Community Science

The Forest Preserves participates in many long-running community science programs. Help us by becoming a community scientist—you’ll learn to identify local species and collect critical information about plants and animals of the Preserves. 

Become a volunteer monitor with the Plants of Concern, the Bird Conservation Network, the Calling Frog Survey, the Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network, or the Illinois Odonate Survey. Select "Resources" on this page for information on getting started.