The Dirt on Composting at El Paso District Library

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…

Continue reading

Squirm and Learn: A Kids Guide To Vermicomposting

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…

Continue reading

mCLEAN Up Crew Workday

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…

Continue reading

Fulltime Job Opening: Energy Coordinator

The Energy Coordinator is a full-time non-exempt position with health insurance and paid time off including vacation time, sick time, and holidays. Specific responsibilities may vary and are subject to change dependent upon funding opportunities. The position is contingent upon program funding. This position’s primary responsibility is coordination of the…

Continue reading

Job Opening: Part-time Program Assistant

Program Assistant The Program Assistant is a part-time hourly position with seasonally variable hours. The position is contingent upon funding. Duties are likely to include the following:  Maintaining native landscaping at EAC offices Light facility maintenance Light vehicle maintenance Mowing, weed trimming, brush cutting, especially related to tree planting or…

Continue reading

Job Opening: Fulltime Tree Coordinator

Tree Coordinator The Tree Coordinator is a full-time hourly position with health insurance and paid time off including vacation time, sick time, and holidays.  Specific responsibilities may vary and are subject to change dependent upon funding opportunities. The position is contingent upon program funding. This position focuses on coordinating the…

Continue reading

Sugar Creek Stewards Workday

Come join us for our March 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)…

Continue reading