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Vermicomposting Workshop-October 3, 2024 (5:30-6:30pm)

Love to cook and are looking for a way to compost your food scraps, but backyard composting isn’t an option for you? Try Vermicomposting or composting with worms! Vermicomposting is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint and stop food waste in your home. No backyard or large area...

$35.00

mCLEAN Up Crew: October 12, 2024 (9-12pm)

Our local environment needs your help! Join the Ecology Action Center in picking up trash around McLean County. Volunteers will use trash grabbers with safety equipment like high visibility vests and gloves to pick up litter around designated areas. Participants must be 18 years or older or 12-17 years old...

Storm Drain Stenciling-October 14, 2024 (8:00-10:00am)

Join the Ecology Action Center for some Storm Drain Stenciling! This volunteer activity educates residents about the dangers of storm water runoff pollution, and provides information on how to reduce individual contributions to storm water runoff pollution. Join us to stencil “Drains to Stream, Keep it Clean” at neighborhood storm...

Storm Drain Stenciling-October 14, 2024 (2:00-4:00pm)

Join the Ecology Action Center for some Storm Drain Stenciling! This volunteer activity educates residents about the dangers of storm water runoff pollution, and provides information on how to reduce individual contributions to storm water runoff pollution. Join us to stencil “Drains to Stream, Keep it Clean” at neighborhood storm...

Backyard Composting Workshop- October 24, 2024 (5:30-6:30pm)

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

Sustainable Kitchen: November 17, 2024 (2:30-3:30pm)

Join the Bloomington Public Library for an insightful program dedicated to promoting sustainable kitchen practices. This session will cover practical strategies for reducing food and packaging waste, effective methods for conserving water in the kitchen, and an exploration of the carbon footprint associated with our food choices. Learn how small...

An Evening with Scott Weidensaul: MOTUS Towers and Bird-Friendly Coffee

On Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 7:00pm, the Grand Prairie Bird Alliance and the Peoria Audubon Society will co-host a Zoom presentation about MOTUS towers and bird-friendly coffee led by Scott Weidensaul, ornithologist and renowned author of several books on birding and nature guides. To receive the Zoom link, join...

Free

CANCELLED: mCLEAN Up Crew Workday

*This event has been cancelled for January. If you are looking to volunteer with the Ecology Action Center check out ecologyactioncenter.org/volunteering to see what other events are being held in January.*  Our local environment needs your help! Join the Ecology Action Center in picking up trash around McLean County for...

Beginning Beekeeping 101

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

Are you curious about the fascinating world of Honeybees and what it takes to raise them? The Central Illinois Beekeepers Association (CIBA) has a class designed for you! CIBA will be offering a beginning beekeeping class, Beekeeping 101, on January 25th, 2025 from 8:30-5 pm at Bloomington High School 1202...

$120

The Magic of Swallowtails

A Zoom link will be provided IL

On February 10 at 7pm learn from butterfly expert and photographer Betsy Betros, about the high-flying, colorful world of swallowtail butterflies in the Kansas City region (and also found in Illinois). Betsy will take us on a tour of what makes each swallowtail unique from each other and what groups...

Sugar Creek Stewards Workday: FULL

Come join us for our February workday along Sugar Creek! 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 and accompanied by a parent or guardian)...

2025 Home, Lawn and Garden Day

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

Make your garden thrive with educational workshops, inspiring speakers, and horticulture treasures from exceptional businesses and organizations at the 23rd Annual Home, Lawn, and Garden Day, sponsored by University of Illinois Extension McLean County Master Gardeners. This exciting event will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday,...

$40

Save Our Native Bumblebees!: Why You Should Care and What You Can Do

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

The non-native (and arguably, invasive) European Honeybee (Apis mellifera) gets a lot of attention because the species is reared here in North America for the purpose of pollinating crops and for the production of honey. Although native bumblebees are an integral component of our local ecosystems and are, also, important...

Bloomington-Normal Community Land Trust Annual Membership Meeting

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

Free and open to the public, Bloomington-Normal Community Land Trust (BNCLT) will host its first annual membership meeting at the Bloomington Public Library on March 18, 2025 from 7 to 8:30 PM. BNCLT will nominate and elect its first formal board of directors, provide a brief presentation to the community...

Free

Watershed Stewards

University of Illinois Extension - 1615 Commerce Drive 1615 Commerce Drive, Bloomington, IL, United States

This spring, University of Illinois Extension is launching the Master Watershed Stewards Program to be hosted in McLean County. The Illinois-Indiana Master Watershed Steward Program is an 8-week journey designed to empower community members as a guardian of our precious natural ecosystems. Through engaging, science-based education by local experts and...

$84

Bring it Back to Normal mCLEAN Up Day at the ISU Farm: April 5, 2024 (10-3:00pm)

ISU Farm 25578 ISU Farm Lane, Lexington, United States

The Bring it Back to Normal mCLEAN Up Day volunteers are a group dedicated to helping keep our community clean of trash. Volunteers will use provided trash grabbers, gloves, and trash bags to remove litter from the Illinois State University (ISU) Farm. The ISU Farm is where all Town of...

Pruning Oaks and Other Native Trees

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

Join Guy Sternberg on April 14 at 7pm to learn about oak trees! Did you know that most young trees need a little help to become the best that they can be. Oaks have special characteristics that, if addressed at a young age, can be molded into the venerable form...

3rd Annual Rivian 5k to Support EAC and Friends of the Trail

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

Rivian is excited to host the third annual 5k at Heartland Community College to benefit the Ecology Action Center and Friends of the Constitution Trail. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​At Rivian, Forever Starts Now.  And while the products are designed to promote adventure forever, Rivian is dedicated to making a difference in the communities where...

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