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Events

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Nights in Nature | Genoa

County: DeKalb

Come out to the Natural Resource Education Center in Russell Woods Nature Preserve and take part in Nights in Nature! We will offer guided hikes in the forest, we will sing songs by the fire, and…

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Green Connections: Holiday Celebration Brunch

County: Fulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell

Growing Gardens, Embracing Nature, Sustaining Conservation in Illinois: Green Connections

Green Connections is an educational and networking opportunity offered by University of Illinois…

Christmas Crafts

Winter Art Workshop

County: Fayette

Join us for a fun winter art workshop!! Learn how to make no-sew "quilted" ornaments by folding and pinning fabric scraps onto a foam ball. You can even use this technique to make an ornament…

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Meditation Mornings

County: Cook

Join University of Illinois Extension Educator Michele Crawford for Meditation Mornings. This free virtual series consists of fifteen-minute guided meditation sessions held every Monday, Wednesday…

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Shooting Sports Archery

County: Fayette

It's finally here!! Enrollment for the new Shooting Sports Archery Club here in Fayette County 4-H is officially open!! This Archery 4-H Club will consist of at least 6 meetings where we will…

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Wee Naturalists (Wee Nats) - Winnebago

The 3 R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
County: Winnebago
Learn about nature at Wee Nats (Wee Naturalists), a fun, interactive program for youth ages 4-7. Youth will learn about various environmental education topics through a story, an activity, a craft,…
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Meditation Mornings

County: Cook
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Urban Ag Skills School

Production Planning - Virtual Session
County: Cook
Virtual Webinars:
Part 1A: November 30 from 6 - 7:30 pm. Vegetable Production Planning using Excel
Part 1B: December 14 from 6 - 7:30 pm. Vegetable Production Planning using Excel 
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The Christmas Garden Affair

Beyond the Garden Gate Bookclub
Join us as we read: 'The Christmas Garden Affair' by Ann Ripley

A holiday gardening conference turns deadly when a television garden host is murdered. Gardening personality and amateur sleuth…

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4-H Ag Adventures

December Session
County: Iroquois

Explore and learn with 4-H Ag Adventures! Join friends in grades 2-8 for a fun, science-experiment-based program where participants learn about agriculture and how it works in daily life. …

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