Meeting Location- Beverly Lake Trail, Hoffman Estates Summary of Event/Workday- Join us for a winter stewardship workday at Healy Savanna as we remove invasive shrubs using hand tools and build […]

Join us for a short nature hike followed by some crafts as we build bird feeders to take home and hang in our local areas. Seed will be provided for […]

Join us at Whistler Woods for a restoration day and holiday-themed potluck! Bring your favorite dish and come ready to cut and burn buckthorn with other volunteers. 

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 […]

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. Meet outside of the […]

Join us at Whistler Woods for a restoration day and holiday-themed potluck! Bring your favorite dish and come ready to cut and burn buckthorn with other volunteers. 

This spring, University of Illinois Extension in Cook County is launching a 7-week Junior Master Naturalist 4-H Special Interest Club program for high school students (grades 9-12) passionate about environmental stewardship and justice. Participants will learn […]

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 […]

Meeting Location- Beverly Lake Trail, Hoffman Estates Summary of Event/Workday- Join us for a winter stewardship workday at Healy Savanna as we remove invasive shrubs using hand tools and build […]

Join us for a guided tour as we celebrate the beginning of springtime at Eggers’s Grove! We will look for early-blooming flowers as the forest comes back to life. Afterwards, […]

With the growing need for help with repotting plants, CFC would like to request the aid of volunteers at the greenhouse from Monday to Saturday this week, the 13th to […]

With the growing need for help with repotting plants, CFC would like to request the aid of volunteers at the greenhouse from Monday to Saturday this week, the 13th to […]

Join Friends of the Forest Preserves and buckthorn tie-dye instructor Katelyn for an Earth Day weekend filled with snacks, service, nature walks, and more! Participants can join us for: 🌳 Intro […]

We are going back to Penny Woods to finish brush clearing and herbiciding work. We may be collecting Penn Sedge seed depending on conditions. Meet at the Penny Rd Pond […]

Step into spring with us as we enjoy the greening of the woods to start the season. Take in the fresh air and join the group to explore this lovely […]

Eggers and Elderberries: Connections within the Calumet Region. Saúcos Salvaje: Conexiones Dentro de la Región de Calumet! We will learn about the forest preserves and zoom in on Eggers Grove […]