
We Exceeded our Giving Tuesday Goal!
Over one-third of donors were new to Friends.
Continue Reading »Over one-third of donors were new to Friends.
Continue Reading »Each year thousands of friends – volunteers, corporate groups, elected officials, teachers – come together to create a healthier watershed - thank you.
Continue Reading »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.
Continue Reading »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.
Continue Reading »Friends co-hosted the cleanup with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office whose volunteer employees enthusiastically picked up trash at five locations.
Continue Reading »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.
Continue Reading »Musicians demonstrate how much the river has become a part of our community.
Continue Reading »Annual award recognizes and celebrates Chicago area nonprofit organizations that exemplify extraordinary managerial excellence.
Continue Reading »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.
Continue Reading »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.
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