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SUMMARY:mCLEAN Up Crew Workday
DESCRIPTION:Our local environment needs your help! Join the Ecology Action Center on October 10 from 9:00am to 12:00pm in picking up trash around McLean County for our August mCLEAN Up Crew Workday. 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 and accompanied by a guardian. Volunteers must be able to spend three hours on their feet and carry a weight of 10-15 pounds. A confirmation email and location information will be communicated 1-2 days prior to the workday. Please register each participant individually at https://ecologyactioncenter.app.neoncrm.com/forms/volunteer?opportunityId=566 or at the button below. \n \n 
URL:https://ecologyactioncenter.org/event/mclean-up-crew/
CATEGORIES:Trash Clean Up,volunteer
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SUMMARY:Sugar Creek Stewards Workday
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for our October workday along Sugar Creek on October 17 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. \nVolunteers must be 18 years old or older (or 14 and accompanied by a parent or guardian) and be able to hike along uneven terrain and safely use basic hand tools such as loppers and bow saws. \nSign up at https://ecologyactioncenter.app.neoncrm.com/forms/volunteer?opportunityId=573 or at the button below. \n \nThe Sugar Creek Stewards is part of the Ecology Action Center’s Clean Water programming\, and is supported by the Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District\, the City of Bloomington and the Town of Normal. \n 
URL:https://ecologyactioncenter.org/event/sugar-creek-stewards-workday/
CATEGORIES:Sugar Creek Stewards,volunteer
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SUMMARY:“It Starts in Your Yard: Community Wide Habitat Restoration -- One Yard\, One Neighborhood\, One Community at a Time”
DESCRIPTION:“It Starts in Your Yard: Community Wide Habitat Restoration. One Yard\, One Neighborhood\, One Community at a Time” \nWhen:\nMonday\, October 19\, 7 p.m. \nWhere:\nMennonite Church\, 805 S. Cottage\, Normal\, IL \nWhat:\nBrian “Fox” Ellis will lead this participatory presentation\, which explores ways to restore your yard\, focusing on the relationships between native plants\, birds\, bees and butterflies\, going beyond the typical pollinator garden to first research and then replant the larger native ecosystem. Then using your yard as a beacon for broader change. We will map successful strategies for restoring your neighborhood\, and the broader community\, working with partners who share your passion\, Wild Ones\, the Native Plant Society\, Master Gardeners\, and Bird City advocates. \nBecause of recent moves\, Brian “Fox” Ellis\, has transformed three communities\, planted 12\,000 trees\, landscaped several schools\, businesses\, and a hospital grounds\, creating wildlife corridors and an eBird Hotspot. Fox is currently managing Illinois Audubon Society’s Bird and Butterfly Sanctuary Certification program with the goal of restoring communities across the state. \nThis program is sponsored by the Illinois Prairie Chapter of Wild Ones and the Grand Prairie Bird Alliance.
URL:https://ecologyactioncenter.org/event/it-starts-in-your-yard-community-wide-habitat-restoration-one-yard-one-neighborhood-one-community-at-a-time/
LOCATION:Mennonite Church of Normal\, 805 S. Cottage Avenue\, Normal\, IL\, 61761\, United States
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SUMMARY:Backyard Composting Workshop: Tuesday\, Oct. 20\, 2026 (5:30-6:30pm)
DESCRIPTION: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 monitor and maintain their compost\, as well as how to know when their compost is done and safe to use! \n \nOur educators will provide resources for help identifying jumping worms\, and tips for using your compost bin\, thermometer\, and stirrer to keep them at bay. By the end of the workshop\, participants will have a sound understanding of the individual and community benefits of composting\, and can be confident about next steps to set up and monitor compost in their own backyard. \nFor $35 ($25 for EAC members) attendees get backyard composting best practices information and a basic compost bin from a repurposed 55-gallon drum to take home. For $110\, attendees get this same compost bin\, backyard composting best practices information\, a large thermometer to monitor compost pile temperature\, and an aerator for stirring their compost pile. \n \n*Workshop registration closes 3 days before the workshop.* \nThe Ecology Action Center will make reasonable accommodations for participation in public programs and services. To request accommodation\, please call 309-454-3169×11 or go to ecologyactioncenter.org/accommodation. Please provide two weeks advance notice if possible.
URL:https://ecologyactioncenter.org/event/backyard-composting-workshop-tuesday-oct-20-2026-530-630pm/
CATEGORIES:Compost Workshops,Workshops
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