Upcoming Events
RORG Fall Cleanup 2025
Mid-December, 2025
Past Events
Illuminating Art in Nature: A Red Oak Rain Garden Art Exhibit
October 30, 2025 — 4:30 – 9:00 PM
Champaign Public Library’s “Tuesdays at Ten” Talk Series – Creating Resilient Landscapes: Rain Gardens
April 22, 2025 — 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Sustainapalooza
April 12, 2025 — 1:00 – 6:00 PM
“Active April“ Tabling Event
April 2, 2025 — 1:30 – 3:30 PM
RORG Spring Cleanup
March 14, 2025 — 10:00 – Noon
March 27, 2025 — 4:00 – 6:00 PM
March 28, 2025 — 10:00 – Noon
Monarch and Pollinator Fair
March 1, 2025 — 12:00 – 4:00 PM
Thriving Communities Webinar Series: Strategies to Build Resilience with the BRIC Grant, GSI, and Hazard Mitigation Planning
February 11, 2025 — 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Webinar: How Rain Gardens and Native Plants Improve Local Water Quality
For the Champaign-Urbana Herb Society
February 5, 2025 — 7:00 – 8:00 PM
Reduce Flooding & Water Pollution: How Rain Gardens and Native Plants Improve Local Water Quality
February 4, 2025 — 6:00 – 7:00 PM
RORG Fall Cleanup 2024
December 3, 2024 — 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Giving Tuesday
November 26 – December 3, 2024
A global day of generosity.
Make a gift at:
redoakraingarden.org/make-a-gift/
Illuminating Art in Nature:
a Red Oak Rain Garden Art Exhibit
October 29-31, 2024
Green Quad Day
October 3, 2024 — 12:00 – 4:00 PM
Sustainapalooza
April 21, 2024 — 4:00 – 8:00 PM
Piatt County’s Gardeners’ Day
April 6, 2024 — 9:00 AM
RORG Spring Cleanup 2024
March 21, 2024 — 4:00 – 6:00 PM
March 22, 2024 — 10:00 – Noon
Monarch and Pollinator Fair
March 2, 2024 — 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Wilderness Wednesday Webinar Storm Waters and Natives
January 31, 2024 — 6:00 PM
RORG Fall Cleanup 2023
December 8, 2023 — 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Giving Tuesday
November 21 – November 28, 2023
A global day of generosity.
Make a gift at:
redoakraingarden.org/make-a-gift/
Master Gardener Conference: How Rain Gardens and Native Plants Improve Local Water Quality
September 8, 2023 — 1:45 – 2:45 PM
Spotlight on Natural Resources Podcast: Drought and Extreme Weather Resiliency
August 16, 2023
Listen to the recording.
RORG Spring Cleanup 2023
March 3, 2023 — 9:00 – 11:00 AM
April 6, 2023 — 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Illinois Native Plant Society
Central Chapter
February 9, 2023 — 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Watch the recording.
Southern Illinois Conservation Workshop:
Resilient Home Landscapes
September 17, 2022
Everyday Environment: Stormwater@Home and Lawn to Lake
July 14, 2022 — 1:00 – 2:00pm
Watch the recording.
Spotlight on Natural Resources:
Soft Landings
July 13, 2022
Listen to the podcast.
Good Growing: Talking about the Red Oak Rain Garden
September 10, 2021 — 7:00 – 8:30pm
Watch the recording.
Wild Ones Illinois Prairie Chapter
June 14, 2021 — 7:00 – 8:30pm
Watch the recording.
Protect Water Quality from the Comfort of your Home, an Everyday Environment Webinar
June 10, 2021 — 1:00 – 2:00pm
Watch the recording.
DuPage County Stormwater Management
April 8, 2021 — 1:00 – 2:00pm
Watch the recording.
Indiana Master Watershed Steward Program
March 31, 2021 — 6:00 – 8:30pm
Allerton Park and Retreat Center Rain Garden Workshop
March 23, 2021 — 4:00 – 5:00pm
March 18, 2021 — 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Watch the recording.
Vermilion County Master Gardener Garden Day Workshop
March 13, 2021 — 9:00am – 4:00pm
Montgomery Co. Maryland
Master Gardener Meeting
January 7, 2021 — 10:00 – 11:30am
Giving Tuesday
December 1, 2020
A global day of generosity
Make a gift at:
redoakraingarden.org/make-a-gift/
Illinois NLRS Partnership Workshop
November 6, 2020 — 9:30am – 2:30pm
Annual Workshop
Register at go.illinois.edu/nlrs
Southern Illinois Conservation Workshop
September 22, 2020 — 2:00 – 3:00pm
Watch the recording.
