Open space investment and river-edge ideas for the Calumet River corridor was the subject of discussion for over 60 experts at the quarterly meeting of the city of Chicago’s River Ecology and Governance Task Force.

The meetings mark a major milestone in the first year of implementation of the city’s new sewer outfall permit, championed by Friends of the Chicago River.

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Federal grants are immensely impactful because they leverage the size of the government to bring transformative resources to the Chicago area which private philanthropy often cannot match.

Together, we can make the Chicago-Calumet River system cleaner and healthier.

Make your impact lead to mission critical work to protect and restore the river system and experience

Our immersive canoe program introduces over 1,000 people each year to the river system.

It is time to protect the river from all forms of degradation, and to comply with the permit requirements of the Clean Water Act for this time-honored tradition.