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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Volunteer Opportunities:</span>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">V: Horticulture Hotline</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">V: Prosperity Gardens Garden Club – every Wednesday</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">V: Champaign County Fair 4H Judging – July 23 & 24</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Counting Education:</span>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: Save the Date for Tours of Prairies/Gardens</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: Janet Macunovich: Simplify Your Garden to Save Time, Money, and Defy Age – Saturday, June 27, 10 am</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=11471"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Four-Seasons Gardening – Edimentals</span></a> – Tuesday, June 30, 1:30 pm</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=12323"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Cooking with Herbs</span></a> – Tuesday, June 30, 6:30 pm</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=12551"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Rain Garden Lecture & Tour</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__web.extension.illinois.edu_registration_-3FRegistrationID-3D12656&d=AwMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=i1Ddhi1zgu91yhNvYr7PZnS0DGZDm1waoT8k3PsVA-4&m=wZ0fOvJ5eY7eX3u5-oLNEGcxq2kngXIwPPdlBJM0yaA&s=aothThAY4BsNcLhAJ5dGBB-Uy_5UmOhvvJvYWW6dEs8&e="><span style="color: #4276aa;">McLean County MG "Awesome August Adventure"</span></a> – Wednesday, August 5</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="http://www.invasive.org/illinois/2015InvasiveSpeciesSymposium.html"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Invasive Species Symposium</span></a></span></li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>V: Horticulture Hotline</em></strong></span></p>
<p>The Horticulture Hotline is gearing up for the busiest months yet as July and August is when vegetables, turf, and trees start showing signs of stress/disease and the insects are out in full force! Calls are steadily coming in! <strong>We need your help!</strong> The Horticulture Hotline is one of the best ways to get involved, get immersed, and LEARN. Two Master Gardeners can sign up for each shift, so bring a buddy!</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="http://vols.pt/T4ptdi"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click here</span></a> to sign up on our Volunteer Spot calendar.</p>
<p>Questions? Email me, Ava Heap, at <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:carmien2@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">carmien2@illinois.edu</span></a>.</p>
<p>If you are willing to be contact as a resource,</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>V: Prosperity Gardens Garden Club</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Prosperity Gardens is still <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">looking for 2-3 more volunteers</span></strong> to help serve as group leaders during our Garden Club with Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club. Garden Club is at Prosperity Gardens at 302 N First Street in Champaign. <strong>Garden Club is held every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m</strong>. A garden-based-nutrition-education curriculum is used each week, involving a garden activity and harvesting, preparing and eating a healthy snack.</p>
<p>Prosperity Gardens needs excited people to work with kids aged 5-9, who love to garden, teach and learn!</p>
<p>Please contact Nicole Bridges at <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:ncl.bridges@gmail.com"><span style="color: #4276aa;">ncl.bridges@gmail.com</span></a> or call at 217.419.2855</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>V: Champaign County Fair 4H Judging</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>July 23 & 24</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Champaign 4-H is looking for volunteers to judge and help at the 2015 4-H Project Expo on <strong>July 23 & 24 at the Champaign County Fairgrounds</strong>. Over 350 members from Champaign County will be bring projects in areas of Visual Arts, Foods, Photography, Natural Resources, Animal Science, Leadership, Woodworking and many more to Project Expo. Judging times are listed on the Champaign 4-H Website here: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="http://web.extension.illinois.edu/cfiv/downloads/59263.pdf"><span style="color: #4276aa;">http://web.extension.illinois.edu/cfiv/downloads/59263.pdf</span></a> </p>
<p>If you have a hobby, interest or just a passion to work with youth and are interested in helping out, contact Caitlin Morris at 217-333-7672 or by email at <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:cmallen2@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">cmallen2@illinois.edu</span></a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><table style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background: #000000; font-size: 1px; padding: 0; line-height: 1px; height: 1px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><style rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em><strong> CE: Save the Date for Tours of Prairies/Gardens</strong></em></span></p>
<p><strong>Friday, June 26</strong> </p>
<p><em>Ford County Prairie Tour</em>, 8:00am-3:00pm, Paxton Airport, Open to the public, call 217-379-2372 for more information.</p>
<p><strong>Saturday, June 27</strong> </p>
<p><em>Middle Fork State Wildlife Area Prairie Tour</em>, 2:00pm – 4:00pm, Middle Fork State Wildlife Area In Vermilion County, Master Naturalists and Master Gardeners welcome</p>
<p><strong>Tuesday, July 7</strong> </p>
<p><em>Pollinator Pocket Twilight Tour</em>, 6:30pm, Park in the lot adjacent to but extending west from Mettler Center (2906 Crossing Center, Champaign, IL), Master Naturalists and Master Gardeners welcome</p>
<p><strong>Tuesday, July 21</strong> </p>
<p><em>Rain Gardens Tour</em>, 5:00pm, Starts at Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, 302 N 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820, Open to public who attended Rain Garden Lecture</p>
<p><strong>Saturday, July 25</strong> </p>
<p><em>Middle Fork State Wildlife Area Prairie Tour</em>, 10:00 am- Noon, Middle Fork State Wildlife Area In Vermilion County, Master Naturalists and Master Gardeners welcome</p>
<p><strong>Saturday, Aug 29 </strong> </p>
<p><em>Middle Fork State Wildlife Area Prairie Tour</em>, 10:00 am- Noon Middle Fork State Wildlife Area In Vermilion County, Master Naturalists and Master Gardeners welcome</p>
<p>You can find more details here: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="http://web.extension.illinois.edu/cfiv/downloads/57982.pdf"><span style="color: #4276aa;">http://web.extension.illinois.edu/cfiv/downloads/57982.pdf</span></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>CE: Janet Macunovich: Simplify Your Garden to Save Time, Money, and Defy Age</strong></span></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Saturday, June 27, 10:00 am</strong></span></em></p>
