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Sandhill Crane Migration
Volunteers across Cook County have been reporting the sights and sounds of sandhill cranes making their Fall migration. After spending the Summer in mating pairs, sandhill cranes group together for […]
Volunteers across Cook County have been reporting the sights and sounds of sandhill cranes making their Fall migration. After spending the Summer in mating pairs, sandhill cranes group together for […]
This will be our first workday of the season cutting and burning at Beaubien - make sure to join us! Volunteers will be provided sanitized hand tools used to cut […]
Winter brings brush-cutting season to Spring Creek Forest Preserve. Help fellow volunteer clear invasive species, like buckthorn and honeysuckle, from our prairies and woodlands. After cutting back brush, we toss […]
Winter brings brush-cutting season to Spring Creek Forest Preserve. Help fellow volunteer clear invasive species, like buckthorn and honeysuckle, from our prairies and woodlands. After cutting back brush, we toss […]
Winter brings brush-cutting season to Spring Creek Forest Preserve. Help fellow volunteer clear invasive species, like buckthorn and honeysuckle, from our prairies and woodlands. After cutting back brush, we toss […]
Join us as we cut and burn invasive shrubs. Volunteers will be provided sanitized hand tools used to cut buckthorn, while also burning everything that is cut on a brush […]
Winter brings brush-cutting season to Spring Creek Forest Preserve. Help fellow volunteer clear invasive species, like buckthorn and honeysuckle, from our prairies and woodlands. After cutting back brush, we toss […]
Owls begin nesting during the month of January, including great horned owls and snowy owls. Owls nest earlier than most birds since they are larger and need more time to […]
Come out and explore a few of the areas of Bunker Hill Forest Preserve that are off of the beaten path. Whether you already know Bunker Hill well, or if […]
Ready to get back outside? We sure are! Please join the Friends community for one of our "mini" bird walks at Kickapoo Woods Forest Preserve in Riverdale, led by the […]
Please join the Friends community for our annual photo exhibit - one of our favorite events of the year - but with a whole new twist! Reserve your spot now […]
*WATCH THE RECORDING OF THIS WEBINAR* Many wood decomposing mushrooms - like Turkey Tail, Giraffe Spots, and Trembling Merulius - can survive - and even continue to grow - throughout […]