Events

After Planting and Tree Responses

Properly caring for trees fosters healthy and resilient communities.

Tree care isn't always led just by certified arborists, so Illinois Extension is ensuring that everyone has access to research-…

Snake Road Sentinels - Spring Workshop

Have you heard the calling to become a community scientist? Attend this in-person or online training February 28 to help us collect data along Snake Road in the Shawnee National Forest. Click here…

Pruning Young Shade Trees

Proper pruning is critical to young trees.

Young shade trees face a variety of challenges in the landscape, resulting in surprisingly low survival rates for many of these plants. While planting…

2026 Gateway Green Conference

Support a thriving, sustainable environment. 

Natural resource professionals play a key role in protecting our communities’ environmental assets. With ongoing research and changing conditions…

2026 Gateway Green Conference

Support a thriving, sustainable environment. 

Natural resource professionals play a key role in protecting our communities’ environmental assets. With ongoing research and changing conditions…

2026 Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference

Sponsored by Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin Extension Services 

The 2026 Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference will be March 7 at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa from 9am to 4:30pm.…

Little Grand Canyon Spring Hike and Bird

Explore the Little Grand Canyon Trail loop on this interpretive hike with moderately difficult terrain and often slick rocks of around 3 miles. We’ll start at 9:30am and end at approximately 1:00pm…