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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES</strong></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">V: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/4918853?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=3"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Horticulture Hotline</span></a> – Volunteers Needed!</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>CONTINUING</strong> <strong>EDUCATION</strong></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/4918854?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=4"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Tomato Taste Panel</span></a> – Wednesday, August 31</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/4918855?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=5"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Tips for Tending Tasty Tomatoes</span></a> – Tuesday, September 13</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/4918856?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=6"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Leaf Casting with VCMG Pat Sollars</span></a> – Tuesday, September 20</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>MISCELLANEOUS</strong></span>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/4918857?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=7"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Native Tree and Plant Sale</span></a> – <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Order by August 31!</span></strong></span></li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Horticulture Hotline</em></strong></span></p>
<p>The Horticulture Hotline is still bustling with homeowner calls. Please consider signing up to volunteer. Did I mention that our office has VERY COOL air-conditioning? A bonus in this dreaded humidity!</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/4918853?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=8"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click here</span></a> to sign up on our Volunteer Spot calendar.</p>
<p>Have 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><strong><em>As a reminder, you are not required to answer homeowner’s questions immediately.</em></strong> We encourage you to kindly tell the homeowner that we will respond to questions within 48 hours with the best researched answer we can come up with. </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 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 xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 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 xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 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 xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>CE: 11<sup>th</sup> Annual Tomato Taste Panel </em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Wednesday, August 31 at 6 p.m.</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Join the Piatt County Master Gardener's for their 11th Tomato Taste panel, celebrating the wide variety of home grown tomatoes (see flyer to right). Sample 30 varieties of heirloom and hybrid tomatoes from sweet to savory, yellow to purple, along with creative tomato-based recipes. <br /> <br /> All are welcome so bring a friend and register at <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/4918858?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=10"><span style="color: #4276aa;">go.illinois.edu/dmp</span></a> or by calling 217.877.6042. A suggested donation of $2 will help cover the cost of the program.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>CE: Tips for Tending Tasty Tomatoes</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Tuesday, September 13 at 1:30 p.m. </em></strong></span></p>
<p>With thousands of varieties and many different shapes, colors, sizes, and flavors, it's easy to see why tomatoes are the most popular garden plants. Join the Ford-Iroquois Master Gardeners for their Fall Education series, featuring Horticulture Coordinator, Trent Hawker, at 6:30 pm on July 18 at the Moyer District Library in Gibson City as he discusses "Tips for Tending Tasty Tomatoes."</p>
<p>This program will be offered at three different locations throughout Ford and Iroquois Counties:</p>
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<li>Tuesday, September 13 - 1:30 pm - Ford-Iroquois Extension Office in Onarga</li>
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<p>Be sure to reserve your seat by <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/4918855?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=11"><span style="color: #4276aa;">registering here</span></a>!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>CE: Leaf Casting with Vermilion County Master Gardener Pat Sollars</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>Tuesday, September 20 at 6 p.m.</em></strong></span></p>
<p>This class will be held at the Danville Public Library at <strong>6 p.m. </strong>and taught by Master Gardener, Pat Sollars. Online registration requires credit card payment. <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/4918856?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=12"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click here</span></a> to register online.</p>
<p>You may also pre-register at the Extension Office by cash or check. Your space is reserved upon receipt of payment. If you have any questions, call our office at<strong> </strong><strong>217-442-8615</strong> or email Debbie Mikel at <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:jhanraha@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">demikel@illinois.edu.</span></a> <strong>Cost is $5.00 per person.</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p>By the end of summer, the perennials, shrubs and trees in your yard may have produced some Jurassic sized leaves. When you look out the window in January those leaves will be a distant memory. There is a fairly simple and inexpensive way to preserve what nature has created and enjoy it for years to come.</p>
<p> Leaf casts make unique and beautiful garden art. They also provide great conversation pieces for garden visitors. This project can be made with all sorts of leaves: hosta, fig, rhubarb, sycamore etc. Large leaves make great bird baths, stepping stones or even fountains. Medium size leaves can be used as candle holders. The actual cast is made from products you can find at a local hardware store like concrete, sand, outdoor paint and sealer. All you need is for someone to explain the process. </p>
<p>Master Gardener Pat Sollars has been making leaf casts for years. An experienced artisan, she will walk you through the process with samples of each stage. You will learn how a leaf's natural depressions and veins can be captured in the smallest detail. Pat will also explain how to paint a cured cast. There will be detailed instructions for you to take home. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">There is a $5 admission fee and due to logistics this is not a ‘Make and Take’.</span> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 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 xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 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 xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 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 xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>ECIMN Native Tree and Plant Sale</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #ff0000;"><strong><em>Last day to order is August 31! </em></strong></span></p>
<p>Interested in expanding the use of native flora in your yard or garden? East Central Illinois Master Naturalists (ECIMN) are making available for purchase a selection of trees and shrubs indigenous to Illinois. Our soil and climate have tested these plants for 8,000 years, it's a good bet they will work for you! Click here to see a <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/4918859?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=13"><span style="color: #4276aa;">detailed description</span></a> of each tree and shrub offered below. </p>
<p>Enjoy the benefits of using native plants:</p>
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<li>Increases/restores the native range of species that are important to local ecology and wildlife habitat (like butterflies!)</li>
<li>Decreases the risks found with monoculture plantings, i.e. pests, diseases, invasive, etc.</li>
<li>Using natives is ecologically responsible</li>
<li>Native species are adapted to local weather patterns and are more tolerant of changes in weather, when they are sited correctly</li>
<li>Can reduce overall costs on an acre of property by as much as 75%</li>
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<p>All plants come in special 5 gallon containers which are designed to encourage numerous roots but inhibit circling roots. No chemicals (such as copper) are used to enhance a fibrous root system.</p>
<p>Plants cost $25 each (including shipping and handling). <strong>Orders will be accepted until 8/31/2016.</strong> </p>
<p>Your order will be <strong>delivered locally for pickup on Friday, 9/16/2016 (3pm-6pm) or Saturday, 9/17/2016 (9am-noon)</strong> at the Champaign County Forest Preserve District (CCFPD) Maintenance Building located at 650 N Lombard, Mahomet, IL. It is located just S of the Museum of the Prairie at Lake of the Woods. From I-74, go north on Hwy 47 past the cemetery and one house/driveway. It is the first entrance on the east (right) after you pass the cemetery and driveway. <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://illinois.edu/emailer/forward2/4918860?emailAddress=ccmg-announce@lists.communitylists.org&orderId=14"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Map.</span></a></p>
<p><strong>Supplies are limited and orders will be fulfilled on a first come, first served basis. </strong> Sales are open to only MN/MG from March 28-July 6. Sales are open to everyone, including the public, after July 6 until August 31. </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 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 xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background: #cccccc; font-size: 1px; padding: 0; line-height: 1px; height: 1px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 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 xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 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>
<p>Champaign, IL 61821</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:carmien2@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">carmien2@illinois.edu</span></a></p>
<p>217-333-7672 </p>
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