3rd Annual Beer in the Woods

Beer in the Woods is back for a third year! Please join us on Saturday, September 28 to drink outstanding craft beer and cider at the best venue in town […]

Guided Walk: Spring Creek Forest Preserve

12 - 2 p.m. Get outside and walk with us! Starting at Penny Road Pond in Spring Creek Forest Preserve, Friends of the Forest Preserve staff and local land managers […]

Beaubien Woods Volunteer Workday

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Join us to help restore this unique prairie and woodland ecosystem back to health! Trained leaders show you how to identify plants that don't belong […]

Watersmeet Volunteer Workday

9 a.m. - 12 p.m. The east and middle forks of the Chicago River come together to give Watersmeet its name. The rich mix of trees, shrubs, sedges, grasses and […]

Spring Creek Volunteer Workday

12 - 3 p.m. The Spring Creek Forest Preserve is one of only a few Cook County preserves large enough to sustain populations of rare animals, grassland birds and a […]

Bunker Hill North Flatwoods Volunteer Workday

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Join the North Branch Restoration Project with the Centennial Volunteers to restore this oak woodland to its former beauty! This 76-acre site is new to […]

Blue Star Memorial Woods Volunteer Workday

9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Be a part of river and forest revitalization by joining an inspiring movement as North Branch Restoration Project volunteers gather to restore this special site […]

Spring Creek Volunteer Workday

12 - 3 p.m. The Spring Creek Forest Preserve is one of only a few Cook County preserves large enough to sustain populations of rare animals, grassland birds and a […]

Whistler Woods Solstice Celebration

Restoration workday 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Community potluck and bonfire 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Contact Gloria Orozco at gloria@fotfp.org for more details. Whistler Woods contains oaks up to […]

Kickapoo Woods Volunteer Workday

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. From milkweed to goldenrod, Kickapoo's native prairie plants need your help. Join an inspiring movement of volunteers gathering to restore this special site along theĀ Little […]

Spring Creek Volunteer Workday

12 - 3 p.m. The Spring Creek Forest Preserve is one of only a few Cook County preserves large enough to sustain populations of rare animals, grassland birds and a […]

Beaubien Woods Volunteer Workday

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Join us to help restore this unique prairie and woodland ecosystem back to health! Trained leaders show you how to identify plants that don't belong […]