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Week of Events
Summer Program Prep Volunteering: May 11, 2026 (Multiple Shifts)
With summer on the horizon, the EAC needs help preparing. Volunteers will assist with stuffing brochures for events, 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...
Tree Planting Workday: May 16, 2026 (Multiple Shifts)
Help the Ecology Action Center plant small (1-3 ft tall) bareroot seedling trees to improve air quality, sequester carbon, increase wildlife habitat, and more! Volunteers must be 18 or older. Tools and heavy equipment will be in use and all volunteers must be able to safely use hand tools, stay...
Sunday, May 10, 2026
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May 10, 2026 -Grand Prairie Bird Alliance Bird Outing
Grand Prairie Bird Alliance Bird Outing
With spring migration in full swing, there is no better time to join Grand Prairie Bird Alliance for a bird outing! Join local birdwatching experts for this bird outing at ParkLands Foundation Merwin Preserve -- North Gate on Clarksville Road (2650 N) on May 10 from 8:00-10:00am. The outing is...
Monday, May 11, 2026
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026
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Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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Thursday, May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026 -Grow Solar BN 2026 Power Hour @ Keg Grove Brewery
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May 14, 2026 -Backyard Composting Workshop: Thursday, May 14, 2026 (5:30-6:30pm)
Grow Solar BN 2026 Power Hour @ Keg Grove Brewery
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 our inaugural Power Hour presentation at Keg...
Backyard Composting Workshop: Thursday, May 14, 2026 (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...
Friday, May 15, 2026
No events on this day.
Saturday, May 16, 2026
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May 16, 2026 -Sugar Creek Stewards Workday
Sugar Creek Stewards Workday
Come join us for our May 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)...
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