Tree Corps looks beyond short-term, feel-good projects. Instead, it works to build an army of community volunteers, and help them plant 100,000 trees across McLean County within a decade. That’s being tackled as 10,000 trees a year, for at least 10 years in a row.
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One of the most notable projects is the addition of a crosswalk at the intersection of Empire Street and Veterans Parkway. IDOT reports more than 19,000 motorists travel in that area every day.
The winners of the City of Bloomington Black History Essay Contest speak to the resilience of a people who used some of their most valuable assets to break through societal barriers.