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Help the Ecology Action Center install tree guards to protect our newly planted seedling trees from deer at BNWRD! This will involve some hand tool use and a fair amount of walking and kneeling on uneven terrain. This workday will be Thursday June 11 from 9:30am-12pm. Please dress appropriately for...
With summer on the horizon, the EAC needs help preparing. Volunteers will assist with cutting up T-shirts for a summer children’s program and/or creating pop-tab keychains for a library program. Volunteers must be 18 years or older, or 13+ with a parent or guardian present. This volunteer event takes place...
Help the Ecology Action Center install tree guards to protect our newly planted seedling trees from deer at BNWRD! This will involve some hand tool use and a fair amount of walking and kneeling on uneven terrain. This workday will be Friday June 12 from 9:30am-12pm. Please dress appropriately for...
Our local environment needs your help! Join the Ecology Action Center in picking up trash around McLean County for our June 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...
With summer on the horizon, the EAC needs help preparing. Volunteers will assist with cutting up T-shirts for a summer children’s program and/or creating pop-tab keychains for a library program. Volunteers must be 18 years or older, or 13+ with a parent or guardian present. This volunteer event takes place...
Looking to go solar? Sign up for our virtual Power Hour presentation on the Grow Solar BN 2026 program, a solar group buy program run as a partnership between the Ecology Action Center and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association. This Power Hour will go over the program, how solar works,...
Join the Ecology Action Center at Hudson Area Public Library to learn about vermicomposting! After reading the picture book “Worm Makes a Sandwich” by Brianne Farley, students will understand how compost can help plants grow big and strong. Students will learn about the benefits that worms can bring to ecosystems,...
Join the Ecology Action Center at Hudson Area Public Library to learn about vermicomposting! After reading the picture book “Worm Makes a Sandwich” by Brianne Farley, students will understand how compost can help plants grow big and strong. Students will learn about the benefits that worms can bring to ecosystems,...
ParkLands Foundation invites you to get out and explore their premier preserves while documenting the nature you observe along the way. You’ll be using the iNaturalist app to identify and document the plants and animals that you see at the preserves. iNaturalist is a worldwide citizen science effort. Your observations...
Don’t know how to use iNaturalist? Join the ParkLands Foundation on June 20th from 9:00-10:30am at the Illinois Art Station (located at 101 E. Vernon Avenue in Normal, IL.) for a kick-off event and iNaturalist training. At the event, Nancy Smith, iNaturalist Ambassador and Master Naturalist, will teach us how...
Come join us for our June 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)...
Join the Ecology Action Center at Heyworth Public Library to learn about vermicomposting! After reading the picture book “Worm Makes a Sandwich” by Brianne Farley, students will understand how compost can help plants grow big and strong. Students will learn about the benefits that worms can bring to ecosystems, how...
Join the Ecology Action Center at the Bloomington Public Library to learn about recycling and how we can dispose of things properly! During this program, attendees will learn about recycling and how littering can negatively impact the environment, including along Route 66, through a story time and activity. Once we...
Join the Ecology Action Center at Mt. Hope Funks Grove Library to learn about vermicomposting! After reading the picture book “Worm Makes a Sandwich” by Brianne Farley, students will understand how compost can help plants grow big and strong. Students will learn about the benefits that worms can bring to...
Morning shift: EAC Shed 9:30am-12pm Help the Ecology Action Center prepare our excess bareroot seedling trees to be stored at the tree nursery. Work will involve potting trees in buckets and loading them into the truck. We may also do some equipment cleaning if time allows. This workday will be...
Afternoon shift: Tree Nursery 1-3:30pm Help the Ecology Action Center store excess bareroot seedling trees at the tree nursery. Work will involve burying buckets and containers of trees in mulch, and watering. Note: This shift is dependent on sign ups for the morning shift, and could be canceled if we...
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....
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...
Grow Solar BN is back for 2026! A partnership between the Ecology Action Center and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, Grow Solar is a group buy program to discount the cost of rooftop solar panels for homeowners in McLean County. Join us for a Power Hour presentation at Green Top...
Join the Ecology Action Center at Normal Public Library to learn about vermicomposting! After reading the picture book “Worm Makes a Sandwich” by Brianne Farley, students will understand how compost can help plants grow big and strong. Students will learn about the benefits that worms can bring to ecosystems, how...
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