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Events (1)

Thankful for our Feathered Friends with Whiteside County Master Gardeners

1:00 PM

Sat, 11/06/2021 - 12:00

Whiteside Extension Office

Blog Posts (11)

Fall garden clean up with pollinators and other wildlife in mind

Fall garden clean up with pollinators and other wildlife in mind. Gold finch feeding on purple coneflower seeds

Create a bird-friendly yard

bird at a bird bath with flowing water

The robins have returned, but did they ever leave?

American Robin male bird

Wildlife Babies

Cottontail rabbit babies in nest.

What’s the best thing to feed the birds?

chickadee at a feeder

What to do with live Christmas tree after the holidays

tree cookies hanging from woody vine

Feed the birds with DIY feeders

Erin Minuskin - https://unsplash.com/

Preparing for feathered and furry winter visitors (both invited and uninvited)

Fall Garden Cleanup and Wildlife

Get Out on the Trails

Hedge Apple Woods, Bloomington, by Rick Tindall

Feathered Friends and Fireplaces

Woodpile

News Releases (7)

Embrace the winter! Count feeder birds for science!

Fall is for feathered friends, fireplaces

Create a bird-friendly yard

Learn how to attract pollinators to your garden and why it is important

It's wild out there! Learn about nature at Master Naturalist education day

Learn from home with Good Growing Winter Webinars

Uncover secrets of the environment