Over one-third of donors were new to Friends.

Each year thousands of friends – volunteers, corporate groups, elected officials, teachers – come together to create a healthier watershed - thank you.

The special evening cruise, with dazzling views of the Chicago skyline, is an unparalleled opportunity to experience the enchanting beauty of the Chicago River on a frosty winter evening.

Chicago Innovation’s Climate Change Initiative was established to elevate the issue of the devastating impact of climate change and to promote and amplify solutions to it such as the Natural Solutions Tool.

Friends co-hosted the cleanup with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office whose volunteer employees enthusiastically picked up trash at five locations.

Friends team shared our advocacy and stewardship efforts, from individual and community involvement to company and government policies and actions, that foster a blue-green corridor vision for the Chicago-Calumet River system.

Musicians demonstrate how much the river has become a part of our community.

Annual award recognizes and celebrates Chicago area nonprofit organizations that exemplify extraordinary managerial excellence.

Virtual presentation will show how conservation planning, sensible land use decisions, and rewilding projects are critical to capturing the multiple benefits that investment in natural areas provides.

The Litter-Free event is a collaboration with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, with the goals of engaging local residents, improving public health, and protecting Deer Creek, a tributary of the Little Calumet River.