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WORKSHOPS

These workshops will be held at various times during the day of the Festival, with the mission to educate the community about numerous environmental topics.

Fancy Camera

Photographing Nature

10 am and 1 pm

Fred Delcomyn, Photographer and author of A Backayard Prairie

Poppy Field

Lessons Learned from a Backyard Prairie

11:30 am and 2:30 pm

Jamie Ellis, Illinois Natural History Survey

Butterfly on a Flower

Native Plants for Pollinators

10 am and 1 pm

Lesley Deem,  Director of U of I Pollinatarium, U of I Department of Entomology

Through the Tree Branch

The Importance of Biodiversity

11 am and 2 pm

Stacey Clementz, Youth Programs Manager of Champaign County Forest Preserves

Plants in Boxes

Commercial Plant Trade and

Natives

10:30 am and 12:30 pm

Jack Zinnen, Illinois Natural History Survey 

Blueberry Cookies

Edible Native Plants

10:30 am and 2 pm

Berries and Flour Bakery

Road from Above

Microclimate Matters: From the Backyard to Beyond

11:30 am and 1:30 pm

Sam Stickely, U of I Department of Natural Resources

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Incorporating Native Oaks into the Home Landscape

12 noon and 2:30 pm

Justin Vozzo, U of I Department of Natural Resources

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Pawpaws and Native Persimmons

9:30 am and 1:30 pm

Sean Williams, C-U Herb Society

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