• Trailblazers: Miami Woods Fall Foliage Walk

    Miami Woods Miami Woods, Morton Grove, Illinois, United States

    You’re invited to view some of the last autumn leaf peeping for the season with us. About this Event: Take in the beauty of fall – fresh air, beautiful trees, and […]

  • Stewardship Volunteer Days – Flint Creek Savanna

    Flint Creek Savanna 42°11'33.0"N 88°10'20.4"W, Lake Barrington, Illinois, United States

    Enjoy the fall colors in the prairie as we continue to go after lots of seed. Registration: No registration required! If you are interested in signing up for the CFC […]

  • Stewardship Day: Eggers Grove

    Eggers Grove MFQF+94Q, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Eggers Woods is a beautiful site made of woodlands, marshes, and prairies. For a better view of the flora and fauna at this site, join us for a volunteer day performing ecological restoration. Meet at […]

  • Stewardship Volunteer Days – Spring Creek Prairie

    152 Dundee Rd, Barrington 152 Dundee Rd, Barrington Hills, Illinois, United States

    Help us collect seed at Spring Creek Prairie to distribute back into the area. Enjoy nature, learn plant identification skills, and responsible seed collecting techniques. Tools and snacks provided.  Contact […]

  • 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 […]

  • Canceled Xylem Seed Garden Workdays

    North Branch Xylem Seed Garden 6633 W Harts Road, Niles, IL, United States

    Seeds are the lifeblood of healthy woodlands and prairies. By growing successive generations of species, they help ensure resilient, self-renewing natural areas for years to come. Restoration volunteers hand collect […]

  • 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 […]

  • Volunteer Seed Processing Day – Sand Ridge Nature Center

    Sand Ridge Nature Center JC4M+8M5, Calumet City, Illinois, United States

    Join Friends of the Forest Preserves and the Forest Preserves of Cook County to gather and separate all of the native seed collected during the 2025 season! Volunteers can learn […]

  • Stewardship Volunteer Days – Spring Creek Prairie

    152 Dundee Rd, Barrington 152 Dundee Rd, Barrington Hills, Illinois, United States

    Help us collect seed at Spring Creek Prairie to distribute back into the area. Enjoy nature, learn plant identification skills, and responsible seed collecting techniques. Tools and snacks provided. Contact […]

  • Trailblazers: Woodland Hike at Cranberry Slough

    Country Lane Woods Country Lane Woods, Willow Springs, Illinois, United States

    Please join us for a pre-holiday hike as we explore the woodland trail for fun and fitness. The trail is easy to moderately difficult. Adults, including active 50+, are invited […]

  • Trailblazers: River Trail Afternoon in Nature

    River Trail Nature Center 3120 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, Illinois, United States

    You’re invited to take a short nature hike and then collect some seeds with the group. River Trail Nature Center situated along the Des Plaines River has a lot to […]

  • Stewardship Volunteer Days- Sand Ridge

    Sand Ridge Nature Center JC4M+8M5, Calumet City, Illinois, United States

    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 […]

  • Homeschool Hangout at Eggers Grove

    Homeschool Hangout at Eggers Grove
    Homeschool Hangout at Eggers Grove 11251-11249 South Avenue B, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Come hang out at Eggers Grove for a fun homeschool meet-up! Every third Thursday of the month from 10am-12pm All ages and families are invited to this free event at […]

  • Stewardship Volunteer Days- Potluck at Whistler Woods

    Whistler Woods M946+6JQ, Riverdale, Illinois, United States

    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. 

  • Stewardship Volunteer Days – Kickapoo Woods

    Kickapoo Woods & Priarie J9J3+GP, Riverdale, Illinois, United States

    Kickapoo Woods is a site with beautiful wet prairies in Riverdale, IL. During volunteer days, you can get up close and personal with nature performing a variety of restoration activities. Meet at the […]

  • Seed Mixing and Potluck Celebration

    Flint Creek Savanna – CFC Farmhouse Parking Lot 5RRH+X3V, Lake Barrington, IL, United States

    Join the Spring Creek Stewards and Citizens for Conservation for a fun, hands-on celebration of this year’s seed season! We’ll work together to mix thousands of pounds of locally collected […]

  • 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 […]

  • Trailblazers: Des Plaines River Relics Walk

    Sunset Bridge Meadow Des Plaines River Trail, River Grove, Illinois, United States

    Join us as we admire the fall colors and beauty of the Des Plaines River. The final three miles of the Des Plaines River Trail have more lost, abandoned, and […]

  • 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 […]

  • Stewardship Volunteer Days – Sand Ridge

    Sand Ridge Nature Center JC4M+8M5, Calumet City, Illinois, United States

    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 […]