From the Ground Up UIUC

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From the Ground Up has a goal to create sustainable native ecosystems on campus and surrounding communities through education, restoration, collaboration, and most importantly love!

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The Big Idea

Hello, my name is Nicole, and I am the President of From the Ground Up. I never thought my idea could lead to a committee being established based on my passion. The idea started in my restoration class when I had to read this massive article for a class assignment. As I read through the material for what felt like hours, I came across the words "abandoned farmland". The words left a bad taste in my mouth. Why was the land abandoned, and why was no one turning it into something? The idea struck me right there. Let's restore the property into prairies! I immediately started searching the internet for plots. Little did I know that farmland cost millions of dollars. I sadly did not have that money. I then started searching for land in the community and found out that it too cost a couple thousands of dollars. Then I thought to myself, "what if the University I was attending had land that they were not using"? From there, I offered the idea to the organization, Students for Environmental Concerns, and they loved the idea. They told me to get more information about it and create a foundation for the project. I went through a couple professors and finally was in contact with the lead land architect for UIUC, and we had an agreement on the restoration project.

I have so many big plans and goals for this project that I want the impact to be known on this campus. I hope that this committee can incorporate the local community, teach people how to restore land, and be an activist in their community where land is being mistreated.

How to get involved in From the Ground Up - SECS:

Meetings: Students for Environmental Concerns - 6:30 pm at the YMCA on campus ( 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820 )