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Big Reveal Celebration of the My Chicago River Day Summer Challenge

September 26, 2020 10:30pm

Find out what our collective impact has been this summer while we work towards a Litter Free Chicago River.

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Litter Free Canoe and Clean - Dammrich Rowing Center

October 10, 2020 9:30am

Canoes, Cleanups, and Community! Join us to explore this beautiful waterway, and grab some trash along the way.

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Litter Free Canoe and Clean - Park 571, Eleanor Street Boathouse SOLD OUT

October 17, 2020 2:30pm

We’ll provide boats, bags, gloves, and grabbers; you provide the can-do spirit!

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Litter Free Canoe and Clean - River Park Boathouse

October 24, 2020 2:30pm

Explore our beautiful river, and grab some trash along the way.

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Friends of the Chicago River is the only organization solely dedicated to the Chicago River system.

Since 1979, Friends has been working to improve the health of the Chicago River system for the benefit of people and wildlife and by doing so, has laid the foundation for the river to be a beautiful, continuous, easily accessible corridor of open space in the Chicago region.

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Big Reveal Celebration of the My Chicago River Day Summer Challenge

Litter Free Canoe and Clean - Dammrich Rowing Center

Litter Free Canoe and Clean - Park 571, Eleanor Street Boathouse SOLD OUT

Litter Free Canoe and Clean - River Park Boathouse

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