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Connect, Learn and Explore: Dive Into Our Schedule of Events

Friends of the Forest Preserves hosts numerous events throughout the year designed to connect people of all ages and backgrounds with the natural wonders of the forest preserves in Cook County.

Guided hikes, educational workshops, wellness programs, volunteer workdays, golf outings, fundraisers, cultural programs, and more await you.

Browse our schedule of events below to learn more.

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  • September 2024

  • Mon 30
    September 30, 2024 @ 3:00 am – 12:00 pm

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  • December 2024

  • Sun 15
    December 15, 2024 @ 3:00 am – 6:00 am Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards Workday – Sundays

    Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards Workday – Sundays

    Come volunteer to restore native habitat! Filled with prairie, oak woodlands and wetlands, the Poplar Creek region in Northwest Cook County needs you. You will be given the opportunity to pursue […]

    Free
  • Sun 15
    December 15, 2024 @ 4:00 am – 7:00 am Bunker Hill North Flatwoods Volunteer Workdays

    Bunker Hill North Flatwoods Volunteer Workdays

    Join the North Branch Restoration Project to restore this oak woodland to its former beauty! This 76-acre site depends on a community of volunteers to remove invasive species, spread native […]

  • Sat 21
    December 21, 2024 @ 3:00 am – 6:00 am Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards Workday – Saturdays

    Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards Workday – Saturdays

    Come volunteer to restore native habitat! Filled with prairie, oak woodlands and wetlands, the Poplar Creek region in Northwest Cook County needs you. You will be given the opportunity to pursue […]

  • Sun 22
    December 22, 2024 @ 3:00 am – 6:00 am

    Miami Woods and Prairie Volunteer Workday – Chicago River Day

    The Miami Woods Forest Preserve covers 112 acres stretching along the west side of the North Branch of the Chicago River from Oakton Street northward to Dempster Street.  It is […]

  • Sun 22
    December 22, 2024 @ 4:00 am – 7:00 am Miami Woods and Prairie Volunteer Workday

    Miami Woods and Prairie Volunteer Workday

    The Miami Woods Forest Preserve covers 112 acres stretching along the west side of the North Branch of the Chicago River from Oakton Street northward to Dempster Street.  It is […]

  • Sat 28
    December 28, 2024 @ 4:00 am – 7:00 am Oxbow Prairie Volunteer Workday

    Oxbow Prairie Volunteer Workday

    Formed by an old loop in the river’s course, lies the Oxbow Prairie. This old oxbow in the Chicago River’s North Branch is a combination of low, wet prairie soils […]

  • Sun 29
    December 29, 2024 @ 3:00 am – 6:00 am Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards Workday – Sundays

    Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards Workday – Sundays

    Come volunteer to restore native habitat! Filled with prairie, oak woodlands and wetlands, the Poplar Creek region in Northwest Cook County needs you. You will be given the opportunity to pursue […]

    Free
  • January 2025

  • Sun 5
    January 5 @ 4:00 am – 7:00 am St. Paul Woods Volunteer Workday

    St. Paul Woods Volunteer Workday

    St. Paul Woods is an inviting oak-hickory woodland situated east of the North Branch of the Chicago River. Like many of our native woodlands, it needs management to clear invasive brush […]

  • Sun 12
    January 12 @ 4:00 am – 7:00 am Bunker Hill North Flatwoods Volunteer Workdays

    Bunker Hill North Flatwoods Volunteer Workdays

    Join the North Branch Restoration Project to restore this oak woodland to its former beauty! This 76-acre site depends on a community of volunteers to remove invasive species, spread native […]

  • Sat 18
    January 18 @ 4:00 am – 7:00 am Miami Woods and Prairie Volunteer Workday

    Miami Woods and Prairie Volunteer Workday

    The Miami Woods Forest Preserve covers 112 acres stretching along the west side of the North Branch of the Chicago River from Oakton Street northward to Dempster Street.  It is […]

  • Sat 25
    January 25 @ 4:00 am – 7:00 am Oxbow Prairie Volunteer Workday

    Oxbow Prairie Volunteer Workday

    Formed by an old loop in the river’s course, lies the Oxbow Prairie. This old oxbow in the Chicago River’s North Branch is a combination of low, wet prairie soils […]

  • Tue 28
    Sand ridge
    January 28 @ 3:00 am – 6:00 am

    Stewardship Volunteer Days – Sand Ridge Nature Center

    Sand Ridge is a woodland and prairie site with a magnificent nature center attached. Join our volunteer crew for a restoration day to help restore our forest preserves. Park in […]

  • February 2025

  • Sat 1
    February 1 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Bunker Hill North Flatwoods Volunteer Workdays

    Bunker Hill North Flatwoods Volunteer Workdays

    Join the North Branch Restoration Project to restore this oak woodland to its former beauty! This 76-acre site depends on a community of volunteers to remove invasive species, spread native […]

  • Sat 8
    February 8 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Miami Woods and Prairie Volunteer Workday

    Miami Woods and Prairie Volunteer Workday

    The Miami Woods Forest Preserve covers 112 acres stretching along the west side of the North Branch of the Chicago River from Oakton Street northward to Dempster Street.  It is […]

  • Sun 9
    Newts Stewardship
    February 9 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

    NEWTS New Volunteer – Stewardship Volunteer Days

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    Beginner friendly workday at Spring Creek Healy Savanna where we will learn how to remove invasive shrubs with hand tools and place the wood in a brush pile fire. Meet […]

  • Sat 15
    Des Plains river
    February 15 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

    Trailblazers: Des Plaines River Relics Walk

    The final three miles of the Des Plaines River Trail have more lost, abandoned, and mysterious artifacts than any other stretch of the trail; we’ll discuss what these are and […]

  • Sat 15
    Whistler Woods
    February 15 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

    Stewardship Volunteer Days – Whistler Woods

    Join us at Whistler Woods for our volunteer days! We will be performing a variety of restoration activities in this woodland and prairie-dominant site. Meet near the end of the […]

  • Sun 16
    February 16 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm St. Paul Woods Volunteer Workday

    St. Paul Woods Volunteer Workday

    St. Paul Woods is an inviting oak-hickory woodland situated east of the North Branch of the Chicago River. Like many of our native woodlands, it needs management to clear invasive brush […]

  • Thu 20
    Homeschool hangout at Eggers Grove
    February 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Homeschool Hangout

    Homeschool Hangout at Eggers Grove

    Come hang out at Eggers Grove for a fun homeschool meet-up! Every third Thursday of the month from 10am-12pm until June 19, 2025

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