Events Calendar
STEWARDSHIP DAYS and COVID UPDATE!
February 7, 2021
Following guidelines from the City of Chicago, Cook County, and the Illinois Dept of Public Health, the Forest Preserve has resumed public volunteer activities. Note that some North Branch sites may continue to be invitation only; this will be indicated on the Calendar.
Stewardship days are limited to 25 people. Covid guidelines, including masks and social distancing, are requirements.
Interested in a specific workday? Please RSVP or contact the stewards ahead of time (see Contacts at the bottom of each event).
9:00 am
Oxbow Prairie, formed by an old loop in the river’s course, lies northwest of Bunker Hill Savanna. This old oxbow in the Chicago River’s North Branch is a combination of low, wet...
Located in the village of Northbrook, in northern Cook County, these forest preserves span the original continuum of prairie to the west and north and savanna and woodland to the east and...
10:00 am
This site is an important migratory bird stop-over along the North Branch of the Chicago River. encompassing wet savanna, marsh, and mature floodplain woods dominated by swamp white oaks. Join an inspiring...