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University of Illinois Extension is an off-campus branch of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Extension provides Illinois counties with the latest research-based information from the University. The backbone of McHenry County Extension are the participants and volunteers who partake in programs offered through our office taught by local and regional Extension educators.
Today's Features

Americans eat 3.4 pounds of fresh strawberries each year plus another 1.8 pounds frozen per capita. Although strawberries are available in many forms–frozen, jam and jelly, and ice cream– nothing compares to the taste of a fresh vine ripened strawberry.

Explorando la vida secreta de arboles se disena ayudar a los 3ro - 5tos estudiantes del grado a ganar un aprecio de arboles, a observar arboles en sus vidas diarias, y a desarrollar un interes en descubrir mas sobre arboles. Se piensa para que a los adultos trabajen con los ninos para explorar la vida secreta de arboles.

Riding the Wind with Kalani is designed for 5-8 year olds to gain knowledge about the weather. The site provides information on:

Basic Earth movements such at rotation and revolution; How the tilt of Earth's axis and its revolution create seasons; What temperature is; What are basic types of clouds; What precipitation is; What lightning, thunder, and tornadoes are.

Youth Development Tip of the Week!
Visit "The Great Corn Adventure" to learn:
  • The history of corn.
  • Why corn is an important grain around the world.
  • How corn grows and its various stages of growth.
  • How corn is harvested.
  • The many uses of corn.
  • The distribution of corn from the field to consumer.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/corn/index.html

Questions? Contact Katie Wagner Roberts, Unit Educator, 4-H Youth Development at kwagner@uiuc.edu

McHenry County Extension Program Areas

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4-H and YouthAgriculture & Natural ResourcesChildren, Families & SeniorsCommunity & Economic Development
En EspañolHorticulture & EnvironmentMoney ManagementNutrition & Health

Quick Links
McHenry County Extension Meetings

Extension Council Meeting
4/14/08

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Program Registrations

Horse Manure Management 1
Register by May 31, 2008

4-H Cake Decorating Workshop
Register by June 10, 2008

Online Forms & Surveys

Incubation and Embryology Birth Announcement

Incubation and Embryology Post Hatch Questionnaire

Podcasts

Commodity Week

Weekly agriculture news, analysis, prices, and weather from WILL AM 580

Closing Market Report

A daily review of farm and agriculture markets in the Midwest

Illini Pet Pod

The latest news about pet care and humane education

Illini Farm Report

News for and about Illinois farms from University of Illinois Extension
News & Updates
Nibbles
Ideas for coping with the challenges of parenting and preparing your children for success.
Working Families
News and ideas for families with working parents.
Upcoming Events

Managing Diabetes - May 6 and 13, 2008
Rockford, Illinois (Winnebago County)
May 6-13, 2008

PQA training in McDonough County
May 12, 2008

4-H Knitting Classes
May 20, 2008

Full event calendar >>

Photo Galleries
Horse Sense 101
2008 4-H International Night
2007 Banquet
2007 Auction Pictures
2007 Clothing Judging
2007 4-H International Night
Video Features
About the Master Gardener Program
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Gardening with Children
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Contact Us

McHenry County Unit
1102 McConnell Road
Box 1430
Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: 815-338-3737
FAX: 815-338-4755
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