Be a part of river revitalization by joining an inspiring movement of volunteers gathering to restore five special sites along the Chicago and Calumet Rivers. Celebrating our rivers and the 100th anniversary of the Forest Preserve of Cook County, Centennial Volunteers are a part of a community of like-minded individuals who are not afraid to get dirty, get some exercise and have fun outside. 

Be a part of river revitalization by joining an inspiring movement of volunteers gathering to restore five special sites along the Chicago and Calumet Rivers. Celebrating our rivers and the 100th anniversary of the Forest Preserve of Cook County, Centennial Volunteers are a part of a community of like-minded individuals who are not afraid to get dirty, get some exercise and have fun outside. 

Join us for this ongoing restoration project at LaBagh Forest Preserve. We will be cutting and burning brush. Be a part of Centennial Volunteers and help out as we continue to remove invasive buckthorn from this woodland community. Learn new skills, meet new people, and enjoy the outdoors.

Forest Glen is a part of the Lower North Branch Preserves, and brand new to volunteer stewardship. This unique woodland, savanna, and floodplain ecosystem needs help from our volunteer community to remove invasive plants, collect and distribute native seeds, and reduce erosion issues.

Join us at Bottoms Up, Tributary Committee fundraiser for Friends of the Chicago River at Rock Bottom Brewery.

The Chicago River Student Congress brings students together for river-related workshops and to learn about projects by professionals from local colleges, non-profits and government agencies.

The theme for this year's annual professional meeting is "Making Space: The Value of the Blue/Green Corridor."

Learn how to become a volunteer wildlife monitor to help us with osprey, bats and turtles.

Learn how to become a volunteer wildlife monitor to help us with osprey, bats and turtles.

Learn how to become a volunteer wildlife monitor to help us with osprey, bats and turtles.

Learn how to become a volunteer wildlife monitor to help us with osprey, bats and turtles.

Tens of thousands of volunteers at some 70 locations across the area...join us!