Vermicomposting Workshop-October 3, 2024 (5:30-6:30pm)

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…

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Vermicomposting Workshop-September 23, 2024 (5:30-6:30pm)

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…

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Vermicomposting Workshop- August 11, 2024 (3:00-4:00pm)

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…

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BioBlitz 2024: Read, Renew, Record! In Person Event

Come and join us on July 11th at Underwood Park from 5-7pm to learn more about local invasive and indicator species and other current projects going on in McLean County, including the Ecology Action Center’s Wildlife Monitoring Project. Join us and other BioBlitzers to make observations together, get assistance with…

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BioBlitz 2024: Read, Renew, Record! Begins

Join us for the BioBlitz event during the whole month of July to observe the biodiversity of McLean County. Help us by taking pictures and mapping different wild animals, plants, and insects. By contributing to this event, you are furthering our knowledge about the County’s biodiversity and supporting local wildlife….

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Restaurant Sustainability Presentation

Whether you are starting your own restaurant or you have been at it for a while. The Ecology Action Center wants to help you make your restaurant more sustainable. Sustainability has been shown to be an important factor when people are making purchasing choices which means choosing to be more environmentally friendly…

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Summer Bird Walk at Hidden Creek on July 13!

Come take a bird walk with Mercy Davis, the Town of Normal’s Town Planner! The Town’s efforts to restore the natural areas at Hidden Creek have greatly improved the bird habitat. On this walk, you will see birds that nest in Normal and birds that call Normal home year-round. This…

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Summer Bird Walk at Maxwell Park!

Did you know that Maxwell Park is a bird hotspot in McLean County? Many bird species build nests and raise fledglings at Maxwell including rare species. Join IWU Professor Given Harper for a leisurely bird walk through the park to see why Maxwell is so special for birdwatchers. Given is…

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