Baebler Educational Farm

Baebler Educational Farm A Monroe County Extension & 4-H Education Foundation owned property dedicated to providing opportunities for youth to appreciate natural resources. farm.

Vera and her husband Kenneth Baebler enjoyed many years on their rural Monroe Co. They enjoyed watching the birds and wildlife, fishing the ponds, and walking in the woods on their property. Vera, having a strong desire to share her love of nature, donated the farm to the Monroe County Extension & 4-H Education Foundation in March 2014. It was her wish to give the youth of Monroe County a place to explore and enjoy nature as much as she did.

Our Wednesday volunteers continued the clean up this morning w**d eating the dam on Turtle pond and the front entrance, ...
05/13/2026

Our Wednesday volunteers continued the clean up this morning w**d eating the dam on Turtle pond and the front entrance, trimming many more trees and walkways, a little more mowing and spraying lespedeza. Thanks guys.

The iris in the rain garden are in full bloom as is the Penstemon.

Friday we had the wonderful folks from Farm Credit come out an help us with the spring cleanup. Nine workers did many t...
05/13/2026

Friday we had the wonderful folks from Farm Credit come out an help us with the spring cleanup. Nine workers did many tasks including spraying the pergola with Mold fighting fluids, areas were mowed around small trees, w**ding was done in the pollinator habitat, roadways and non crop areas were sprayed for w**ds, copper was put in the large pond to control alga, trees were trimmed, marigolds transplanted and zinnias planted and bush honeysuckle was sprayed in the woods. Everyone worked so hard and accomplished a lot. THANK YOU so much.

Took a few photos this evening of the prairie plants starting to bloom. Coreopsis, wild blue indigo, blue star, phlox a...
04/27/2026

Took a few photos this evening of the prairie plants starting to bloom. Coreopsis, wild blue indigo, blue star, phlox and penstemon. Call beautiful evening at the farm.

Also found a killdeer nest with 4 eggs by the shed......not in a great place but hopefully she will be successful hatching her eggs.

We are participating in IRAP youth turkey hunting this spring. The farm will be closed in the mornings until 1 pm April...
04/01/2026

We are participating in IRAP youth turkey hunting this spring. The farm will be closed in the mornings until 1 pm April 4-5 and again from April 17 -29. Please plan accordingly and come out and enjoy the afternoons at the farm.

Yesterday was a cleanup day at the farm. While I cleaned up the front entrance and gardens around the shed, U of I Exte...
04/01/2026

Yesterday was a cleanup day at the farm. While I cleaned up the front entrance and gardens around the shed, U of I Extension personal cleaned up the pollinator habitat. Thanks to all that helped!

I took a walk today at the farm, sunny skies but breeze was a little brisk. Most of the snow is gone now but ponds are ...
02/07/2026

I took a walk today at the farm, sunny skies but breeze was a little brisk. Most of the snow is gone now but ponds are all low and frozen over BUT not enough to go out on them!! DO Not try to do out on them. I scared up a few quail which is always fun. Very peaceful!

Some fall cleanup occurred with the help of volunteers at the farm. We mowed around small trees in a couple areas, clea...
01/05/2026

Some fall cleanup occurred with the help of volunteers at the farm. We mowed around small trees in a couple areas, cleaned up many branches and a couple downed trees around the pond near the pergola and mowed the area, we began to moved mulch around the bees and rain garden, the tables under the huge oak by the pavilion but as we started mulching the playground set we had tractor problems.....so didn't get that done. Another day!
Hope you all come out and enjoy some nature time over the winter months.

We will be participating in the IRAP ( Illinois Recreational Access Program) deer hunting this fall at the farm. T...
10/02/2025

We will be participating in the IRAP ( Illinois Recreational Access Program) deer hunting this fall at the farm. The farm will be closed for fall youth shotgun season Oct 11-13 and for the Archery season Oct 16-31.

Well way behind in posting anything!! The last couple months we had a lot of rain and hot weather leading to an abundanc...
09/22/2025

Well way behind in posting anything!! The last couple months we had a lot of rain and hot weather leading to an abundance of w**ds and excess growth followed by a drought. We have spent the last 6 weeks mowing, cleaning up the front entrance, flowerbeds and the pollinator habitat, painting the boat shed, w**d eating along the ponds, cleaning the pergola, spraying honeysuckle in the woods, making a base for the garbage bin and filling a large hole in front of a dock..... The only good thing about the drought it allowed us to catch up. Thanks to those that have helped.

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4022 JJ Road
Waterloo, IL
62298

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