Tree Planting Workday – Saturday March 22 2025 (multiple shifts) IDOT Market st

Help the Ecology Action Center plant small (1-3′ tall) bareroot seedling trees to improve air quality, sequester carbon, increase wildlife habitat, and more!

We will be planting trees in an IL Department of Transportation (IDOT) field off of the I-55/ I-74 interchange on Market St in Bloomington. There will be appropriate safety signs and barriers in place, but all volunteers must be ready to follow all safety training and precautions that will be provided. Volunteers must be 18 or older for this project. Tools and heavy equipment will 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. Long pants and 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.

Select one (or both!) of the shifts below:

Morning 9-11:30am shift

Afternoon 12:30-3pm shift