Father and son are teaming up for another year as co-site captains for Chicago River Day.

The North American river otter is the ambassador species of Friends of the Chicago River.

A bill to ban disposable food containers made of polystyrene foam passed an important first step in the Illinois General Assembly in February.

L stations (symbolically) renamed for extraordinary Chicago Women,

The Greater Chicago Watershed Alliance is creating a data-driven Natural Solutions Tool to better understand ideal places for nature-based green infrastructure projects /

When established community groups organize cleanups, Friends supports their efforts by training volunteer leaders and providing supplies, which empowers them to keep planning cleanups year round.

Hooded mergansers are native and common throughout southern Canada and the northern United States.

Learn more about the lives of groundhogs on our Inside, Out & About podcast.

These patches are critical micro-habitat zones that play an important role in connectivity corridors throughout the river system.

Our amazing volunteer canoe guides and boat haulers make our fun, educational, and impactful canoe program possible.