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Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Recreation and Engagement Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/17/2026 9:15 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Cook County Building, Board Room, 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Issued On: 11/10/2026
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26-0492 1  Committee MinutesCOMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 01/14/2025   Not available Not available
26-0411 1  ReportREPORT Department: Conservation and Experiential Programming Request: Receive and File Report Title: University of Illinois Extension Quarterly updates for Quarters 1, 2 and 3, 2026 Report Period: 1/1/2026 to 9/30/2026 Summary: University of Illinois Extension Director Willene Buffett will present a quarterly report on Extension activities in the Forest Preserves of Cook County from January through September of 2026. In the future, this quarterly report will be presented twice a year, in January for the previous year’s final two quarters and in July for the first two quarters. The report will highlight the Extension’s programming and engagement, which are supported annually by the Forest Preserves of Cook County. It will include information on Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners, Conservation@Home, volunteer hours and impact, and other programming conducted by Extension teams in the Forest Preserves.   Not available Not available