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Winter Bird Walk

Fraker Farm 2226 County Road 375 N, Carlock, IL

Winter blahs getting you down? An awesome winter bird walk is just what the doctor ordered! Join us in January 2024 for bird walks out in two of the nicest natural areas around - Matt Fraker’s farm and ParkLands’ Merwin Nature Preserve. For those who think spring and fall migration are...

Free

The Nature Fix: Your Brain on Nature

The Nature Fix: Your Brain on Nature - Why Being Outside Makes Us Feel Happier, Healthier, and More Creative Florence Williams, a nationally acclaimed journalist and author, will present the latest evidence on the science behind why nature is good for us, from cognition to mental health. She incorporates reporting...

The Green Screen – Punk Rock Vegan

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...

Beekeeping 101

Bloomington High School 1202 E Locust St, Bloomington, United States

Beginner Beekeeping presented by Central Illinois Beekeepers Association Learn how to manage your hive and harvest honey Use tools and equipment Promote bee health Seasonal care Mentoring   Registration includes a hive tool, smoker, First Lessons in Beekeeping book, Drawings, CIBA and ISBA membership. Lunch is provided and there will...

$100 – $120

Winter Bird Walk

Merwin Preserve - West Gate 25777 N 1925 East Rd, Lexington

Winter blahs getting you down? An awesome winter bird walk is just what the doctor ordered! Join us in January 2024 for bird walks out in two of the nicest natural areas around - Matt Fraker’s farm and ParkLands’ Merwin Nature Preserve. For those who think spring and fall migration...

Free

The Green Screen – Biophilic Design

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...

Fantastic Moths and Where to Find Them

Illinois Wesleyan University - Center for Natural Sciences C101 201 E. Beecher St., Bloomington, IL, United States

Trevor Edmonson is the land manager at The Nature Conservancy’s Kankakee Sands preserve in northwest Indiana, which consists of 8,600 acres of restored prairie, savannah, and wetlands.  He will discuss the diverse world of moths (in Illinois alone, there several thousand species), and how they serve as important pollinators and as...

Winter Bike Movie

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

As part of our efforts to educate and share bicycle-related topics we are hosting a free Winter Bike Movie! Movie Title: Why We Cycle Tuesday, Feb. 27 Doors open 6:30 p.m. Movie begins 7 p.m. Normal Theater- 209 W. North St., Normal FREE! There are more bicycles than people in...

Free

Exhibition: “Witnesses: James Welling / Chris Welsby”

University Galleries 11 Uptown Circle, Normal, IL, United States

University Galleries of Illinois State University is pleased to present Witnesses: James Welling / Chris Welsby. The exhibition will be on view March 1 through March 31, 2024. All events are free and open to the public. "Witnesses" comprises recent work by two artists, the photographer James Welling and the...

Free

Home, Lawn & Garden Day

Central Catholic High School 1201 Airport Road, Bloomington, IL, United States

Home, Lawn and Garden Day 2024 Make your garden glow with educational classes, inspirational speakers, and horticulture treasures from a variety of exceptional businesses and organizations at the 22nd Annual Home, Lawn, and Garden Day sponsored by University of Illinois Extension McLean County Master Gardeners. This event will take place...

$35.00

Tree Pruning 101

Bloomington Public Library Community Room 205 E Olive Street, Bloomington, IL, United States

Take your landscaping to the next level by properly pruning trees with the help of a Master Gardener from the University Of Illinois Extension-McLean County. Tree Pruning 101 will demonstrate techniques to grow healthy, attractive trees. The presentation will include what, when, and how to prune with the correct tools....

Dragonflies and Damselflies

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

Note: This program will not be live-streamed or recorded. Discover the fascinating and bizarre lives of these fliers--with plenty of group fun and lively interaction during the presentation. From their unusual life cycle of transformation, mystifying migratory habits, and their struggle for survival, there is plenty to discover and marvel...

EV Town Hall

McLean County Museum of History 200 N Main St., Bloomington, IL

The EVTown Steering Committee and the Multicultural Leadership Program Electrifiers Team invite you to a Town Hall Meeting and Exhibit on Electric Vehicles at the McLean County Museum of History on Saturday, March 16.  The Town Hall Meeting is from 1:00-3:00pm with the EV exhibit following from 3:00-4:00pm. Hear from...

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