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Volunteer Stewardship Days

February 15, 2025 12:00am

Find upcoming volunteer opportunities here to protect and restore river adjacent lands throughout the watershed!

In honor of the 33rd annual Chicago River Day, Friends of the Chicago River encourages students to inspire action to protect and restore the Chicago-Calumet River system through the Student Poster Contest.

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Chicago River Day

May 10, 2025 9:00am

Registration opens Spring 2025 for Chicago River Day.

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Friends of the Chicago River is the only organization solely dedicated to the Chicago River system.

Since 1979, Friends has been working to improve the health of the Chicago River system for the benefit of people and wildlife and by doing so, has laid the foundation for the river to be a beautiful, continuous, easily accessible corridor of open space in the Chicago region.

Help Friends continue to improve the Chicago River.

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