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Tree Prep Workday- April 12, 2024 (9-11:30am & 12-2:30pm)

Help the Ecology Action Center prep small (1-3′ tall) bareroot seedling trees for planting. These trees will help to improve air quality, sequester carbon, increase wildlife habitat, and more! Volunteers must be 18 years old or older or alternately 14 years or older and accompanied by a parent or legal...

Tree Planting Workday- April 13, 2024 (9-11:30am & 12-2:30pm)

Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation Distict SE Plant Heyworth, United States

Help the Ecology Action Center plant small (1-3′ tall) bareroot seedling trees at the Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District SE Plant near Heyworth. These trees will help to improve air quality, sequester carbon, increase wildlife habitat, and more! Volunteers must be 18 years old or older or alternately 14 years...

Tree Planting Workday- April 14, 2024 (9-11:30am & 12-2:30pm)

Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation Distict SE Plant Heyworth, United States

Help the Ecology Action Center plant small (1-3′ tall) bareroot seedling trees at the Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District SE Plant near Heyworth. These trees will help to improve air quality, sequester carbon, increase wildlife habitat, and more! Volunteers must be 18 years old or older or alternately 14 years...

Plants of Concern: A Rare Plant Monitoring Program

805 S Cottage Ave Normal, IL 805 S Cottage Ave, Normal

The unglaciated terrain of extreme southern Illinois is home to a variety of plant species not found in the rest of the state, making many of them rare in Illinois.  Yet the resources available to monitor and protect them are more limited.  To alleviate this, the Plants of Concern (POC)...

ISU Earth Day Breakfast

Illinois State University Brown Ballroom (Bone Student Center) 200 N. University, Normal

Join us for the annual ISU Earth Day Breakfast on April 18, 2024, from 8-10 a.m. in Illinois State University‘s Brown Ballroom inside the Bone Student Center. The breakfast will include a sustainable selection of local foods, vegan options, Fair Trade coffee and teas, and feature keynote speaker: LaToya Ruby...

$10 – $25

Tree Corps Prep-April 19, 2024 (9-11:30 & 12-2:30pm)

Help the Ecology Action Center prepare small (1-3′ tall) bareroot seedling trees for planting. These trees will help to improve air quality, sequester carbon, increase wildlife habitat, and more! Volunteers must be 18 years old or older or alternately 14 years or older and accompanied by a parent or legal...

Rain Barrel Workshop

Ecology Action Center 202 W College Ave, Normal, IL, United States

The EAC’s rain barrel workshops teach attendees about the importance of rain water catchment in preventing storm water runoff pollution! Attendees will learn how to locate, install, and set up their rain barrel. We’ll also provide tips to transition downspouts for rain barrel usage, and information on proper winter storage....

$55

Backyard Composting Workshop

Ecology Action Center 202 W College Ave, Normal, IL, United States

The EAC’s compost workshop will cover the basics of backyard composting. You’ll learn basic techniques to build your compost pile, discuss what materials to include, and talk about what to do with compostable materials that don’t work in a backyard setting. This workshop will additionally help participants understand how to...

$35.00

Rivian 5k

Heartland Community College 1500 W. Raab Road, Normal, IL, United States

The second annual Rivian 5k/1 mile walk benefiting the Ecology Action Center and Friends of the Constitution Trail will take place on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Heartland Community College. Registration is $15 per runner or $30 for a family of up to 4. Each participant will receive a commemorative...

$15

Tree Planting Workday-April 21,2024 (9-11:30am & 12-2:30pm)-Rhymer Preserve, Normal

Help the Ecology Action Center plant small (1-3′ tall) bareroot seedling trees. These trees will help to improve air quality, sequester carbon, increase wildlife habitat, and more! Volunteers must be 18 years old or older or alternately 14 years or older and accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Tools...

FLUDDLES Documentary (Free!)

Normal Theater 209 W North Street, Normal, IL, United States

​FLUDDLES chronicles the wildlife of agricultural wetlands of Illinois. Sometimes simply described as “big puddles,” fluddles appear in the spring and fall and provide habitat and forage for a diversity of waterfowl and shorebird species. FLUDDLES takes viewers on a journey to these secret, oft-fleeting wildernesses in a time when...

Free

The Green Screen – Just Eat It

Normal Theater 209 W North Street, Normal, IL, United States

Illinois State University’s Center for Math, Science and Technology (CeMaST) and the Office of Sustainability invite campus and community members to the spring 2024 edition of The Green Screen: A Climate Change Film Series. Each month films feature a different topic with a focus on the global climate change crisis. Films...

Tree Prep Workday-April 26, 2024 (9-11:30am)

Help the Ecology Action Center prepare small (1-3′ tall) bareroot seedling trees for planting. These trees will help to improve air quality, sequester carbon, increase wildlife habitat, and more! Volunteers must be 18 years old or older or alternately 14 years or older and accompanied by a parent or legal...

Spring Migration Bird Walk!

Hidden Creek Park 100 W. Sycamore, Normal

Spring migration is upon us, so there is no better time to join Grand Prairie Bird Alliance for a bird walk! Join local birdwatching experts for bird walks at some of our favorite local parks in April and May. Bird walks are appropriate for all ages and all skill levels. (Seriously,...

Earth Day Constitution Trail and Sugar Creek Clean Up

The Chateau 1621 Jumer Dr, Bloomington, IL, United States

Celebrate Earth Day with the EAC! Volunteer to help out at our annual Constitution Trail and Sugar Creek clean-up event on Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 9 a.m. to noon! The EAC and our community partners Friends of the Constitution Trail need help cleaning up the trail from the Chateau...

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