BN GREEN EVENTS is a free community calendar provided by the Ecology Action Center to promote environmental classes, workshops, presentations, and more within the the Bloomington-Normal area. Submit your event using the public submission form. Inclusion of events within the BN Green Events Calendar does not constitute endorsement by the Ecology Action Center.
JWP Audubon Photography Exhibit
Normal Public Library 206 West College Avenue, Normal, ILVisit the Normal Public Library this winter to see beautiful photos of migrating and resident birds found in central Illinois! This photo exhibit begins on January 3 and ends on February 28, with an opening reception scheduled for Thursday, January 6 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. The Miller Park Zoo … Continue reading
Creation of a Native Garden:Beauty, Habitat, & Problem Solving Through Design
A Zoom link will be provided ILA virtual walk with Red Stem Native Landscapes: designing & building a large, strictly native plant garden. Register online @ https://Illinoisprairie.wildones.org.
Green Screen: Climate Change Film Series
Normal Theater 209 W North Street, Normal, ILIllinois State University's Office of Sustainability and the ISU Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology invites campus and community members to: "The Green Screen: A Climate Change Film Series." Films feature a different topic each month, with a focus on the global climate change crisis. *ALL SCREENINGS ARE FREE AND … Continue reading
Put Your House on a Diet: How to Achieve Your Energy Efficiency Resolution
ILIt's time to get pumped and trim up that extra energy waste. Energy efficiency is within reach! Whether you're a beginner or into intensive energy training, learn top tips to make your home more energy efficient with Ecology Action Center's Larissa Armstrong. StraightUp Solar's Shannon Fulton will share how solar … Continue reading
The Illinois Beach State Park Hawk Watch: The History, the Raptors, and the Data
Illinois Wesleyan University - Center for Natural Sciences C101 201 E. Beecher St., Bloomington, ILVic Berardi will give a virtual presentation on “The Illinois Beach State Park Hawk Watch: The History, the Raptors, and the Data.” Vic will discuss counting migrating raptorial birds (i.e., hawks, falcons, and eagles) each fall for 22 years at the Illinois Beach State Park Hawk Watch. He will highlight the species that migrate … Continue reading
Home, Lawn, & Garden Day 2022
ILJoin fellow nature-lovers and learn all things gardening virtually this spring at the 20th Annual Home, Lawn, and Garden Day sponsored by University of Illinois Extension McLean County Master Gardeners. This event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., on Saturday, March 5 via Zoom. Registration is now … Continue reading
Green Screen: Climate Change Film Series
Normal Theater 209 W North Street, Normal, ILIllinois State University's Office of Sustainability and the ISU Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology invites campus and community members to: "The Green Screen: A Climate Change Film Series." Films feature a different topic each month, with a focus on the global climate change crisis. *ALL SCREENINGS ARE FREE AND … Continue reading
Monty and Rose 2: a fun documentary about piping plovers in Chicago
Normal Theater 209 W North Street, Normal, ILJoin JWP Audubon for a viewing of the 50-minute documentary "Monty and Rose 2," a charming story of a pair of endangered piping plovers who have nested at Montrose Beach in Chicago in recent years. The filmmaker will be on hand to talk about the making of the movie and … Continue reading
Tree Corps – Tree Planting Volunteer Workday
Heartland Community College 1500 W. Raab Road, Normal, ILHelp us plant small (1-2' tall) seedling trees at Heartland Community College to improve air quality, sequester carbon, increase wildlife habitat, and more! Volunteers will use "dibble bar" tools or small augers to plant trees. Volunteers must be 18 years old or older or alternately 12 years or older and … Continue reading
Tree Corps – Tree Planting Volunteer Workday
Heartland Community College 1500 W. Raab Road, Normal, ILHelp us plant small (1-2' tall) seedling trees at Heartland Community College to improve air quality, sequester carbon, increase wildlife habitat, and more! Volunteers will use "dibble bar" tools or small augers to plant trees. Volunteers must be 18 years old or older or alternately 12 years or older and … Continue reading
