Welcome! To join a workday, please RSVP or contact the stewards ahead of time (see Contacts at the bottom of each event).

NOTE: All youth (under 18 years of age) must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, or be part of a chaperoned group (e.g. scouts, schools, etc). See our FAQs page for details.
  • Wayside Woods & Prairie

    Wayside Forest Preserve 8874 Lehigh Ave, Morton Grove, il

    The village of Morton Grove has a constellation of sites. One of the fine prairie restorations along the North Branch is Wayside Woods Prairie. A former baseball diamond is now covered with...

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  • Miami Woods and Prairie

    Miami Woods Forest Preserve 8200 N Caldwell Ave, Niles, IL

    The Miami Woods Forest Preserve covers 112 acres stretching along the west side of the North Branch of the Chicago River from Oakton Street northward to Dempster Street.  It is bounded on...

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  • Somme Woods South

    Somme Woods South 1625 Ferndale Ave, Northbrook, IL, United States

      Somme Woods South Parking for these workdays is on a residential street. See below. To volunteer or for more information contact:  Linda Masters For workdays at Somme Woods South, park only on the south...

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  • Labagh-Hernandez Woods

    Labagh-Hernandez Woods 5275 N. Cicero, Chicago, il

    Located on the North Branch of the Chicago River, LaBagh is an important stopover point for birds during their spring and fall migration journeys. Most of LaBagh is made up of floodplain...

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  • Watersmeet Prairie Grove

    Watersmeet Prairie Grove 1899 winnetka road, northfield, il

    Named for the joining of the Middle and East Forks of the North Branch of the Chicago River, Watersmeet Prairie Grove has a wide variety of communities, from a limey, wet woods...

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  • Bunker North Flatwoods

    Bunker North Flatwoods 6600 West Harts Road, Niles, IL

    Bunker North Flatwoods gets its cathedral-like character from the large old pin oaks that dominate the canopy. Join the North Branch Restoration Project and Centennial Volunteers as we restore this oak woodland...

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