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ParkLands Foundation Nature Quest Challenge and Partner Events (June 20-July 26)
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...
Free
Sunday, July 12, 2026
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Monday, July 13, 2026
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Tuesday, July 14, 2026
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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Thursday, July 16, 2026
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July 16, 2026 -Rain Barrel Workshop: Thursday, July 16, 2026 (5:30-6:30pm)
Rain Barrel Workshop: Thursday, July 16, 2026 (5:30-6:30pm)
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....
$60.00
Friday, July 17, 2026
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July 17, 2026 -Tree Support Install BNWRD: July, 17 2026 (9-11:30am)
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July 17, 2026 -Wiggle and Learn: Vermicomposting Summer Library Program at Normal Public Library
Tree Support Install BNWRD: July, 17 2026 (9-11:30am)
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 July 17 from 9-11:30am. Please dress appropriately...
Wiggle and Learn: Vermicomposting Summer Library Program at Normal Public Library
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...
Saturday, July 18, 2026
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July 18, 2026 -Sugar Creek Stewards Workday
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July 18, 2026 -Yard Smart Garden Walk Volunteer: July 18, 2026 (9:00-2:00pm)
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July 18, 2026 -Yard Smart Garden Walk: July 18, 2026 (9:30-1:30pm)
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July 18, 2026 -Mackinaw River Cleanup
Sugar Creek Stewards Workday
Come join us for our July workday along Sugar Creek on July 18 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. Volunteers must be 18 years old or older (or 14...
Yard Smart Garden Walk Volunteer: July 18, 2026 (9:00-2:00pm)
The Ecology Action Center is holding its 23rd annual Yard Smart Garden Walk on Saturday, July 18. This FREE tour highlights beautiful and functional yards in our community that protect our environment, benefit wildlife, and use few or no synthetic chemicals. The tour features multiple home gardens of different styles....
Yard Smart Garden Walk: July 18, 2026 (9:30-1:30pm)
The Ecology Action Center is holding its 23rd annual Yard Smart Garden Walk on Saturday, July 18 from 9:30am - 1:30pm. This FREE tour highlights beautiful and functional yards in our community that protect our environment, benefit wildlife, and use few or no synthetic chemicals. The tour features multiple home...
Mackinaw River Cleanup
Join Central Illinois Kayaking and Floating and the Friends of EverBloom to help clean up the Mackinaw River. Interested volunteers should meet at 10AM on Saturday July 18 at the Mackinaw Canoe Club launch in rural Carlock (exact location in event link). Rain date Sun. July 19. If the Mackinaw...
Free
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