Tree Potting Workday - November 5, 2025 (12:30-3pm)
2025-11-05 12:30 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | EAC Nursery, Bloomington, IL, 61701
Registration for this event is closed. Please sign up for other upcoming events, or contact us with questions: ecologyactioncenter.org/contact/
Help the Ecology Action Center harvest and pot trees that are planted at our nursery on West Jefferson street so that they can be planted at other sites. Volunteers must be 18 years old or older or alternately 14 years or older and accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Tools and heavy equipment might be in use and all volunteers must be able to safely use hand tools, stay on their feet for 3 hours at a time and lift a moderate weight (~15 pounds). Please dress appropriately for weather conditions and working outside. Closed-toed shoes or boots are required – no sandals or flip-flops. More information as well as a confirmation email will be communicated to volunteers prior to the workday and NOT at sign up.

Dropbox User Survey: November 8, 2025 (9:30-12:00pm)
2025-11-08 09:30 - 12:00
Volunteers will conduct a user survey of individuals using the recycling dropboxes in our community. The data collected will better inform the Ecology Action Center and the local governments as to the usage of this service relative to curbside recycling services in our area.
No specific experience is required for this project, just good verbal communication skills. All volunteers must be 18 years old or older and able to stand on their feet for four hours at a time.

2025 Pumpkin Smash
2025-11-08 10:00 - 14:00 | Rader Family Farms, 1312 Ropp Rd, Normal, 61761, United States
Whether picking out pumpkins from a field or carving fun faces into them with friends, pumpkins show everyone it’s the fall season. What happens when it’s time to say goodbye as they melt on the porch?
Green up Halloween by recycling pumpkins into compost at a free, outdoor Pumpkin Smash offered from 10 am to 2 pm and Rader Family Farms in Normal.
No cost or registration is required to attend. For questions, contact Nick Frillman at (309) 663-8306
Find the full list of Extension Pumpkin Smash events happening across the state in early November at go.illinois.edu/PumpkinSmash.
Pumpkin Smash Instructions

Collect pumpkins from the home, neighborhood, school, or workplace.
Remove candles, ribbons, paint, and any other non-organic materials.
Drop off pumpkins at a smash site on the date and time of the specific event.
