North Branch Restoration Project

The North Branch Restoration Project is a group of dedicated citizens that work to help protect and restore native Illinois ecosystems.

Chicago Wildernes

Chicago Wilderness is a regional nature reserve that includes more than 225,000 acres of protected natural areas.

Forest Preserve Volunteers

The staff and volunteers of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County have a challenging and wonderful mission – restoring health and facilitating compatible use of 68,000 precious natural acres.

Friends of the Chicago River

The mission of Friends of the Chicago River is to preserve, protect, and foster the vitality of the Chicago River for the human, plant, and animal communities within its watershed.

Chicagoland Canoe Base

The home of the Voyageur canoe where Ralph Frese and the staff play an active role in the conservation of our local waterways.