Find information HERE on how to volunteer in our Forest Preserves throughout the year!

Sign up for a guided tour on Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays of the McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum with our trained staff to learn the history of the Chicago-Calumet River System.

Get a close-up view of the DuSable Bridge in motion from inside the Bridgehouse Museum!

Chicago Ornithological Society and Friends of the Chicago River team up to offer a unique way experience the magic of migration! 

Friends teams up with Chicago Ornithological Society to offer a unique way experience the magic of migration! 

Join Friends and other community partner organizations to learn, enjoy, and explore Canal Origins Park at this end-of-season celebration!

Join Friends of the Chicago River, The Geographic Society of Chicago, and many other community science organizations for a day of fun exploration at Linne Woods.

Join us in an exclusive after-hours sunset and moonlit paddle through the Skokie Lagoons.

Come cheer for Friends of the Chicago River Runners at the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon!

Have fun paddling with Friends! 

Diviértete remando con Friends! 

Join a volunteer activity, take a guided walk or learn about careers in tree care and conservation at Whistler Woods!

Enjoy the beauty of fall from the river. 

Members, volunteers and partners - come celebrate the amazing work we've together to protect and restore the Chicago-Calumet River system this year.