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July 19
9am-12pm
Storm Drain Stenciling
If you are interested in volunteering, contact Matt Garmon at (708) 828-1448 or via email.
July 22, 5:30pm
Rain Barrel Workshop
WORKSHOP FULL
July 26, 10am
Rain Barrel Workshop
WORKSHOP FULL
July 26, 1pm
Rain Barrel Workshop
WORKSHOP FULL
August 4, 7pm
Rain Garden Workshop
by Stacy James, Water Resources Scientist with the
Prairie Rivers Network.
Normal Public Library Community Room
Meet Our Staff
Michael Brown is the Executive Director of the Ecology Action Center in Normal. Michael has a Bachelor of Arts degree
from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in Biology and a Certificate in Geospatial Technologies from Illinois Central College. He has a diverse background in environmental work including management of a 320-acre interpretive park for the Peoria Park District, service as a Peace Corps volunteer at Pirin National Park in Bulgaria, work in environmental health with the Peoria City/County Health Department, restoration of a rare tallgrass savanna remnant as Steward of Springdale Cemetery Savanna for Peoria Wilds not-for-profit, and recruitment and training of volunteers in ecological monitoring for the Illinois EcoWatch. He currently serves as President of Peoria Wilds not-for-profit.
DeAnna Belz has been working for the Ecology Action Center
since the fall of 2000. Her interest in environmental issues began when a hog
confinement facility was located near her family home in 1997. She then
co-founded LIVING upstream, which has worked on such issues as local food
production systems, sustainable agriculture, cancer awareness and prevention
and currently the YardSmart campaign to reduce the use of synthetic chemicals
on lawns. As a substitute teacher, she has been involved with students of all
ages and maintains contact with teachers and administrators within the local
school systems. She has tremendous energy and has a lasting impact on the
students she works with.
Michele Bell – Environmental Educator
Michele Bell has worked with the Ecology Action Center and its predecessor,
Operation Recycle, for more than 15 years. As a teacher in the Unit 5 school
district for over 20 years, she has organized environmental clubs and directed
service learning projects. Michele started volunteering with her junior high
students at the Normal paper recycling drives and joined the EAC Board of
Directors during the 1990s. She now serves as coordinator for summer camps and
has developed many of the after school and Scout programs. Her work with the
EAC is visible in many of the beautiful murals in the Hewett House which were
co-created by her students and volunteers.
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