The first survey of mussels conducted since Friends of the Chicago River and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) reconnected southwest suburban Mill Creek to the Cal-Sag Channel last year has produced positive results: two species of mussels were found.

Help Friends of the Chicago River continue our important wildlife habitat work by symbolically adopting an osprey, one of the many wildlife species that Friends has been working to assist in and along the Chicago River system.

Urban "rewilding" seeks to encourage biodiversity, ecosystem function, and the persistence of native species across urban areas to reap a multitude of benefits. Read more about rewilding here.

Friends of the Chicago River is proud to be the recipient of a 2020 Clearwater Award from The Waterfront Center, in recognition of the annual Chicago River Day event.

Elected officials and volunteers joined Friends for a My Chicago River Day Summer Challenge litter cleanup at Gompers Park.

The revitalization of the Chicago River System was celebrated at the grand re-opening of the Bridgehouse Museum August 21. Many dignitaries gathered for the re-opening ceremony of the unique museum dedicated to the Chicago River system. A major refresh of the museum's exhibits was unveiled.

Friends of the Chicago River invites you to join us for our popular Litter Free Chicago River Canoe and Cleans.

The hard work of Friends, our partners and volunteers to clear out invasive plant species and increase native plant coverage within the Chicago/Calumet River watershed continues to net strong positive results.

The release of a fish survey of the Chicago River system by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) and the Shedd Aquarium this week finds that fish are finding the river more hospitable than they have in decades.

The first meeting of the Greater Chicago Watershed Alliance took place this month (virtually) with 14 partners committed to a new collaborative approach to managing stormwater on a watershed basis using nature-based solutions.