Photo Contest Submissions Due

Submit your photos - up to five per person -  by Sunday, December 31st for a chance to win cash prizes, bragging rights, and to be featured in a month-long […]

Calumet Seed Collectors

Help collect and distribute ripe seed in local natural areas! Enjoy nature, relax, learn plant identification skills, and responsible seed collecting techniques. For more information and to sign up, visit […]

Forest Glen Woods Volunteer Workday

An important corridor for migratory birds, Forest Glen Woods is located in Chicago and is part of the Lower North Branch Preserves. This unique woodland, savanna, and floodplain ecosystem gets […]

Calumet Seed Collectors

Help collect and distribute ripe seed in local natural areas! Enjoy nature, relax, learn plant identification skills, and responsible seed collecting techniques. For more information and to sign up, visit […]

Forest Glen Woods Volunteer Workday

An important corridor for migratory birds, Forest Glen Woods is located in Chicago and is part of the Lower North Branch Preserves. This unique woodland, savanna, and floodplain ecosystem gets […]

Volunteer Workday and String Art at Whistler Woods

Come volunteer at Whistler Woods in Riverdale and work on some string art by the fire! Enjoy snacks and refreshments while you work. Volunteer with us by cutting and burning […]

Spicebush Woods Volunteer Workday

Join North Branch Restoration Project volunteers at this fine oak woodland situated in Chicago. Ancient pine oaks dominate the wetter areas of this woodland. Tall bur oaks stand in the […]

Spicebush Woods Volunteer Workday

Join North Branch Restoration Project volunteers at this fine oak woodland situated in Chicago. Ancient pine oaks dominate the wetter areas of this woodland. Tall bur oaks stand in the […]

Forest Glen Woods Volunteer Workday

An important corridor for migratory birds, Forest Glen Woods is located in Chicago and is part of the Lower North Branch Preserves. This unique woodland, savanna, and floodplain ecosystem gets […]

Eggers Woods Volunteer Workday

On the Southeast side of Chicago, Eggers Woods is a mosaic of wooded ridges where spring wildflowers thrive and narrow wetlands filled with sedges, marsh grasses, and waterfowl. Help remove […]