Whether picking out pumpkins from a field or carving fun faces into them with friends, pumpkins show everyone it’s the fall season. What happens when it’s time to say goodbye as they melt on the porch? Green up Halloween by recycling pumpkins into compost at a free, outdoor Pumpkin Smash…
McLean County’s recycling rate reached 51% in 2024, making it the first time ever that over roughly half of the waste generated in the county was recycled. This is a big milestone for McLean County and one of the major goals for the first quarter (2017-2022) of the 2017 Twenty-Year…
Join the Ecology Action Center at 10:00am on January 3 at the Normal Public Library as we explore the true story behind “Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay” by Susan Hood. This colorful picture book tells how children in Cateura, Paraguay, turned trash from their town’s…
On December 30 from 10:00-11:00am at the Bloomington Public Library, students are invited to enjoy an out-of-this-world presentation by the Ecology Action Center. Join us to hear a picture book featuring everyone’s favorite galactic guardian Wall-E! We will be discussing the importance of managing trash and caring for planet Earth….
Did you know that the road salt we use to manage ice and snow can harm our streams, lakes, and water supply even during summer? Join the Ecology Action Center on December 2 at 6:00pm at the Bloomington Public Library to explore how road salt impacts water quality and ecosystems—and…
On November 15 from 10:00-11:00am at Danvers Township Library, students are invited to enjoy an out-of-this-world presentation by the Ecology Action Center. Join us to hear a picture book featuring everyone’s favorite galactic guardian Wall-E! We will be discussing the importance of managing trash and caring for planet Earth. Attendees…
The Grand Prairie Bird Alliance and Illinois Wesleyan University will sponsor a talk about the federally endangered Indiana Bat. Sarah Livesay, Executive Director of Grand Prairie Friends Land Trust will be the speaker. “On a hot, buggy day in the woods of Coles County in 2015, a researcher located a…
The 2025 Social Equity Summit will take place on Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Astroth Community Education Center auditorium at Heartland Community College. The 2025 Summit will focus on the topic of housing equity and housing justice, with conversation lead by Prairie State Legal…
