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.

Friends of the Chicago River praises the announcement of $225.8 million for the Brandon Road Project to prevent invasive carp from reaching the Chicago River system and the Great Lakes.

The seven-mile African American Heritage Water Trail highlights nearly two centuries of stories about African Americans who fought for freedom and equality.

Cold weather and frozen ground is why the removal of woody invasive species and low-quality trees is primarily targeted to happen during the winter months.

This year, our Inside, Out & About podcast will feature people whose work inspires action and advocacy for the natural world.

The interior of the Bridgehouse Museum is a unique and rustic space made up of five floors, complete with exposed brick walls and steel beams.