Chicago River Day: Find a Site
(LAST UPDATED 5-1-10 at 11:16 p.m.)
BREAKING NEWS
Friends has been experiencing a large volume of inquiries from the public about participating in Chicago River Day. You can see below that many sites are closed because early registration has filled those sites to capacity. Don’t worry, there are still plenty of available locations and we are working to add more sites each day!
Please note that any groups of 10 or more are required to call Friends’ office at (312) 939-0490, ext. 18 to inquire about a site. This is to ensure that we can have enough space for groups based on the current volunteer count. Please note that we are only able to take 10 - 20 volunteers from corporate groups who are not sponsors from this point forward. If you would like to consider becoming a sponsor, Click here to discover the benefits of sponsorship, including priority site placement.
This is an exciting time and we are really excited about our biggest and best Chicago River Day ever!
WHAT TO DO
1. PICK A SITE. Choose a site based on what is best for you. Maybe it’s close to home, or perhaps somewhere you have never been to and looking for an adventure!
2. CONTACT THE SITE CAPTAIN. Email or call the site captain listed so that they know to expect you.**
3. SHOW UP ON MAY 8TH. Make sure to arrive at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 8th with a smile and clothes you don’t mind getting a little dirty.
CLICK HERE FOR AN OVERVIEW GOOGLE MAP OF ALL POTENTIAL SITES (This will open in a new window)
SITE UPDATES
Check back here regularly for updates. There may be…
- New or different site captain contact information.
- Additional sites or activities at sites.
- Closed sites (that have reached full capacity.)
GETTING THERE
Site captains can provide directions to individual sites. Contact your site captain as soon as possible.
GROUPS OF 10 OR MORE
**To register for group of 10 or more volunteers, please call or email Gina at (312) 939-0490, ext. 18, in addition to their site captain.
Sites by REGION
Region 1 Lake County, North of Old Elm/Everett Road
Region 2 Lake County, Lake-Cook Road north to Old Elm/Everett Road
Region 3 Cook County, Devon Avenue north to Lake-Cook Road
Region 4 Cook County, Irving Park Road north to Devon Avenue
Region 5 Cook County, Madison Street north to Irving Park Road
Region 6 Cook County, 31st Street north to Madison Street
Region 7 Cook County, south of 31st Street
CLICK HERE FOR AN OVERVIEW GOOGLE MAP OF ALL POTENTIAL SITES (This will open in a new window)
PLEASE NOTE
A site is marked as CLOSED if it is on private property, is assigned to a private group or has reached maximum capacity.
REGION 1 - Lake County, north of Old Elm/Everett Road
Greenbelt Forest Preserve (Lake Forest)
TBD
Middlefork Savanna (Lake Forest) sponsored by HSBC-North America
Tom Smith (847) 968-3329
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal
Shaw Preserve (Lake Forest)
Mike Hahn (847) 707-9878
REGION 2 - Lake County, Lake-Cook Road north to Old Elm/Everett Road
Deerfield High School (Deerfield)
Stephanie Chambers (224) 632-3276
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal
South of Park Avenue West -Highland Park Target (Highland Park) sponsored by Pactiv
Joe Hmielski (847) 918-5273
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly
North Park (Lincolnshire)
Chris Fisher (847) 883-8600
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly
Sleepy Hollow (Highland Park)
Steve Greenberg (847) 926-0722
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly
Sutton Place (Lincolnshire)
TBD
Prairie Wolf Slough (Bannockburn)
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly
TBD
REGION 3 - Cook County, Devon Avenue north to Lake-Cook Road
NEW!
Loyola Academy (Glenview)
Jenny Snyder (312)371-1038
NEW!
