On March 21, Woke as Helles, a collaboration between Metropolitan Brewing, Metropolis Coffee Company, and Kyoto Black will be released, which is not only worth the wait, but also worthwhile to behold and sip and enjoy.

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

Get out and have fun while really making a difference in the ecological heath of the preserves and ultimately the Chicago River system. 

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

Learn to restore diverse wildlife, trees, wildflowers, and health in our forest preserves and our river systems.

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!

Friends of the Chicago River's McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum opens for the season on May 11 with free admission all weekend. The museum, in a bridgehouse on the corner of Wacker and Michigan, features five floors of info about the history of the river and its future.

Our annual gala fundraiser, Big Fish Ball, is scheduled for June 11, 2019 at the Westin Chicago River North.