Native plants are becoming the superstars of our home landscapes but many of us are less familiar with these plants in the built environment. Join Illinois Extension Educator, Ryan Pankau, for a presentation focused on the use of native trees and shrubs in landscaping. Ryan will review the challenges that…
Want to learn more about how food waste impacts our environment and what you can do to help? Join the Composting Basics presentation at Gridley Public Library in Gridley, IL on May 7, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. to learn more and help celebrate International Compost Awareness Week! This presentation will be…
Want to learn more about how food waste impacts our environment and what you can do to help? Join “The Dirt on Composting” presentation at El Paso District Library in El Paso, IL on May 5, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. to learn more and help celebrate International Compost Awareness Week! This…
Squirm and learn: a kids guide to vermicomposting is hosted by the Ecology Action Center and the Carlock Public Library as part of International Compost Awareness Week. Bring children grades 2nd and up to the Carlock Public Library on Tuesday May 6, 2025 at 5:30pm to learn about vermicomposting! Students…
Our local environment needs your help! Join the Ecology Action Center in picking up trash around McLean County for our March mCLEAN Up Crew Workday. Volunteers will use trash grabbers with safety equipment like high visibility vests and gloves to pick up litter around designated areas. Participants must be 18…
Love to cook and are looking for a way to compost your food scraps, but backyard composting isn’t an option for you? Try Vermicomposting or composting with worms! Vermicomposting is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint and stop food waste in your home. No backyard or large area…
Come join us for our April workday along Sugar Creek! We need help improving Sugar Creek in designated areas throughout Bloomington and Normal, by clearing invasive plant species and managing the non-invasive plants. Volunteers must be 18 years old or older (or 14 and accompanied by a parent or guardian)…
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: July 6, 2023 Contact: Michael Brown, Ecology Action Center, 309-454-3169 x11 McLean County’s recycle rate continues to steadily increase. While the waste generated in McLean County in 2022 grew, the amount recycled grew even more to a total of 46.85%. The county is making progress…
