Introduction to Invasive Species Management

The Introduction to Invasive Species Management is a two day, certificate-earning course. It is a hybrid course with one-day of online learning (August 5th, 2025) followed by a field day (Multiple field days, scheduled between August 6-9, 2025).

The target audience is early career natural resource professionals, landowners, volunteers, Master Naturalists, and anyone interested in gaining experience with invasive species management.

The online day covers the basics of invasive species ecology, invasive plant identification, and management principles. The field portion provides hands-on opportunities to identify invasive plant species, see the commonly used tools for invasive plant management, and view demonstrations of management techniques applied in a real-world field setting. Multiple field days are scheduled throughout the state and attendees can choose which one they would like to attend. Participants will obtain a certificate of course completion from the University of Illinois Extension upon attending both the online portion and one field day. Registration fee is $20 and lunch is included for the field day portion.

Instructional Day (Online via Zoom)
August 5th (9:00am-4:30pm)

Field Days (10:00am-3:00pm)
August 6th - St. James Farm Forest Preserve, Warrenville, IL
August 7th - Allerton Park, Monticello, IL
August 7th - Chinquapin Bluffs Land and Water Reserve, Carlock, IL
August 8th - Lincoln Prairie Trail, Taylorville, IL
August 8th - John Wood Community College - Quincy Campus, Quincy IL
August 9th - Murphysboro Extension Office, Murphysboro, IL

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Course Registration ($20.00)

Field Day Choice Choose which field day you would like to attend. All field days are 10:00-am-3:00pm.

August 6th - St. James Farm Forest Preserve, Warrenville, IL

[35 of 35 filled]

August 7th - Allerton Park, Monticello, IL

[25 of 25 filled]

August 7th - Chinquapin Bluffs Land and Water Reserve, Carlock, IL

[24 of 25 filled]

August 8th - Lincoln Prairie Trail, Taylorville, IL

[12 of 30 filled]

August 8th - John Wood Community College - Quincy campus, Quincy, IL

August 9th - Murphysboro Extension Office, Murphysboro, IL

[24 of 30 filled]

Name for certificate This is a certificate-earning course. Please put your name how you would like it on the certificate

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As part of our commitment to providing equal opportunities in our programming, University of Illinois Extension is required to collect and report overall statistics about the race, ethnicity, and gender of program participants. Your responses are voluntary and appreciated.

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Refunds will be issued upon request of registration cancellation if the request is made at least one week prior to the event.

Total Registration Cost $