Chicago River Day: Find a Site
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This is the complete list of sites from our 2011 event. The 2012 site list will be finalized and updated on this page in March 2012. If you want to add a location or want more information about one of the locations below, please contact Cynthia Fox at cfox@chicagoriver.org.
Region 1 Lake County, North of Old Elm/Everett Road
Region 2 Lake County, Lake-Cook Road north to Old Elm/Everett Road
Region 3 Cook County, Devon Avenue north to Lake-Cook Road
Region 4 Cook County, Irving Park Road north to Devon Avenue
Region 5 Cook County, Madison Street north to Irving Park Road
Region 6 Cook County, 31st Street north to Madison Street
Region 7 Cook County, south of 31st Street
REGION 1
Greenbelt Forest Preserve (Lake Forest) Tom Smith, site captain
Middlefork Savannah (Lake Forest) Captain TBD
Shaw Preserve (Lake Forest) Mike Hahn, site captain
REGION 2
Deerfield High School (Deerfield) Stephanie Chambers, site captain
Golf Learning Center (Highland Park) Captain TBD
North Park (Lincolnshire) Chris Fisher, site captain
Oriole Grove (Lake Bluff) Captain TBD
Prairie Wolf Slough (Bannockburn) Captain TBD
Staples Site (Highland Park) Joe Hmielski, site captain
Sleepy Hollow (Highland Park) Steven Greenberg, site captain
REGION 3
Chestnut and Tanglewood (Glenview) Debbie Hoffman, site captain
Harms Woods (Glenview) Captain TBD
Linne Woods (Morton Grove) Build On.org, site captains
ON-THE-WATER SITE
Log Jam Removal - North Branch (Morton Grove) Friends of the Chicago River Canoe Guides
Loyola Academy (Glenview) Jenny Snyder, site captain
Meadowhill South (Northbrook) Mike Piskel and Bud Matheau, site captains
Miami Woods - North (Morton Grove) Gail Slowinski, site captain
Miami Woods - South (Morton Grove) Ken Wojcik, site captain
Skokie Lagoons (Skokie) Dave Kosnik and Daniel Kielson, site captains
Techny Basin (Glenview) Henrietta Saunders, site captain
Techny Ditch (Northbrook) Rob Sulski, site captain
SUNDAY SITE
Thillen Nature Trail (Chicago) Larry Yablong, site captain
Volunteer Resource Center Lands (Chicago) Cheryl McGarry, site captain
Western bank of North Shore Channel in Evanston Al Pilgrim, site captain
REGION 4
5000N Block of Central Park Ave. (Chicago) Sheila O’Neil and Jeff Wyse, site captains
Berteau Avenue (Chicago) Susan Malone and Pete Leki, site captains
Bunker Hill Preserve (Chicago) John Quail, Marci Fiedler, Cristine Mosiak, site captains
Eugene Field Park (Chicago) Steve Arnam, site captain
Forest Glen Woods (Chicago) Marianne Preker, site captain
Gompers Park North (Chicago) Kim Rice, site captain
Gompers Park Wetland (Chicago) Jim Macdonald, Tony Watrobinski, Ron Valvick, site captains
Horner Park (Chicago) John O’Connell, site captain
BEYOND THE BANKS
Composting Construction at Horner Park (Chicago) Solo Cup Sustainability Action Network, partner
Indian Road Woods (Chicago) Jonathan Sladeck, site captain
Irene Hernandez Picnic Area (Chicago) Jim Doyiakos, site captain
LaBagh Woods (Chicago) Rik Lantz, site captain
Lincoln Village Shopping Center (Chicago) Steve Casper and Chris Heaney, site captains
Northside College Prep H.S. (Chicago) Lisa Volesky, site captain
River Park East (Chicago) Michelle Balice, site captain
River Park West (Chicago) Tom Nelson, site captain
Ronan Park East (Chicago) Rachel Berthiaume, site captain
Ronan Park West (Chicago) Sean Shaeffer, site captain
River’s Edge (Chicago) Michelle Uting and Miguel Vallejo, site captain
Restoration/invasive species removal
Von Steuben H.S./Kiwanis Park (Chicago) Gail Top, Wayne Schmimpf, site captains
REGION 5
ON-THE-WATER SITE
Belmont to North Avenue (Chicago) Wendella and Chicago Water Taxi, partner
Clark Park (Chicago) Bill Donahue, site captain
ON-THE-WATER SITE
Diversey Avenue Turning Basin (Chicago) Tiffany Wilson, site captain
On-the-water cleanup
Erie Street Park (Chicago) Sanford Stark, site captain
Fullerton Avenue (Chicago) Jack Sullivan, site captain
Lathrop Homes - Jimmy Thomas Nature Trail (Chicago) Jose Vilella, site captain
BEYOND THE BANKS
McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum Ozana Balan King, captain
Friends of the Chicago River’s museum
North Avenue (Chicago) sponsored by WRIGLEY
Anne Vela Wagner, site captain
REGION 6
18th Street (Chicago) Alex Curry, site captain
Bubbly Creek - Riverside Shopping Center (Chicago) Courtney Mitchell, site captain
Bubbly Creek - 35th Street (Chicago) Gina Hutchings, site captain
CTA Orange Line - Ashland Stop (Chicago) Jeff Sriver, site captain
Lawrence’s Fisheries (Chicago) Paul Foppe, site captain
Lock and Fuller (Chicago) Kristin Avery, site captain
Origins Park (Chicago) sponsored by Midwest Generation
Brett , site captain
REGION 7
Ann Street (Blue Island) Bob Gronko, site captain
Kickapoo Woods (Riverdale) Meshawn Ayala, site captain
Lake Katherine Nature Center (Palos Heights) sponsored by Cynthia Weglarz Rountree Fund
Marianne Sinkus, site captain
McClaughery Springs Woods (Palos Park) Nina Hike Teague and Diana Krug, site captain
Saganashkee Slough (Palos Hills) Captain, TBD
Whistler Woods (Riverdale) Tom Sheppard, site captain
Wolf Wildlife Wetlands (Oak Lawn) sponsored by Firestone Complete Auto Care
Larry Scinto, site captain
Site and site captain information is updated continually throughout the event for all regions. If you want to add a location or want more information about one of the locations above, please contact Cynthia Fox at cfox@chicagoriver.org.
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