Find information HERE on how to volunteer in our Forest Preserves throughout the year!

Sign up for a guided tour on Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays of the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum with our trained staff to learn the history of the Chicago-Calumet River System.

Expert speakers bring to life key aspects of the Chicago-Calumet River system, wildlife, history, and community engagement.

Help us create a Litter Free Chicago-Calumet river system by removing litter directly from the river and its banks. We provide boats, bags, gloves, and grabbers; you provide the can-do spirit!

Get a close-up view of the DuSable Bridge in motion from inside the Bridgehouse Museum!

Chicago Ornithological Society and Friends of the Chicago River team up to offer a unique way experience the magic of migration! 

Friends teams up with Chicago Ornithological Society to offer a unique way experience the magic of migration! 

Join Friends of the Chicago River, The Geographic Society of Chicago, and many other community science organizations for a day of fun exploration at Linne Woods.

Join us in an exclusive after-hours sunset and moonlit paddle through the Skokie Lagoons.

Have fun paddling with Friends! 

Diviértete remando con Friends! 

Enjoy the beauty of fall from the river.