Events

Online and in your backyard, Illinois Extension staff provide programs to connect you with the natural world. Explore upcoming and annual events below. 

Invasive Species Symposium     Forestry Events     Master Naturalist Annual Conference

Spring and Fall Everyday Environment Webinars

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Master Watershed Steward Program

County: McLean

This spring, University of Illinois Extension is launching the Master Watershed Stewards Program to be hosted in McLean County. The Illinois-Indiana Master Watershed Steward…

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image of hand holding soil with overlaying text "Compost Ambassador Training"
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Compost Ambassador Training

County: Cook, Ogle, Boone, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, Kendall, Grundy, Kankakee, Will, Iroquois, Ford, Champaign, Vermilion, DeWitt, Macon, Piatt, Lake, McHenry, Douglas, Coles, Moultrie, Shelby, Cumberland, Edgar, Clark, Crawford
The Compost Ambassador program covers topics that will strengthen your ability to compost at home, teach others how and why they should compost, understand the science behind composting, learn about…
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Holy Boulders Spring Hike

County: Jackson

Explore the Holy Boulders area with "the largest concentration of boulders in Southern Illinois" according to the Illinois Climbers Association that owns and stewards the property.  This hike…

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Actions to Reduce Water Pollution

Everyday Environment Webinar Series
You can help make a difference in water quality drop by drop. 

What’s in your water? How can your actions help reduce and prevent water pollution? Discover what the most common water…

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Bee on a flower, "Rend Lake Pollinator Garden Stewardship Days"

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Rend Lake Garden Stewardship Days
County: Williamson, Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Randolph

Join us for a day of garden stewardship, education and fun as we partner with the US Army Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake Project Office to provide public pollinator garden stewardship…

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