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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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  • January 2025

  • Sun 5

    St. Paul Woods Volunteer Workday

    January 5, 2025 @ 4:00 am – 7:00 am 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

    Bunker Hill North Flatwoods Volunteer Workdays

    January 12, 2025 @ 4:00 am – 7:00 am 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

    Miami Woods and Prairie Volunteer Workday

    January 18, 2025 @ 4:00 am – 7:00 am 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

    Oxbow Prairie Volunteer Workday

    January 25, 2025 @ 4:00 am – 7:00 am 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

    Stewardship Volunteer Days – Sand Ridge Nature Center

    January 28, 2025 @ 3:00 am – 6:00 am

    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

    Bunker Hill North Flatwoods Volunteer Workdays

    February 1, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 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

    Miami Woods and Prairie Volunteer Workday

    February 8, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 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

    NEWTS New Volunteer – Stewardship Volunteer Days

    February 9, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
    3QM9+FQ, Hoffman Estates, IL 3QM9+FQ, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States

    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

    Trailblazers: Des Plaines River Relics Walk

    February 15, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

    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

    Stewardship Volunteer Days – Whistler Woods

    February 15, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

    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

    St. Paul Woods Volunteer Workday

    February 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 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

    Homeschool Hangout at Eggers Grove

    February 20, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Homeschool Hangout

    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

  • Sat 22
    Kickapoo Woods

    Stewardship Volunteer Days – Kickapoo Woods

    February 22, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
    Kickapoo Woods Kickapoo Woods, 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. […]

  • Sun 23

    Oxbow Prairie Volunteer Workday

    February 23, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 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 […]

  • March 2025

  • Sat 1

    Bunker Hill North Flatwoods Volunteer Workdays

    March 1, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 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 […]

  • Sun 9

    Miami Woods and Prairie Volunteer Workday

    March 9, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 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 16

    Oxbow Prairie Volunteer Workday

    March 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 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 […]

  • Thu 20
    Homeschool hangout at Eggers Grove

    CANCELLED – Homeschool Hangout at Eggers Grove

    March 20, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Homeschool Hangout

    — CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER — 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

  • Thu 20

    Stewardship Volunteer Days: Dan Ryan Woods

    March 20, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
    Chicago, IL 60643-1231 W 91st St & S Hermitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60643-1231, Illinois, United States

    Join us in the abundant woodlands at Dan Ryan Woods to help protect our environment and make a difference locally. No experience required; all tools and supplies will be provided! […]

  • Sat 22

    Trailblazers: Des Plaines River Relics Walk

    March 22, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

    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 […]

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