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Batch and grow with Farmer-Led Advances in Soil Health (FLASH)
Farmers often learn best from one another, and the Farmer-Led Advances in Soil Health (FLASH) program helps make those connections possible. In...
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Another successful Master Naturalist training in the books
On November 12, 2025, University of Illinois Extension welcomed 15 new Master Naturalist Interns into the volunteer program after they completed...
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Searching for animal tracks in seasonal changes
The leaves are falling, rain is creating pockets of mud, and before you know it, we may have snowflakes covering the ground. These seasonal shifts...
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Addressing nutrient loss through conservation: Precision Conservation Management
Precision Conservation Management (PCM) director...
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Coming together for a gourd time for five years
Lincoln Memorial Picnic Grounds was a busy spot this week as families attended Illinois Extension’s fifth annual Pumpkin Extravaganza event. Over 115 attendees came out to the park to learn about pumpkins, taste pumpkin treats, make pumpkin crafts, and play games.  Twelve different stations...
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Time change raises risk of driver collisions with wildlife
URBANA, Ill. — This Sunday at 2 a.m. Central Standard Time, daylight saving time will end, with clocks set back one hour. One of the most noticeable effects of “falling back” is that people will find themselves driving home from work or for after-school activities as the sun sets, putting them...
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Saving the World, One Box Turtle at a Time

Box turtles are charismatic, long-lived turtles that are omnivorous and use both land and water ecosystems. These characteristics make them uniquely sensitive to the health of their environments and good indicators of overall ecosystem health. In the last 18 years, the Wildlife Epidemiology...

Actions to Reduce Water Pollution

What’s in your water? Learn about common water pollutants, how your daily actions, indoor and outdoor, impact water quality, and how water is treated before returning to rivers and lakes. Simple tips to prevent pollution start with you.

This webinar was recorded on May 8, 2025. Find more...

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