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These projects offer opportunities to connect campus sustainability efforts with new or existing research and teaching programs.

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Theme Project Status
Land and Water Boneyard Creek Management Ongoing
Land and Water Campus Tree Inventory Completed
Land and Water LAR Native Plants In Progress
Land and Water EPA RainWorks Challenge [ARCHIVED] Cancelled
Land and Water Green Roof on Illinois Street Residence Hall Completed
Land and Water Campus Landscape Master Plan (CLMP) In Progress
Land and Water Meadow at Orchard Downs In Progress
Land and Water Let It Flow In Progress
Land and Water Benefits of a Large-Scale Prairie Experiment In Progress
Reporting Progress Resilience iCAP Team Ongoing

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  • Weekly Update -- Bike Donations, Sustainapalooza, & Sales

    4/13/2026
    We’re inching up in the busyness around here. Visitor numbers reflect that. Elsewhere, we’re working through an influx of kids bike donations that we’ll either store until our winter giveaway or repair for sale this spring/summer. We also got a bike...

  • Weekly Update -- Abandoned Bikes Lookover & Sales

    4/6/2026
    Stormy and colder weather kept our visit numbers low this past week.I am 99% done with the containers. I’ll make a final check this week before it gets rainy. The numbers:Visitors: 47Sales: $347.75Memberships: 3 for $90Tires/tubes: 7 for $35...

  • Weekly Update -- Bike Center Classes & Sales

    3/30/2026
    Uneventful week. Pulled some of the salvageable parts off bikes in the containers and should have that project completed by end-of-week.Tonight is TBP’s Member Meeting which I will attend.This Thursdays is another Fix-a-Flat class. We have signage...

  • Weekly Update -- Regular Hours & Sales

    3/13/2026
    This week we will reopen to M – F from our scaled back winter hours! We’re also hosting our Fix-a-Flat class on Thursday again. Was also alerted that Illini Cycling will begin offering three rides a week that start at the Bike Center, so that...

  • Weekly Update -- Warmer Weather & Sales

    3/9/2026
    Warmer days are coming in fits and starts. Last week we confirmed for a sustainability event in April, and will continue prep for the spring happenings: busy shop and more folks riding! The numbers:Visitors: 47Sales: $447.75Bikes (B-a-B): 1 for...

  • Weekly Update -- Build-a-Bike & Sales

    2/10/2026
    Email from Jacob Benjamin:Pretty relaxed week overall. Approaching double digits on the number of For Sale bikes we have on the floor.  By end of week, we should be at a dozen or so. This is our prime building season, so we’ll take advantage as...

  • Illini Lights Out 1/30/25

    2/9/2026
     At this ILO, students shut off 1535 light bulbs were shut off that otherwise would have been left on all weekend, saving $233.54 in energy costs. This also prevented 2.29 metric tons of CO2 equivalent from...

  • Weekly Update -- Bike Queue & Sales

    2/2/2026
    Email from Jacob Benjamin:Happy Groundhog Day!Things have calmed a bit—thankfully! Warmer weather this week means I can get out and safety check the half dozen or so bikes that have been in the queue without risking frostbite.The numbers:Visitors:...

  • Weekly Update -- Start of Semester Crowd & Sales

    1/28/2026
    Email from Jacob Benjamin:Last week we opened for the semester and were positively inundated. Wednesday saw 40+ people come through, almost all with rusty bikes from leaving them out for winter break. Fingers crossed for some legitimate storage...

  • 2025 Tree Care Plan

    12/31/2025
    Attached is the 2025 Tree Care Plan:
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