Ecology Action Center
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Saturday April 20 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Sugar Creek Stewards Workday
Come join us for our April 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 ......More
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Saturday April 20 9:00am - 2:30pm CDT
Tree Planting Workday- April 20, 2024 (9-11:30am & 12-2:30pm), ParkLands Baller Preserve-Secor, IL
Help the Ecology Action Center plant small (1-3′ tall) bareroot seedling trees. These trees will help to improve air quality, sequester carbon, increase wildlife habitat, and more! Volunteers must be 18 years old or older or alternately 14 years or older and accompanied......More
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Saturday April 20 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
Rain Barrel Workshop
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 ......More
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Saturday April 20 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Backyard Composting Workshop
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 worksho......More
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Saturday April 20 3:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
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Sunday April 21 9:00am - 2:30pm CDT
Tree Planting Workday-April 21,2024 (9-11:30am & 12-2:30pm)-Rhymer Preserve, Normal
Help the Ecology Action Center plant small (1-3′ tall) bareroot seedling trees. These trees will help to improve air quality, sequester carbon, increase wildlife habitat, and more! Volunteers must be 18 years old or older or alternately 14 years or older and accompanied......More
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Monday April 22 6:30pm CDT
FLUDDLES Documentary (Free!)
FLUDDLES chronicles the wildlife of agricultural wetlands of Illinois. Sometimes simply described as “big puddles,” fluddles appear in the spring and fall and provide habitat and forage for a diversity of waterfowl and shorebird species. FLUDDLES takes viewers on a jou......More
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Tuesday April 23 7:00pm - 9:00pm CDT
The Green Screen - Just Eat It
Illinois State University’s Center for Math, Science and Technology (CeMaST) and the Office of Sustainability invite campus and community members to the spring 2024 edition of The Green Screen: A Climate Change Film Series. Each month films feature a different topic wit......More
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Thursday April 25 5:30pm - 7:30pm CDT
Recycling Program Prep Volunteer Workday
Help the Ecology Action Center prepare for summer library recycling programs. This year the EAC recycling program involves a craft where students can emboss aluminum sheets made from repurposed aluminum cans. The EAC is looking for volunteers to convert the aluminum fro......More
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Friday April 26 9:00am - 2:30pm CDT
Tree Prep Workday-April 26, 2024 (9-11:30am & 12-2:30pm)
Help the Ecology Action Center prepare small (1-3′ tall) bareroot seedling trees for planting. These trees will help to improve air quality, sequester carbon, increase wildlife habitat, and more! Volunteers must be 18 years old or older or alternately 14 years or older ......More
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Saturday April 27 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Earth Day Constitution Trail and Sugar Creek Clean Up
Celebrate Earth Day with the EAC! Volunteer to help out at our annual Constitution Trail and Sugar Creek clean-up event on Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 9 a.m. to noon! The EAC and our community partners Friends of the Constitution Trail need help cleaning up the trail ......More
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Saturday April 27 9:00am - 2:30pm CDT
Tree Planting Workday- April 27, 2024 (9-11:30am & 12-2:30pm), BNWRD SE Plant-Heyworth
Help the Ecology Action Center plant small (1-3′ tall) bareroot seedling trees. These trees will help to improve air quality, sequester carbon, increase wildlife habitat, and more! Volunteers must be 18 years old or older or alternately 14 years or older and accompanied......More
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Sunday April 28 9:00am - 2:30pm CDT
Tree Planting Workday- April 28, 2024 (9-11:30am & 12-2:30pm), ParkLands Baller Preserve-Secor, IL
Help the Ecology Action Center plant small (1-3′ tall) bareroot seedling trees. These trees will help to improve air quality, sequester carbon, increase wildlife habitat, and more! Volunteers must be 18 years old or older or alternately 14 years or older and accompanied......More
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Tuesday April 30 2:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
Recycling Program Prep Volunteer Workday
Help the Ecology Action Center prepare for summer library recycling programs. This year the EAC recycling program involves a craft where students can emboss aluminum sheets made from repurposed aluminum cans. The EAC is looking for volunteers to convert the aluminum fro......More