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Join the energetic Brookfield Woods volunteers and help restore local natural areas. Enjoy a few quality hours outside and learn to identif...
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Sun, Oct 25, 2026
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Somme Woods, the furthest east of the Sommes, has bur and white oak woodlands with massive old oaks, open marshes, and ephemeral ponds. Ric...
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Sun, Oct 18, 2026
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Somme Prairie Grove is a mosaic of prairie, savanna, and woodland. Flowers and grasses such as purple milkweed, cream gentian, bottlebrush ...
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Sun, Nov 1, 2026
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Help take care of Sand Ridge Nature Center with removal of invasive plants. Come out to this spectacular place and do some good work for na...
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Tue, Oct 20, 2026
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Depending on the season, volunteers might remove invasive species such as buckthorn or garlic mustard or collect and sow seeds of desirable...
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Sat, Oct 17, 2026
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Sundown Meadow contains a variety of ecosystems including prairie and woodland. There are many opportunities to be part of the restoration ...
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Mon, Nov 2, 2026
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Hike into 1,000 rolling acres of prairie, wetlands, savanna and shrubland, enjoying beautiful vistas and wildlife along the way. Join volun...
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Sat, Oct 17, 2026
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Linne Woods features a variety of spring and summer wildflowers with a canopy of oaks and hickories and an understory of ironwood and black...
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Sat, Nov 14, 2026
Chicago, IL
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Once owned by the Riverside Improvement Company, this site was never fully developed prior to the company's bankruptcy and the subsequent a...
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Thu, Oct 22, 2026
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Join North Branch Restoration Project volunteers as we remove invasive European buckthorn, brush and weeds from this fine oak woodland situ...
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Sat, Nov 14, 2026
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Schiller Woods contains a pocket of remnant prairie, sedge meadow, and wetland harboring a colorful variety of plants and insects, includin...
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Sun, Oct 25, 2026
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Eggers is a mosaic of wooded ridges where spring wildflowers thrive and narrow wetlands filled with sedges, marsh grasses, and waterfowl. H...
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Mon, Oct 19, 2026
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The east and middle forks of the Chicago River come together to give Watersmeet its name. The rich mix of trees, shrubs, sedges, grasses an...
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Sat, Oct 17, 2026
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An important corridor for migratory birds, Forest Glen is part of the Lower North Branch Preserves. This unique woodland, savanna, and floo...
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Sat, Oct 17, 2026
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Bluff Spring Fen is a 100-acre Illinois Nature Preserve. The Fen is a mosaic of upland, wetland, and wooded remnant plant communities and i...
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Sat, Oct 17, 2026
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Join Shedd Aquarium for an Action Day to make a positive difference for amphibians and other wildlife by restoring local habitats. We use h...
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Wed, Oct 21, 2026
Glencoe, IL
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Join North Branch Restoration Project volunteers as we reclaim the sparkling prairie from the invasive brush at this hidden treasure in Nor...
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Sat, Nov 7, 2026
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Come and explore the natural communities of Bemis South, which include remnant oak woodlands on a terrace above the floodplain forest linin...
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Sat, Nov 7, 2026
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From the bike path you can see and enjoy nature in the river and woodlands. Join North Branch Restoration Project volunteers as we remove b...
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Wed, Oct 21, 2026
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This beautiful preserve is just one example of the rich diversity that once was the vast Illinois landscape. Its open savanna, oak woodland...
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Sun, Nov 8, 2026
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