Somme Prairie Nature Preserve (Northbrook)
Laurel Ross and Christine Rey
Cherry Lane (Northbrook)
Doug Gerleman (847) 498-1155
Beckwith Avenue (Morton Grove)
Robert Shcoltes (847) 581-1514
Caldwell Woods - Oakton & Caldwell-North (Chicago)
Ken Wojcik (773) 693-3526
Chestnut and Tanglewood Drive (Glenview)
Debbie Hoffman (847) 724-6688
Dempster Street (Morton Grove)
Mary Busch (847) 966-7585
Harms Woods (Glenview)
Frank Bellucci (773) 878-4992
Linne Woods (Morton Grove)
Mary Busch (847) 966-7585
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly
Meadowhill South Park, Middle Fork
Mike Piskel
Techny Basin (Glenview)
Hannah Nelson
Henrietta Saunders (847) 729-2329
Thillen Stadium to Touhy, North -North Channel (Glenview)
Larry Yablong: (773) 743-6307
Evanston Ecology Center (Evanston)
Al Pilgrim
CLOSED-SITE FULL
Trash Removal
Skokie Lagoons (Skokie)
Daniel Kielson and Dave Kosnik
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly
CLOSED-SITE FULL
Edgebrook Woods/Volunteer Resource Center of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Cheryl McGarry, Cassie Hatzfeld, VRC Staff
CLOSED-SITE FULL
Miami Woods (Morton Grove)
CLOSED- SITE FULL
Sue Grabowski
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Water Quality Monitoring
REGION 4 - Cook County, Irving Park Road north to Devon Avenue
5025 N. Central Park Avenue (Chicago)
Shelia O’Neill
Jeff Wyse
Eugene Field Park (Chicago)
Steve Arnam (773) 450-4020
River-related Art, Family Friendly
Lincoln Village Shopping Center, North Shore Channel (Chicago)
Steve Casper 708-704-1893
River Park East (Chicago)
Michele Balice
River’s Edge, North Branch (Chicago)
Michelle Uting
Miguel Viello
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal
Horner Park (Chicago)
John O’Connell
CLOSED-SITE FULL
Northside College Prep High School, North Shore Channel (Chicago)
Barry Rodgers
CLOSED-SITE FULL
Ronan Park West (Chicago)
CLOSED-SITE FULL
Sean Shaffer
Ronan Park East (Chicago)
CLOSED-SITE FULL
Michael Herman
Gompers Park Wetland, South(Chicago) sponsored by AECOM
Tony Watrobinski, Jim MacDonald, Ron Valvick, Candy Gabriel Kathleen Jones, John Mueller
CLOSED-SITE FULL
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly, Trail Maintenance, River-related Art, Planting
Gompers Park North(Chicago)
CLOSED-SITE FULL
Please meet at Gompers Wetland, site captains will distribute
River Park West (Chicago)
Tom Nelson
CLOSED-SITE FULL
Forest Glen (Chicago)
Marianne Preker
CLOSED-SITE FULL
Indian Roads Woods (Chicago)
Jonathan Sladek
CLOSED - SITE FULL
Berteau Avenue (Chicago)
Pete Leki
CLOSED- SITE FULL
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly, Trail Maintenance, Planting
Von Steuben H.S./ Kiwanis Park (Chicago)
Wayne Schimpff
CLOSED - SITE FULL
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal
LaBagh Woods (Chicago)
CLOSED - SITE FULL
Jim Doyiakos
REGION 5 - Cook County, Madison Street north to Irving Park Road
Fullerton Avenue (Chicago)
Jack Sullivan
Erie Street Park (Chicago)
Rachel Driver
CLOSED-SITE FULL
NEW!
North Branch Canal Cleanup (Chicago)
CLOSED. This site is closed to the general public.
Cleanup efforts will be conducted via canoe.
Lathrop Homes Wetlands (Chicago)
Tiffany Wilson
CLOSED- SITE FULL
Clark Park (Chicago)
Bill Donahue
Trash and Graffiti Removal, Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Trail & Garden Maintenance, Family Friendly
CLOSED-SITE FULL
Lathrop Homes - Jimmy Thomas Trail (Chicago)
Jose Vilella
Trail Maintenance
CLOSED - Site Full
North Avenue (Chicago) - sponsored by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Isaac Sporrong
CLOSED - Wrigley employees, SITE FULL
McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago Museum (Michigan and Wacker, Chicago)
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC — 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Visit Friends’ Bridgehouse Museum for this special preview opening. Learn about the Chicago River and get a peek at the southwest bringehouse before it’s official opening on May 15th. For more information, visit www.bridgehousemuseum.org.
CLOSED. This site is closed to the general public. Cleanup efforts will be conducted by Friends’ trained canoe guides via canoe throughout the North Branch. To learn more about Friends’ canoe program, visit http://chicagoriver.org/events/urban_canoe_trips/
REGION 6 - Cook County, 31st Street north to Madison Street
Origins Park (Chicago) sponsored by Midwest Generation
Geoff Morris
CTA Orange Line/Ashland Stop (Chicago)
Jeff Sriver (312) 341-9265
NEW!
Bubbly Creek - 35th Street (Chicago)
CLOSED-SITE FULL
Sarah Hicks and Marissa Strassel
NEW!
Lock and Fuller(Chicago)
CLOSED-SITE FULL
TBD
Bubbly Creek - Riverside Shopping Center (Chicago)
CLOSED - SITE FULL
Alex Curry
Lawrence’s Fisheries (Chicago)
CLOSED - SITE FULL
Rik Lantz 312 636 2614
REGION 7 - Cook County, south of 31st Street
127th St. & Harlem Ave. (Palos Heights)
TBD
Ann Street (Blue Island)
Laura Foley
Lake Katherine Nature Center (Palos Heights) sponsored by Cynthia Weglarz Rountree Fund and ACE Group
Marian Sinkus
CLOSED-SITE FULL
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly
Wolf Wildlife Wetlands (Oak Lawn) sponsored by Firestone Complete Auto Care
Larry Scinto
CLOSED-SITE FULL
Restoration/Invasive Species Removal, Family Friendly
McClaughery Springs Woods (Palos Park)
CLOSED - SITE FULL
Diana Krug, Nina Hike-Teague
Site captain information for all regions will be updated continually. Please check back with us for future updates.
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