Live with the Horticulturalists: Rain Gardens
August 26, 2020 — 1:00 – 2:00pm
Watch the recording.
Everyday Environment: Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy
May 21st, 2020 — 1:00 – 2:00pm
Webinar Series
https://extension.illinois.edu/events/2020-05-21-illinois-nutrient-loss-reduction-everyday-environment-online-webinar
Arbor Day
April 24, 2020
Celebrate at Home
https://www.arborday.org/
C-U on Earth Day
April 22, 2020 — noon to 12:15pm
Extension Representatives at the Grand Prairie Friends Sale
Celebrate at Home
https://cuearthday2020.wixsite.com/event?fbclid=IwAR3T0Vd6ap_h1IM1oEgEcQbw6800qu32Z7OTVGRvDq4RUj6SzIbYfL_b4Ns
Gateway Green Conference
March 4, 2020
Speaker at the Gateway Green Conference
Gateway Center, Collinsville, IL
Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy Partnership Conference
December 3 – 4, 2019
Speaker and Organizer at Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy Conference
Crowne Plaza Hotel Springfield
Chipotle Fundraiser
October 16, 2019 — 4:00 – 8:00pm
Fundraiser at Chipotle
We are partnering with Chipotle to raise funds for the garden! Stop by, purchase an entree, and show the flyer to the cashier to donate.
https://www.facebook.com/events/738899996544929/
Panera Bread Fundraiser
September 24, 2019 — 4:00 – 8:00pm
Fundraiser at Panera Bread
We are partnering with Panera Bread to raise funds for the garden! Stop by, purchase an entree, and show the flyer to the cashier to donate.
https://www.facebook.com/events/740438083070158/
Native Plant Sale
September 16 – 17, 2019
5:00 – 7:00pm
Vendor at RORG Plant Sale
This is our very own native plant sale! Located onsite at the garden. https://www.facebook.com/events/429998750944742/
Japan House Matsuri
September 8, 2019 — 12:00 – 9:00pm
Vendor at Matsuri
Japan House is located on the campus of the University of Illinois, near the Arboretum and the Vet Med complex.
https://japanhouse.illinois.edu/visit/matsuri
Sustainability LLC
Student Orientation
August 21, 2019 — 11:00am – 12:00pm
Speaker at the Sustainability LLC Student Orientation
Lincoln Avenue Residence Hall
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Allerton Park Concert Series:
Reds, Whites and the Blues
July 5, 2019 — 6:00 – 9:00pm
Pop-up RORG fundraising Sale
515 Old Timber Road
Monticello, Illinois 61856
Event Website
RORG Information Session
June 28, 2019 — 4:00 – 5:00pm
Room W-121, Turner Hall
1102 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
https://www.facebook.com/events/494371707996858/
Grand Prairie Friends 2019
Annual Native Plant Sale
May 11, 2019
Information table at GPF native plant sale
Lincoln Square Mall, Urbana
https://www.grandprairiefriends.org/events/2019-annual-native-plant-sale-2
Master Gardener Training
March 26, 2019 — 7:00 – 8:00pm
Speaker at Champaign County Master Gardener Training
Extension Auditorium
Champaign, Illinois
https://web.extension.illinois.edu/cfiv/champaignmg/4908.html
Energy, Planning, and Built Environment (UP 466)
March 26, 2019 — 5:30 – 7:00pm
Guest Lecturer for UP 466
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
https://courses.illinois.edu/schedule/2019/spring/UP/466
Ready, Set, Grow!
March 23, 2019 — 8:00am – 2:15pm
Keynote Speaker at Ready, Set, Grow!
Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon, Illinois
https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=19392
Quad Cities Flower & Garden Show
March 22, 2019 — 4:00pm
Speaker at Quad Cities Flower & Garden Show
Quad Cities Conservation Alliance Expo Center
Rock Island, Illinois
https://www.qccaexpocenter.com/lawn-garden-event.html
All Gardener’s Day
March 16, 2019 — 8:00am – 12:00pm
Speaker at All Gardener’s Day
Holy Family Catholic Church
Litchfield, Illinois
https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=19835
Home, Lawn, and Garden Day
March 2, 2019
Exhibitor at Home, Lawn, and Garden Day
Bloomington, Illinois
https://web.extension.illinois.edu/lmw/lmw_mg/4326.html
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CCNet April Lunch Talk:
Demystifying Native Plants
April 18, 2019 — 12:00 – 1:00pm
Guest speaker at CCNet
Champaign, IL
https://www.facebook.com/events/296897624543258/
Scholarship of Sustainability Series (ESE 311)
April 4, 2019 — 3:30 – 5:00pm
Guest Lecturer for ESE 311
1306 Everitt Laboratory,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
https://courses.illinois.edu/schedule/2019/spring/ESE/311
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