If we raise $7,000 for restoration at Harms Woods, the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation will match it 3:1 for an additional $21,000 gift.

The overwhelming sentiment of comments at public meeting was that the process shaping the future of this important river-edge site lacked imaginative, community-centered, and visionary thinking. 

Students from our Chicago River Schools Network have been finding red swamp crayfish, which resemble mini-lobsters, for years on field trips to the North Side of the Chicago.

Phasing out single-use polystyrene foam foodware is a giant step toward protecting the Chicago-Calumet River system and the Great Lakes from single-use plastic and foam pollution.

The 129-page framework plan will help guide the USACE in identifying potential sites and focus areas for further study and will provide a baseline for the next phase of river improvement projects within the City of Chicago.

Join Friends at our numerous paddles planned in September and October. No paddling experience necessary.

The art contest reflects Friends’ commitment to showcasing the beauty of the Chicago-Calumet River system, and to amplify creative and constructive community partnerships and toward building positive relationships between the people of the watershed and the river system.

To support beaver protection and encourage understanding and habitat restoration, Friends of the Chicago River has joined the Illinois Beaver Alliance as a co-host for the first Midwest Beaver Summit taking place virtually this September. It's free.