Do you love the nature? Do you want to help preserve it? Sugar Grove Nature Center is looking for passionate volunteers to assist at any of the following areas: Nature Center Host Assistant Naturalist Animal Care Reception & Office Volunteer Recruitment Wood Projects Special Event Garden Projects Grounds Maintenance Building Maintenance and Repair Exotic Species Eradicator Read more about Sugar Grove Nature Center[…]
Volunteering Opportunities at EAC: 1. Special Events: Illinois Sustainable Living and Wellness Expo America Recycles Day MEGA Recycling Event Household Hazardous Waste Collection 2. Recycling: Plastic Garden Pot Recycling Program 3. Clean Water Protection Outreach 4. Storm Drain Stenciling 5. Research and writing projects 6. Landscaping and Gardening 7. Website, brochure, and newsletter content development Read more about Ecology Action Center[…]
State Farm Projects: At State Farm, I worked in Public Affairs on the Green Team Initiative. I worked on a large variety of projects, but the majority were focused on internal and external communication of the Green Initiative. Basically, State Farm is pretty green and has been working on it for a while, but nobody Read more about Heidi Adams: CPP Internship ’08[…]
Robert Guise, Erin Lohrstofer, and Tyler Miller (’06 / ’08) -as interns and Weir Fellows Program students- monitored and tested the quality of water found in Kickapoo Creek. A side project of their monitoring was to determine whether or not salting from roadways, specifically Route 51, caused a negative impact on Kickapoo Creek and, in turn, Read more about Weir Fellows Program: Kickapoo Creek ’06[…]
Alex Kim (2013, Environmental Studies) designed the first Veggie Bike. The goal of the Veggie Bike is to have a sustainable, enjoyable, and practical way of transporting vegetables for the IWU Peace Garden. The IWU Peace Garden is organic and only uses human power to support the garden. Volunteers use a push mower and produce is Read more about Alex Kim ’13: Veggie Bike[…]
Megan Winkeler, class of 2011, spent her time in the Spring 2009 Grant Writing Class working with the City of Bloomington Legal Department. This grant was going to be implemented for a Lead Paint Hazard Control Program in the City of Bloomington. In order to receive the grant, the City of Bloomington had to show Read more about Megan Winkeler ’11: Lead Hazard Control Grant[…]
Danny Kenny, hailing from St. Louis, MO, majored in Environmental Studies and Hispanic Studies. As an alum of the CPP program, Danny worked on the upkeep of the Peace Garden, devoting much time towards pruning, weeding, watering, and harvesting of the plants. Additionally, Danny helped the Action Research Center develop a grand strategic plan through his research on Read more about Danny Kenny[…]