Prairie Research Institute - All Events
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 2/3/2021On February 3, 2021 at 12:00 pm (CST) join us virtually for lunch, as we discuss ways to make the most of your harvested wild game. We will share some of our favorite wild game recipes and preparation techniques and also highlight alternative forms of utilization. Whether its making meals, fishing lures, clothing or even home décor, we hope to inspire you to get even more
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12:00 pm 2/9/2021Dr. Brenda Molano-Flores, Illinois Natural History Survey, will speak about her research into plant reproductive ecology, conservation biology, and plant-insect interactions.
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3:00 pm 2/10/2021The University of Wisconsin-Madison is developing two manned ultralight airplanes as airborne research platforms. One of the two is equipped with electric drive and has the potential to become the first-ever electric-powered manned research aircraft.
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1:00 - 2:30 pm 2/11/2021
This is an opportunity to ask a questions about your water quality, caring for your private well, and best practices to protect your water supply from contamination. You may submit questions in advance or live on the webinar. The event will be recorded.
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7:00 - 8:00 pm 2/11/2021A beginner’s guide to calling in those savvy old toms. We will be breaking down the different types of turkey calls available and showing you how to use them in the field. Does that turkey call you bought sound a little off? We aim to help you with that. Join us on February 11th for this 1-hour webinar and let’s talk turkey!
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5:00 - 6:30 pm 2/16/2021This online webinar is designed to teach new hunters: why, how, and where to hunt turkey in Illinois. Advanced registration is REQUIRED. Approximately 1 hour before the start of the webinar, you will receive a link to the webinar through the email address you provide during registration.
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12:00 - 4:00 pm 2/18/2021
This 4-hour online workshop covers the use of our assessment tool for the evaluation of private well vulnerability to contamination and best practices for well owner outreach. Participants will learn private well fundamentals, how to assess a private well using the assessment tool, how to effectively engage private well owners, and developing a program for well owners.
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5:00 - 6:30 pm 2/18/2021This online webinar is designed to teach new hunters: why, how, and where to hunt turkey in Illinois. Advanced registration is REQUIRED. Approximately 1 hour before the start of the webinar, you will receive a link to the webinar through the email address you provide during registration.
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7:00 - 8:30 pm 2/23/2021Shed hunting is a great post-season deer activity that can provide you with antlers for décor and craft projects and can provide you information about the deer herd and deer movement. In this webinar, we will go over strategies to finding sheds and how to use the information to aid in your hunt planning processes. Shed hunting is a great and rewarding winter activity.
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 2/25/2021Explore chemicals of concern and safer chemicals and learn to create organizational capacity to move to safer chemicals.
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7:00 - 8:00 pm 2/25/2021Due to time restrictions, there is only so much information we can cover in our webinars. With this in mind, we want to make ourselves available to answer any additional questions. If you have any questions about turkey hunting, please join us for an hour long Q and A session. These sessions can lead to a wealth of information being discussed as we cover all things turkey
