Find information HERE on how to volunteer in our Forest Preserves throughout the year!

Sign up for a guided tour on Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays of the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum with our trained staff to learn the history of the Chicago-Calumet River System.

Expert speakers bring to life key aspects of the Chicago-Calumet River system, wildlife, history, and community engagement.

Help us create a Litter Free Chicago-Calumet river system by removing litter directly from the river and its banks. We provide boats, bags, gloves, and grabbers; you provide the can-do spirit!

Let's cheer on the swimmers and celebrate this incredible event that showcases the progress made in the river’s water quality.

Get a close-up view of the DuSable Bridge in motion from inside the Bridgehouse Museum!

Join us as we travel down the Chicago River this fall at the 12th Annual Bridgehouse Museum Cruise. 

Chicago Ornithological Society and Friends of the Chicago River team up to offer a unique way experience the magic of migration! 

Friends teams up with Chicago Ornithological Society to offer a unique way experience the magic of migration! 

Join Friends and other community partner organizations to learn, enjoy, and explore Canal Origins Park at this end-of-season celebration!

Join Friends of the Chicago River, The Geographic Society of Chicago, and many other community science organizations for a day of fun exploration at Linne Woods.

Join us in an exclusive after-hours sunset and moonlit paddle through the Skokie Lagoons.

Have fun paddling with Friends! 

Diviértete remando con Friends! 

Join a volunteer activity, take a guided walk or learn about careers in tree care and conservation at Whistler Woods!

Enjoy the beauty of fall from the river.