<p>Janet's talk will focus on what we can do to reduce work in our gardens and keep up with its needs even as our physical abilities change. Although there's no such thing as a no-maintenance garden, there are low maintenance gardens and various approaches that reduce work by making tasks simpler or physically easier. You may be surprised at how much difference you can make with design modifications, variations in tools and timing, and other interventions. These tips come to you from 30-year professional gardeners with lots of input from those with even more seniority.</p>
<p>***Includes brunch tidbits made by you!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>CE: Four Seasons Gardening Webinar – Summer Series</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Edimentals: Adding Color and Variety to Your Garden and Diet</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Tuesday, June 30, 1:30 pm</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Do you find red tomatoes boring? Green lettuce too humdrum? Come explore the amazing world of common vegetables in uncommon colors! Leia Kedem, Nutrition and Wellness Extension Educator, discusses the chemicals that produce plant colors, how they may affect nutritional value, and what do to with these bizarre plants in the kitchen, while Diane Plewa, Plant Diagnostic Specialist, provides suggestions and examples of new and old varieties of oddly-colored fruits, veggies and herbs to grow in your home garden.</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=11471"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click here</span></a> to register to view in the Champaign Extension office.</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="http://web.extension.illinois.edu/hmrs/4seasons/"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click here</span></a> to register to view from the comfort of your own home!</p>
<p>Be sure to check out the schedule for the rest of the summer series!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>CE: Cooking with Herbs</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Tuesday, June 30, 6:30 pm</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Summer is the season to garden and share the produce with friends and family. Learn how to incorporate varieties of herbs in your daily dishes and specialty dishes that will quickly become fan favorites. Champaign County Master Gardeners welcome Susan Biggs-Warner of the Vermilion County Conservation District as she presents <strong><em>Cooking with Herbs</em> on Tuesday, June 30 at 6:30 pm</strong>.</p>
<p>This will be a hands-one, mouth-watering presentation as samples will be available of herb delights. Recipes of each dish will be distributed.</p>
<p>This program is free and open to the public, but prior registration is required. <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=12323"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click here</span></a> to register.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>CE: Rain Garden Lecture & Tour </em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Lecture – Monday, July 13, 6:30 pm-8 pm</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Tour – Tuesday, July 21, 5 pm – 7 pm</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Freshwater is precious to living things and it is becoming increasingly scarce due to misuse, pollution, and climate change. Rain gardens are a beautiful way to help keep clean, fresh rainwater out of the sewer system and to reduce pollution and preserve our water systems. Further, a rain garden can support threatened pollinators when they include native plants vital to pollinating insects and birds. And you don't have to be a scientist or ecologist to establish a successful rain garden. </p>
<p>The Champaign County Master Gardeners and the East Central Illinois Master Naturalists invite you to learn more about rain gardens at the following events:</p>
<p><strong>Rain Garden lecture on Monday, July 13 6:30-8:00pm, UI Extension Auditorium, 801 N. Country Fair Drive, Champaign, IL 61821</strong></p>
<p><strong>Rain Garden tour on Tuesday, July 21 5:00-7:00pm, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, 302 N 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820</strong></p>
<p><strong>The Rain Garden tour will be limited to 40 participants and requires attendance at the Rain Garden lecture.</strong><strong> </strong>Participants will be expected to carpool in groups of four or more from the starting location (Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation).</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=12551"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click here</span></a> to register.</p>
<p>The agenda for the Rain Garden lecture:</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>Local Government Incentives</p>
<p>Discussion of the Three Gardens on the Tour</p>
<p>Q&A Panel</p>
<p>The agenda for the Rain Garden tour:</p>
<p>Stop 1 - Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation rain garden</p>
<p>Stop 2 - Private home rain garden</p>
<p>Stop 3 - Private home rain garden</p>
<p>Return to Stop 1</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>CE: McLean County MG "Awesome August Adventure"</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Wednesday, August 5</em></strong></span></p>
<p><em>Please see the following note from Brittnay Haag, Horticulture Program Coordinator in McLean County:</em></p>
<p>After a busy Spring and Summer of planning, planting and WEEDING our gardens, our one day garden tour can be that perfect escape to sit back and enjoy the ride and sites as we travel north to beautiful gardens and a nursery. Stops include:</p>
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<li>Rotary Botanical Gardens – Janesville, Wisconsin</li>
<li>Anderson Japanese Gardens – Rockford, Illinois</li>
<li>Pepper Creek Nursery – Rockford, Illinois</li>
<li>Mona’s Italian Restaurant – Toluca, Illinois</li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>CE: Invasive Species Symposium – Video Recording</em></strong></span></p>
<p>If you were not able to attend the symposium this year, the individual presentations are available online at this website for viewing:</p>
<p><span style="color: #4276aa;"><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="http://www.invasive.org/illinois/2015InvasiveSpeciesSymposium.html"><span style="color: #4276aa;">http://www.invasive.org/illinois/2015InvasiveSpeciesSymposium.html</span></a></span></p>
<p>This is the first time we’ve captured a presentation in this manner – with speaker and their presentation adjusted real-time. It may serve as a way to provide education on the web in the future for master naturalists. So if you do decide to view one of the presentations and have any feedback, contact East Central Illinois Master Naturalist Program Coordinator Diane Wilhite,</p>
<p>217-333-7672 or <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:drwilhit@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">drwilhit@illinois.edu</span></a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><table style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background: #000000; font-size: 1px; padding: 0; line-height: 1px; height: 1px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><style rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
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<p><em>Program Coordinator, Horticulture</em></p>
<p>University of Illinois Extension, Unit 13</p>
<p>Champaign County</p>
<p>801 N. Country Fair Drive, Suite D</p>
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