The University of Illinois Extension will host its annual Winterfest from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 19 , at the Natural Resource Center in Russell Woods Forest Preserve in DeKalb County. Each year people gather at the Natural Resource Education Center to meet up with friends old and new to share the joys of winter.

“ This is an opportunity to serve our communities with a family-friendly winter event. It is nice to break up the season and with unseasonable temperatures, why not join us?” said Peggy Doty, extension educator. “Winter is a season, not a precipitation, so we will be there whether we have snow or not."