Volunteer canoe guides and trailer haulers play a critical role in creating equitable opportunities for our community to connect to the river, helping guests understand the river’s vital place in our history as well as its role as an important natural resource for our future.

Foundry Park presents a significant opportunity for Chicago to showcase world-class waterfront design rooted in ecological restoration.

Friends of the Chicago River is excited to co-present a special screening of “American Dendrite” on Friday, February 6 at Chicago Filmmakers.

Our annual student poster contest encourages creativity while connecting students to the health of their rivers and communities.

A limited number of tickets are still available for Friends of the Chicago River’s 2026 Chicago-Calumet River Summit: In Defense of Biodiversity, taking place January 30, and now is the time to secure your spot

Friends of the Chicago River’s customized River Action Days offer companies a meaningful, hands-on way to give back to the Chicago-Calumet River system while strengthening teamwork, morale, and connections to the outdoors.

Supporting policies like the bag tax aligns directly with one of Friends’ signature initiatives: a Litter Free Chicago-Calumet River.

Wild River Resolutions is a year-long profile of 12 native animals that call the river system home –month by month.

Friends offers plenty of ways to delight the river-lover in your life with the perfect gift.

The Canoe Program started three decades ago as a form of on-the-water advocacy that provided the first public paddling opportunity on the river system.