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Help the Ecology Action Center plant small (1-3 ft tall) bareroot seedling trees to improve air quality, sequester carbon, increase wildlife habitat, and more! Volunteers must be 18 or older. Tools and heavy equipment will be in use and all volunteers must be able to safely use hand tools, stay...
Help the Ecology Action Center plant small (1-3 ft tall) bareroot seedling trees to improve air quality, sequester carbon, increase wildlife habitat, and more! Volunteers must be 18 or older. Tools and heavy equipment will be in use and all volunteers must be able to safely use hand tools, stay...
Help the Ecology Action Center prepare our excess bareroot seedling trees to be stored at the tree nursery. Work will involve potting trees in buckets and loading them into the truck. We may also do some equipment cleaning if time allows. Morning 9:30-12pm and afternoon 1-3:30pm shifts available. This workday...
Help the Ecology Action Center install tree guards to protect our newly planted seedling trees from deer at BNWRD! This will involve some hand tool use and a fair amount of walking and kneeling on uneven terrain. This workday will be Thursday June 11 from 9:30am-12pm. Please dress appropriately for...
With summer on the horizon, the EAC needs help preparing. Volunteers will assist with cutting up T-shirts for a summer children’s program and/or creating pop-tab keychains for a library program. Volunteers must be 18 years or older, or 13+ with a parent or guardian present. This volunteer event takes place...
Help the Ecology Action Center install tree guards to protect our newly planted seedling trees from deer at BNWRD! This will involve some hand tool use and a fair amount of walking and kneeling on uneven terrain. This workday will be Friday June 12 from 9:30am-12pm. Please dress appropriately for...
With summer on the horizon, the EAC needs help preparing. Volunteers will assist with cutting up T-shirts for a summer children’s program and/or creating pop-tab keychains for a library program. Volunteers must be 18 years or older, or 13+ with a parent or guardian present. This volunteer event takes place...
Morning shift: EAC Shed 9:30am-12pm Help the Ecology Action Center prepare our excess bareroot seedling trees to be stored at the tree nursery. Work will involve potting trees in buckets and loading them into the truck. We may also do some equipment cleaning if time allows. Children under 18 must...
Afternoon shift: Tree Nursery 1-3:30pm Help the Ecology Action Center store excess bareroot seedling trees at the tree nursery. Work will involve burying buckets and containers of trees in mulch, and watering. Note: This shift is dependent on sign ups for the morning shift, and could be canceled if we...
This event has been canceled due to extreme heat. A new date will be posted. Help the Ecology Action Center install tree guards to protect our newly planted seedling trees from deer at BNWRD! This will involve some hand tool use and a fair amount of walking and kneeling...
Help the Ecology Action Center install tree guards to protect our newly planted seedling trees from deer at BNWRD! This will involve some hand tool use and a fair amount of walking and kneeling on uneven terrain. This workday will be Friday July 17 from 9-11:30am. Please dress appropriately...
The Ecology Action Center is holding its 23rd annual Yard Smart Garden Walk on Saturday, July 18. This FREE tour highlights beautiful and functional yards in our community that protect our environment, benefit wildlife, and use few or no synthetic chemicals. The tour features multiple home gardens of different styles....
Join Central Illinois Kayaking and Floating and the Friends of EverBloom to help clean up the Mackinaw River. Interested volunteers should meet at 10AM on Saturday July 18 at the Mackinaw Canoe Club launch in rural Carlock (exact location in event link). Rain date Sun. July 19. If the Mackinaw...
The McLean County Fair is going GREEN for the 4th year in a row! In partnership with the McLean County Fair, the Ecology Action Center will have recycling receptacles available for recyclables generated at the county fair. However, in order for this initiative to be successful, the EAC is recruiting...
The McLean County Fair is going GREEN for the 4th year in a row! In partnership with the McLean County Fair, the Ecology Action Center will have recycling receptacles available for recyclables generated at the county fair. However, in order for this initiative to be successful, the EAC is recruiting...
The McLean County Fair is going GREEN for the 4th year in a row! In partnership with the McLean County Fair, the Ecology Action Center will have recycling receptacles available for recyclables generated at the county fair. However, in order for this initiative to be successful, the EAC is recruiting...
The McLean County Fair is going GREEN for the 4th year in a row! In partnership with the McLean County Fair, the Ecology Action Center will have recycling receptacles available for recyclables generated at the county fair. However, in order for this initiative to be successful, the EAC is recruiting...
Please help us prepare for our upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event by volunteering to stuff brochures and flyers to be given out on the day of the event. This volunteer opportunity occurs on August 7 with two shifts available: 10:00am-12:00pm and 2:00pm-4:00pm. Volunteers must be 18 years or older,...
Come join us for our August workday along Sugar Creek on August 15 from 9:00am to 12:00pm! 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...
Please sign up to volunteer for the annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection event on August 22, 2026. Volunteers will assist in various functions with the McLean County Household Hazardous Waste collection event with the primary need being traffic control. The work requires spending the entire shift on one's feet, clear...
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