*Master Calendar MG Unit 26

Monday, July 21, 2025

• • 8:00 - 10:00 am
  • First Presbyterian Church : 1200 South Carbon Street, Marion, IL 62959

  Cultivating Care Stewardship Days

  Visit with Illinois Extension staff or volunteers on select Monday mornings from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Cultivating Care Garden. Learn how to water, weed, and harvest produce, which will be weighed and delivered to the Salvation Army Food Pantry in Marion. Have fun meeting up with other community members and sharing gardening tips.

  • Community Service

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

• • 8:30 - 11:00 am
  • Rend Lake Project Office and Visitor Center : 11981 Rend City Road, Benton, IL 62812

  Rend Lake Garden Stewardship

  Volunteer sessions begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. and will run until 11:00 a.m. Sessions include 2 hours of garden stewardship tasks and a 30 minute educational program.

  • Community Service
• • 2:00 pm

  Forestry Stewardship Webinar Series 2025: Staying Inside the Lines: Best Practices for Firebreak Design

  This presentation will cover the basics of firebreak placement, installation, design tools, and techniques.

  • Webinar
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  • 2:00 - 3:00 pm
  • Giant City State Park Visitor Center, 1-245 Giant City Rd, Makanda, IL 62958

  Gardening for Moths

  Learn how to create sustainable and moth-friendly garden spaces that support the survival and thriving of moth populations.

  • Lecture