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Animal Outreach

County: Kankakee

Illinois Extension is partnering with the Olivet Nazarene University Animal Outreach Club to bring an engaging, hands‑on wildlife education program to local families! Interact with a variety of…

Forest with ground fire moving through leaves.

Burn Plans, Fire Weather, and Firing Techniques: A Prescribed Burn Primer

County: Pope

Join us for a prescribed fire training at Dixon Springs Agricultural Center (Please note:  11/15 is the backup date in case weather conditions are more favorable for live fire). Co-led by…

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A gloved hand uses red pruning shears to trim a branch on a woody plant.
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Southern IL Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop

County: Madison, Monroe, St. Clair
Join our Southwestern Illinois Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop with Alexis R. Barnes, horticulture Extension educator, to learn how and when to properly prune apple, pear, peach, and cherry trees for…

Rocky bluff and trees

Cove Hollow Hike and Bird Outing

County: Jackson

Join us on December 6 as we hike the Cove Hollow Trail on the west side of Cedar Lake southwest of Carbondale. We'll watch for wildlife and learn tree and plant identification skills along the way…