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Events posted in August 2020

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North Park Neighborhood Volunteer Day!

August 2, 2020 10:30am

Let's roll up our sleeves and take care of our beloved riverfront. 

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Centennial Volunteers, Restoration and Floristic Quality Assessment - Summer Challenge Series

August 8, 2020 10:30pm

Native plants are a critical component to health habitat. Learn more about Friends efforts to increase native plant cover!

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Litter Free Canoe and Clean - Little Calumet ~SOLD OUT~

August 22, 2020 9:30am

Canoes, Cleanups, and Community! Join us to explore this beautiful waterway, and grab some trash along the way.

This event is sold out! Consider coming to Beaubien instead. 

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Envisioning and Creating a Blue-green Corridor - Summer Challenge Series

August 22, 2020 10:30am

Find out how we can improve water and air quality and increase our resiliency to climate change through a blue-green corridor.

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Litter Free Canoe and Clean - REI Lincoln Park ~SOLD OUT~

August 29, 2020 2:30pm

We’ll provide boats, bags, gloves, and grabbers; you provide the can-do spirit! 

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