Teacher uses Chicago River to tap student’s creativity

CBS 2 News highlighted the advocacy and action of Friends and our partners to improve and protect our waterways as Friends prepares for Chicago River Day on May 8, 2021.

Check out some ways Friends’ staff helps the environment every day in their lives.

An in-depth story from NBC 5 Chicago explores how climate change impacts our daily lives and creates more intense rainfalls that can trigger combined sewer overflows.

Award-winning public television writer, producer, and program host Geoffrey Baer and Pulitzer-prize winning author of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Elizabeth Kolbert, are among the guests on Friends’ new podcast, Inside, Out & About.

In March, Friends of the Chicago River, Openlands, and the Sierra Club Illinois Chapter called on Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Plumbers Union Local 130 to forgo the annual green dyeing of the Chicago River downtown by creating a new tradition that respects the river.

This winter Friends expanded our land restoration footprint by 172 acres.

After the snow and ice are gone, the perils of road salt continue to harm Chicago-area water and wildlife.

Staying on the trail is an essential component of protecting river-edge trails and forest preserves, particularly on days when trails are muddy.

Statement from Friends of the Chicago River about dyeing the river green.