Take Your Lunch to the River

It’s free!  It’s outdoors!  Meet your friends for a weekly lunch date at the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum.  Join us each Monday under the summer sun for a free lecture series (June 1 – July 27, 2015) on the Chicago Riverwalk. Come learn more about local issues you care about, stroll the newly expanded riverwalk, and visit Friends’ unique Bridgehouse Museum.

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Centennial Volunteers: Whistler Woods

Join us for the monthly Whistler Woods workday. We will continue restoring the area by cutting and burning brush that block accesss to the Little Calumet River and threatens Whistler's ancient oaks.

Click here to sign up!

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Centennial Volunteers: LaBagh Woods/Irene Hernandez

Join us for this ongoing restoration project at LaBagh/Hernandez Forest Preserve. We will be removing invasive species, collecting seeds and learning about other restoration activities. Be a part of Centennial Volunteers and help out in our forest preserves. Learn new skills, meet new people, and enjoy the outdoors.

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Take Your Lunch to the River

CHICAGO RIVER SPEAKER SERIES 2015
Presented by Friends of the Chicago River in partnership with the City of Chicago

It’s free!  It’s outdoors!  Meet your friends for a weekly lunch date at the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum.  Join us each Monday under the summer sun for a free lecture series (June 1 – July 27, 2015) on the Chicago Riverwalk. Come learn more about local issues you care about, stroll the newly expanded riverwalk, and visit Friends’ unique Bridgehouse Museum.

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Monthly Kickapoo volunteer day

Monthly Kickapoo volunteer day at 14498 S. Halsted, Riverdale.

Volunteers will finish caging, mulching, and watering the 150 shrubs planted last month. Free lunch. For more information, contact Chris Weber at chris@fotfp.org or (773) 746-5223. 

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Leinenkugel River Action Day

Here is a great way to make a difference for the river and have fun doing it.  Leinenkugel is working with Friends to host a River Action Day at River Park East.  Come join us to help clean up the river, register by clicking here. Along with volunteering for Friends and spending quality time near the Chicago River, you will enjoy fun prizes and food!

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Centennial Volunteers: LaBagh Woods/Irene Hernandez

Join us for this ongoing restoration project at LaBagh/Hernandez Forest Preserve. We will be removing invasive species, collecting seeds and learning about other restoration activities. Be a part of Centennial Volunteers and help out in our forest preserves. Learn new skills, meet new people, and enjoy the outdoors. Lunch provided!

Click here to sign up!

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Take Your Lunch to the River

It’s free!  It’s outdoors!  Meet your friends for a weekly lunch date at the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum.  Join us each Monday under the summer sun for a free lecture series (June 1 – July 27, 2015) on the Chicago Riverwalk. Come learn more about local issues you care about, stroll the newly expanded riverwalk, and visit Friends’ unique Bridgehouse Museum.

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Frog Monitoring

Frog monitoring at Whistler Woods, 8-9 pm, 678 W 134th Street, Riverdale.

For the last time this year, Centennial Volunteers will take a short hike at dusk to listen for frogs making their mating calls. Meet at the driving-range parking lot, bring a flashlight, and wear water resistant shoes. For more information, contact Chris Weber at chris@fotfp.org or (773) 746-5223.

 

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