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Local Government and Community
- September 10 | Noon: Energy Efficiency Programs: ComEd
Family, Food, and Finances
- September 10 | 10 AM: Discover Healthy Aging Series: Looking for the Funny Side of Life
- September 17 | 10 AM: Discover Healthy Aging Series: Finding Your Get Up and Go
- September 23 | Noon: Get Savvy: Financial Tools for Uncertain Times
- September 24 | 10 AM: Discover Healthy Aging Series: Someday is Today – Live Your Bucket List
- October 8 | 6:30 PM: Discover Caregiving: Caregiver Self-Care
- October 15 | 6:30 PM: Discover Caregiving: Losses and Mixed Emotions
- October 21 | Noon: Get Savvy: Budget Hacks
- October 22 | 6:30 PM: Discover Caregiving: Changing Relationships
- October 29 | 6:30 PM: Discover Caregiving: Care for Couple Relationships
- November 5 | 6:30 PM: Discover Caregiving: Speak Clearly, Listen Carefully
- November 11 | Noon: Get Savvy: Conscious Credit
- November 12 | 6:30 PM: Discover Caregiving: Eldercare Resources
- January 27, 2021 | Noon: Get Savvy: Tackling Taxes
- February 24, 2021 | Noon: Get Savvy: Save Money on Food
- March 10, 2021 | Noon: Get Savvy: Investing Basics
- April 14, 2021 | Noon: Get Savvy: Student Loan Repayment
Commercial Ag
- September 8 – 11: Foot and Mouth Disease Preparedness and Response Virtual Exercise
- September 21-25 | 2 – 4 PM: Southern Illinois Conservation Workshop
Local Foods and Small Farms
- September 11 | noon: Season Extension for Gardeners
- November 1 | 1:30 PM: History of Forest Pest Outbreaks: Four Seasons Gardening
Home Gardening and Landscaping
- September 15 | 1:30 PM: Hardscaping Basics for Patios and Retaining Walls: Four Seasons Gardening
- September 15 | 6 PM: Fall Gardening with Erin Harper
- September 22 | 7 PM: Bonsai: Start of a Journey
- September 25 | Noon: Fall Lawn Care
- September 28 | 10 AM: Which Grass is Which: Basics of Grass and Woodland Grass Identification
- September 30 | 10 AM: Which Grass is Which: Prairie Grass Identification
- October 2 | 10 AM: Which Grass is Which: Nuisance Grass Identification
- October 3 | 9 AM: Latest Insect Invaders: Gardening in the Air Invasives Webinar
- October 3 | 10 AM: Emerging Diseases in the Midwest: Gardening in the Air Invasives Webinar
- October 3 | 11 AM: Not Just Another Weed: Gardening in the Air Invasives Webinar
- October 3 | 9 AM: Growing Vegetables in Containers: Gardening in the Air Webinar
- October 3 | 10 AM: The Cook’s Garden: Gardening in the Air Webinar
- October 3 | 11 AM: Culinary Herbs and Pollinating Insects: Gardening in the Air Webinar
- October 3 | 9 AM: How Not to Kill Your Houseplants: Gardening in the Air Webinar
- October 3 | 10 AM: Indoor Propagation: Gardening in the Air Webinar
- October 3 | 11 AM: Orchids 101: Gardening in the Air Webinar
- October 10 | 9 AM: Prairie Plants and Wildflowers: Gardening in the Air Webinar
- October 10 | 10 AM: Wondrous Wildflowers for the Shade: Gardening in the Air Webinar
- October 10 | 11 AM: Native Trees and Shrubs for Wildlife: Gardening in the Air Webinar
- October 10 | 9 AM: Underutilized and Lesser-Known Fruit: Gardening in the Air Webinar
- October 10 | 10 AM: Planning the Home Fruit Garden: Gardening in the Air Webinar
- October 10 | 11 AM: Big Flavors in Small Spaces: Container Fruits: Gardening in the Air Webinar
- October 10 | 9 AM: Fall Colors in the Garden: Gardening in the Air Webinar
- October 10 | 10 AM: Composting Do’s and Don’ts: Gardening in the Air Webinar
- October 10 | 11 AM: Fall Gardening for Pollinators: Gardening in the Air Webinar
- October 13 | 1:30 PM: Creating a Bottle Terrarium: Four Seasons Gardening
Energy and Environment
- September 10 | 1 PM: Everyday Environment Webinar: Watershed Planning
- September 21-25 | 2 – 4 PM: Southern Illinois Conservation Workshop
- October 8 | 1 PM: Everyday Environment Webinar: Composting
- November 12 | 1 PM: Everyday Environment Webinar: Vermi-composting
- December 10 | 1 PM: Everyday Environment Webinar: All About Squirrels
Youth Development
- September 15 | 7 PM: Staying Safe at Home Webinar: Parent Session
- September 22 | 7 PM: Staying Safe at Home Webinar: Youth Session
- October 6 | 5 PM: Teacher Tuesdays - Virtual Resource Fair
- October 27| 5 PM: Teacher Tuesdays: Library and Museum Resources
- November 10 | 5 PM: Teacher Tuesdays: STEM and Health Resources
- December 1 | 5 PM: Teacher Tuesdays - Arts Resources
Recorded Webinars
Personal and Family Wellbeing
- Staying Active While at Home, Illinois Extension
- Simplify Your Life by Decluttering, Illinois Extension
- Caregiver Self-Care, Illinois Extension
- Building Your Resilience: How High Do You Bounce, Illinois Extension
- Discover Wellness: Who Gets Grandma’s Pie Plate, Illinois Extension
Food and Nutrition
