Do You See That? Osprey Chicks
Osprey chicks were spotted in early July peeking their heads above the nest perched high atop a 70' pole at the Beaubien Woods Boat Launch.
Continue Reading »Osprey chicks were spotted in early July peeking their heads above the nest perched high atop a 70' pole at the Beaubien Woods Boat Launch.
Continue Reading »Dan Schreiner and his two children are an accomplished trash trio. Learn more about their Summer Challenge litter cleanups.
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Continue Reading »In July, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) unanimously passed a resolution honoring Margaret Frisbie for her 20 years of leadership at Friends of the Chicago River.
Continue Reading »On Good Day Chicago July 17, Margaret Frisbie discussed the improved health of the Chicago River system and stressed the importance of keeping the river clean during the pandemic by properly disposing of face coverings and gloves, not turning them into litter that ultimately ends up in the river system.
Continue Reading »Using the Summer Challenge online map, volunteer Katherine Tellock shares photos and descriptions of her litter cleanups
Continue Reading »Two neighbors find ways to make picking up trash fun. Who can pick up the most? Who can find the oddest piece of trash? It's become their thing as part of the Chicago River Day Summer Challenge, and they are just getting started.
Continue Reading »Friends of the Chicago River joined numerous environmental and community groups in objecting to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's approval of state permits to allow General Iron to move its North Side shredder operations to the bank of the Calumet River.
Continue Reading »Friends of the Chicago River joins conservation and citizen groups from across the country in calling for passage of the Great American Outdoors Act which passed in the U.S. Senate with bipartisan support.
Continue Reading »Friends of the Chicago River announced the winners of the Chicago River Blue Awards with Center for Neighborhood Technology winning the coveted Blue Ribbon for Rain Ready
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