from 8:30-10 a.m. at Giant City State Park Indian Creek Trail: Unnamed Road,, Cobden, IL 62920.…