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good evening!

this is a virginia creeper appreciation post.
tell me why you love this vine!

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Migration Alert! 🚨 More than 373 MILLION birds are forecast to fly across the East Coast and eastern Midwest tonight. Help keep them safe and on track by turning off nonessential lights from 11 PM to 6 AM. Make windows safer with bird-friendly treatments to prevent collisions. More than a billion birds die in glass collisions every year. Learn more about migration, window safety, and sign up to get alerts: https://birdcast.org/migration-tools/

The popular 4-H statewide fishing spring fishing tournament is back in 2026. This year’s tourney will again be a virtual event held between the dates of May 1 – July 31. Catch-measure-picture-upload…repeat!

Nearly 500 entries submitted in 2025! Enter catches here now through July 31: https://go.illinois.edu/4-HFishing

If you need reasonable accommodation to participate, please contact the State 4-H Office.