Master Naturalist

Events

Birding Walks with Master Naturalist Lily Glaeser & Indigo Nathani - Green Earth Brush Hill Nature Preserve

April 16, 2026

County

Jackson

Wellness in Nature: Outdoor Yoga - Gentle Hatha

April 16, 2026

County

Fulton

Mason

Peoria

Tazewell

Garlic Mustard Pull

April 17, 2026

County

Johnson

Spring Wildflower Hike

April 18, 2026

County

LaSalle

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Blog Posts

The far-reaching effects of invasive landscape plants

April 16, 2026

Did you know that many of the invasive plants that landowners, foresters, and conservation workers fight today were first introduced as pretty...

25 years of research on illinois ecosystems

What two decades of research tells us about invasive species

April 9, 2026

Illinois is home to a diversity of natural ecosystems, including the grasslands, forests, and wetlands that once covered a majority of the state....

EDDMaPs: reporting, managing, and researching invasives

Community reported data helps EDDMapS inform and drive invasive species management

April 2, 2026

EDDMapS, formerly known as The Bugwood Network, was launched 20 years ago by the University of...

Public gardens in the fight against invasive species

March 26, 2026

If you live in the Midwest, you may be used to seeing garlic mustard thriving along forested roadsides or buckthorn shrubs taking over forests and...

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News Releases

A 4-H member shows a volunteer judge his small engine project

April 19, 2026

Illinois Extension volunteers drive $353K in local impact across three Northern Illinois counties
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. — For more than a century, University of Illinois Extension has developed educational programs, extended knowledge, and built partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land grant...

March 30, 2026

Illinois Extensions brings lifelong impact to Grundy, Kankakee, and Will communities in 2025
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. — For more than a century, Illinois Extension has worked side by side with communities to turn knowledge into action. Housed within the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences...

Master Naturalists standing in the river as they participate in Illinois RiverWatch training.

April 10, 2026

Rediscover your love of the outdoors with University of Illinois Extension’s Master Naturalist Training
OTTAWA, Ill. – Do you love spending time outside? Do you enjoy sharing your curiosity about the natural world with others? If so, the University of Illinois Extension Master Naturalist program may be the perfect fit for you.The Master Naturalist program connects adult learners with...

A group of Master Naturalists standing in a field by a river

February 20, 2026

Lake County welcomes first class of Master Naturalists
GRAYSLAKE, Ill. — University of Illinois Extension officially launched the Master Naturalist program in Lake County in 2025, with 24 individuals completing the classroom portion of their training in the fall. Over the course of 12 weeks, trainees...

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Videos

Public Wild Areas Around the Kankakee River Basin

Visit some places you never knew existed, right in our own backyard!

Join University of Illinois Extension and retired Chicago Sun-Times Outdoors Columnist Dale Bowman in this info-packed Wilderness Wednesday webinar sponsored by the Kankakee River...