- Fill Your Pantry: Home Food Preservation Series, Illinois Extension
- Take your Kitchen appliances for a spin
- Health at Home: Emotional Eating: Understanding how Stress Impacts Hunger & Appetite Webinar, Illinois Extension
- Health at Home: The Science Behind Popular Eating Trends Webinar, Illinois Extension
- Health at Home: Food Rescue At Home Webinar, Illinois Extension
- Eat Move Save: Tortilla Cups with Eggs, Illinois Extension
- Eat. Move. Save: Crunchy Chickpea Snacks, Illinois Extension
- Eat. Move. Save: Zesty Tortilla Chips, Illinois Extension
- Eat. Move. Save: Fish Tacos, Illinois Extension
Health and Safety
- Loss of senses of smell, taste could identify COVID-19 carriers, University of Illinois
- Health at Home: Every Steps Counts: Getting the Most out of your Activity Trackers Webinar, Illinois Extension
Commercial Ag
- COVID–19, Ag Assets, & Lending Markets, Illinois Extension
- Planting Corn and Soybeans in 2020, Illinois Extension
- 2020 Acreage Decisions in Illinois, Illinois Extension
- $14 Billion in New or Old CCC Expenditures, Illinois Extension
- New Realities: Ways to Connect with Illinois Farmers, Illinois Extension
- Outlook and Farm Policy Moving Forward, farmdoc
- Global Transportation and Cash Flow Considerations, farmdoc
- Financial Perspectives on Agriculture and Coronavirus, farmdoc
- Coronavirus Impact on Ag Markets, Planting Decisions, and Agricultural Policy, farmdoc
- Virology of the Coronavirus Pandemic and its Impact on the Economy and Agriculture, farmdoc
- Coronavirus and Pets, UI Vet Med
- General Advice for Veterinary Practices During COVID-19, UI Vet Med
- Coronavirus: Is It Safe to Leave the House, The Round Barn Podcast, UI Vet Med
- Zoonotic Disease and the Coronavirus, The Round Barn Podcast, UI Vet Med
- Out Standing in the Field Podcast, Illinois Extension
- Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Series, Illinois Extension
- Hemp Production, Illinois Extension
- How to Use a Sweep Net, Illinois Extension
- Illinois Farm Economics Summit, farmdoc
- 5 Minute Crop Doc Episodes, U of I Crop Sciences and Illinois Extension
- Illinois Grape Production Series, Illinois Extension
- Mechanized CBD Hemp Cultivation: Experiences and Lessons Learned from 2019
- WHIP+: Farm Aid for Losses Due to Natural Disasters
- Farmers and the Paycheck Protection Program
- Coronavirus Aid Payment Caps for Livestock and Specialty Growers
- Weekly Outlook: How Bad Will Ethanol Demand Destruction Get
- Ethanol Loss + Feed Usage Gain = Corn Net Loss
- China, Ethanol, & Supply Management:
- An update on Policy and Political Outlook for Coronavirus Pandemic Relief
- Ag Trade
Local Foods, Small Farms
Gardens and Lawns
- Invasive Species: Live with the Horticulturist
- Planning Your Garden for Seed Saving
- Tree Pests of Concern
- Tree Compartmentalization
- Berry School: Part 1
- Berry School: Part 2
- Color Vegetables
- Lawn Care Part I
- Lawn Care Part 2
- Starting a Garden: Thinning Seedlings and Potting Up, Illinois Extension
- Your Home Gardening Questions Answered, Illinois Extension
- Planting Tips for Succulents, Illinois Extension
- Starting Seeds, Illinois Extension
- Community Gardening Series, Illinois Extension
- This Week in the Garden, Illinois Extension
- Master Gardeners Speakers Bureau, Illinois Extension
- Four Seasons Gardening, Illinois Extension
- Good Growing: All Things Horticulture, Ecology & Design, Illinois Extension
- Green Side Up Gardening Podcast
Energy and Environment
- Aquatic Invader: Invasive Species Symposium
- Prairie Invaders: Invasive Species Symposium
- Unwanted Invasive Insects
- Forest Invaders
- Invasive Species Symposium
- Sky Spectacles, Illinois Extension
- Stormwater Series, Illinois Extension
- Spotlight on Natural Resources, Illinois Extension
- Microbes in the Great Lakes, IL/IN Sea Grant
- Teach Me About the Great Lakes: The Hamster Wheel of Rumination, IL/IN Sea Grant
Business and Personal Financial Wellbeing
- Grow Your Kids' Money Skills, Illinois Extension
- The Next Financial Things, Illinois Extension
- The Economic Impact of Coronavirus. U of I Gies College of Business
- Where Do We Go From Here, ACE, University of Illinois Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Local Government
- Developing Broadband: Shared Broadband Vision: Local Government Webinar Recording
- Local Government Education Webinar: Inclusion Disabilities in Workforce Programming
- Local Government Education Webinar: COVID 19: Update for Local Officials Part 2
- Equitable Green Infrastructure Summit Webinar
- Green Infrastructure Equity & Inclusion Programs in Organizations and Industries
- What we learned from the Community Listening Sessions
- Calumet Stormwater Collaborative Workforce Development Study
- Community and Economic Development Team Overview