Our Partners
The Ecology Action Center, as a not-for-profit organization, relies on the
financial support and backing of local organizations, grantors, and business
partners. With the assistance of these organizations, the Ecology Action
Center is able to provide the McLean County with many of the programs and
resources that we offer.
Local Organizations
Center for Sustainable Community
The Center for Sustainable Community is a local organization that provides seminars and programs for teaching people about living in a sustainable fashion. The web site also provides information defining a sustainable lifestyle, experiencing a sustainable community, and various cooperatives that teach people how to live in this closer-to-nature way.
Friends of Kickapoo Creek
Friends of Kickapoo Creek is a conservation organization devoted to promoting stewardship of the Kickapoo Creek in Central Illinois through advocacy, education, and monitoring. The organization works with neighbors and surrounding communities to protect the watershed and its fish species, bird species, and other wildlife habitat of this unique natural resource.
John Wesley Powell Audubon
The JWP Audubon is the Bloomington-Normal chapter of the National Audubon Society. This local group invites speakers and and arranges programs, sponsors educational outreach to the public schools, participates in yearly bird counts and hosts field trips and bird walks.
Mackinaw River Ecosystem Partnership
The mission of the Mackinaw River Ecosystem Partnership is to "preserve and enhance the natural resources of the Mackinaw River watershed through education, good management practices and voluntary cooperation while respecting property owner rights."
No New Nukes
No New Nukes is a group that formed to fight a new nuclear plant being sited in Clinton, Illinois. This group is active in Central Illinois, particularly in Bloomington-Normal.
Sugar Grove Nature Center
Located in the Funks Grove area, this nature center holds fun workshops for both children and adults and outdoor volunteer work days. They also host school visits and educational programs about the natural world. They do not currently have a website but can be contacted via email at sugargrovenc@earthlink.net or by phone at 309-874-2174.
The Indy
The Indy is the local Independent Media Center for Bloomington-Normal. This publication is part of a group called Bloomington-Normal Citizens for Peace and Justice (BNPCJ), which has a Sustainable Living committee. The BNPCJ is part of the Progressive Alliance of Bloomington-Normal, a loose coalition of groups, many of which are associated with Illinois State University.
The Parklands Foundation
The Parklands Foundation is a local not-for-profit land acquisition and restoration group founded in 1967 to protect Central Illinois native ecosystems. The land owned is in McLean and Woodford Counties with two properties open to the public, the Merwin Preserve and the Lexington Prairie.
Lake Bloomington and Evergreen Lake Watershed Management Planning Groups
The Lake Bloomington and Evergreen Lake Watershed Management Planning groups work to improve and protect the lakes and surrounding watersheds.
Illinois State University
Illinois State University Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC)
Illinois State University Student Environmental Health Association (SEHA)
Illinois Wesleyan University
Grantors
Business Partners
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