Saturday, April 11, 10 am – 2 pm The Calumet Region is a contrast between heavy industrial lands and rare protected public open spaces. This FREE bus tour will visit a range of public open spaces, including Big Marsh, Lake Calumet, Pullman National Historic Site, Powderhorn Prairie Nature Preserve and more while passing current and […]
Celebrate Earth Day by joining a restoration day at forest preserves throughout Cook County! Get outside and give back to your community and nature. We welcome all volunteers, experts and novices! Just make sure to wear long sleeves and pants and comfortable shoes that you don't mind getting a little dirty. Gloves and tools will be […]
Join Friends of the Forest Preserves for a 3 hour hike through the Palos preserve, the largest forest preserve in Cook County! Learn how to identify spring wildflowers, and get the 411 on habitat restoration and how you can volunteer and give back to your community. Water and snacks are included for free! Friends will […]
Saturday, May 16, 10 am - 1 pm You can canoe! Perfect for beginners and youth. FREE! We provide all the equipment. Nestled in Powderhorn Prairie Nature Preserve, Powderhorn Lake is clean and calm, surrounded by a beautiful forest preserve. Visit a beaver lodge. Every participant gets a pair of binoculars to keep. Who knows […]
Join Friends of the Forest Preserves for a 3 hour bike ride along the Salt Creek Trail, one of the best trails in the Cook County forest preserves. Learn about our recent successful campaign to expand the trail, hear from a Brookfield Zoo representative, and learn how you can volunteer and give back to your community. Water and […]
Join Friends for a Homecoming Reunion at Dan Ryan Woods for all our Conservation Corps alumni! Enjoy a relaxed get-together with all your old friends with free lunch, and a little restoration work to give back to the forest preserves.
This annual tradition in the woods will include a GIANT bonfire and a bagpiper!Please bring snacks to share. Festivities start at 2pm at Somme Woods East and is completely FREE! See map. Contact Josh Coles at josh@fotfp.org for more information.
This event is FREE, but please register to help us plan the day. 10 am - 1 pm Clayton Smith Flatwoods 6639 W. Harts Rd., Niles, IL 60714 Escape your cabin fever and get outside! We’ll have a community bonfire after cutting invasive brush. Join us for some work, treats, and inspiration that will warm […]
Clayton Smith Flatwoods - 6639 W. Harts Road, Niles12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Join in a nature walk where we will talk about the basics of mushroom identification and hopefully find examples of various groups of mushrooms in their natural habitats. We'll likely focus on wood-decomposing fungi, but these flatwoods have a very diverse fungal community […]
