For immediate release
August 9, 2016
Contact: Marcus Ricci
Phone: (309) 454-3169 x.15
The Ecology Action Center is seeking community involvement in Sugar Creek Stewards, a new volunteer-based riparian stewardship program. Volunteers learn about rivers and floodplains, the importance of native grasses and flowers to wildlife and humans, and the differences between native, non-native, and naturalized plants while helping to remove invasive species and restore our stream buffers. These stream buffers improve local water quality by filtering pollutants from storm water runoff such as oil, fertilizers, and pesticides; they can also help reduce flooding and erosion by stabilizing stream banks.
The next workday is Saturday, August 20, 2016, from 9 am to 12 pm. The workdays occur regularly on the third Saturday of the month throughout the year. Individuals must be eighteen years old and older and can sign up to volunteer at ecologyactioncenter.org. Workday location and other details are provided upon registration. Volunteers are requested to bring their own workgloves and register online by August 18.
Water will be provided; participants should bring a reusable water bottle. The Sugar Creek Stewards is a program of the Ecology Action Center and is supported by the City of Bloomington and the Town of Normal. For more information about volunteering, contact Marcus Ricci at [email protected] or at 309-454-3169, ext. 15.
The Ecology Action Center is a not-for-profit environmental agency with a mission to inspire and assist residents of McLean County in creating, strengthening and preserving a healthy environment. The EAC acts as a central resource for environmental education, information, outreach, and technical assistance in McLean County.
