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Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Urban Rivers is often joined by large volunteer groups, usually at the Wild Mile. Sometimes these groups are from fellow nonprofits and sometimes from companies organizing volunteer days for their employees. When the groups want to divide up, with so...

11:00-2pm The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum runs the Illinois Odonate Survey (IOS) to keep tabs on our dragonfly and damselfly friends, which flock to the Urban Rivers floating wetlands each summer. There's been talk in previous years of having th...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

It takes a lot of work to keep a rich diverse ecosystem on these floating wetlands. Our main task in the gardens will be to maintain balance, and stop any invasive or weedy-native plants from taking over and establishing a monoculture. Tuesday Augus...

11:00-2pm The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum runs the Illinois Odonate Survey (IOS) to keep tabs on our dragonfly and damselfly friends, which flock to the Urban Rivers floating wetlands each summer. There's been talk in previous years of having th...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

CAT Jam Chicago is a local music community that hosts open jam nights in the city. During the summer, they host events every Wednesday at the Wild Mile. CAT Jams are every Wednesday from June - September 7 - 10 pm. Facilitators will help to answer q...

It takes a lot of work to keep a rich diverse ecosystem on these floating wetlands. Our main task in the gardens will be to maintain balance, and stop any invasive or weedy-native plants from taking over and establishing a monoculture. Tuesday Augus...

Join us to load up kayaks on our boat for Bubbly Creek Community Kayaking! We need a few volunteers to help us move our kayaks and gather other materials needed for our Bubbly Creek programming. Whether you are in the area on your lunch break or woul...

Come help us facilitate free kayaking out of Park 571! We need volunteers to help inexperienced participants of all ages get in and out of kayaks, sign in, and stay safe on the water. We could also use some enthusiastic river-lovers to chat with part...

Hey Rangers, or should I say Treehungers? If you are someone who loves trees and loves chatting with people about trees, this is the opportunity for you!We are part of a grant aimed at increasing tree canopy in Chicagoland in collaboration with the M...

11:00-2pm The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum runs the Illinois Odonate Survey (IOS) to keep tabs on our dragonfly and damselfly friends, which flock to the Urban Rivers floating wetlands each summer. There's been talk in previous years of having th...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Urban Rivers is often joined by large volunteer groups, usually at the Wild Mile. Sometimes these groups are from fellow nonprofits and sometimes from companies organizing volunteer days for their employees. When the groups want to divide up, with so...

11:00-2pm The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum runs the Illinois Odonate Survey (IOS) to keep tabs on our dragonfly and damselfly friends, which flock to the Urban Rivers floating wetlands each summer. There's been talk in previous years of having th...

Hey Rangers, or should I say Treehungers? If you are someone who loves trees and loves chatting with people about trees, this is the opportunity for you!We are part of a grant aimed at increasing tree canopy in Chicagoland in collaboration with the M...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Education is central to our mission to connect community members of all backgrounds to the Chicago River, and one of our most popular educational opportunities are field trips!We offer free field trips to any school or youth group who asks -- Field t...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

CAT Jam Chicago is a local music community that hosts open jam nights in the city. During the summer, they host events every Wednesday at the Wild Mile. CAT Jams are every Wednesday from June - September 7 - 10 pm. Facilitators will help to answer q...

Education is central to our mission to connect community members of all backgrounds to the Chicago River, and one of our most popular educational opportunities are field trips!We offer free field trips to any school or youth group who asks -- Field t...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Hey Rangers, or should I say Treehungers? If you are someone who loves trees and loves chatting with people about trees, this is the opportunity for you!We are part of a grant aimed at increasing tree canopy in Chicagoland in collaboration with the M...

Join us to load up kayaks on our boat for Bubbly Creek Community Kayaking! We need a few volunteers to help us move our kayaks and gather other materials needed for our Bubbly Creek programming. Whether you are in the area on your lunch break or woul...

Come help us facilitate free kayaking out of Park 571! We need volunteers to help inexperienced participants of all ages get in and out of kayaks, sign in, and stay safe on the water. We could also use some enthusiastic river-lovers to chat with part...

Hey Rangers, or should I say Treehungers? If you are someone who loves trees and loves chatting with people about trees, this is the opportunity for you!We are part of a grant aimed at increasing tree canopy in Chicagoland in collaboration with the M...

Education is central to our mission to connect community members of all backgrounds to the Chicago River, and one of our most popular educational opportunities are field trips!We offer free field trips to any school or youth group who asks -- Field t...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Education is central to our mission to connect community members of all backgrounds to the Chicago River, and one of our most popular educational opportunities are field trips!We offer free field trips to any school or youth group who asks -- Field t...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

11:00-2pm The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum runs the Illinois Odonate Survey (IOS) to keep tabs on our dragonfly and damselfly friends, which flock to the Urban Rivers floating wetlands each summer. There's been talk in previous years of having th...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Help us with our macro-invertebrate research by retrieving our Hester Dendy samplers (bug hotels). On Thursday, August 20th, we will have a group going out to River Park in the morning and a group going out to Bubbly Creek in the afternoon. Both grou...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Help us with our macro-invertebrate research by retrieving our Hester Dendy samplers (bug hotels). On Thursday, August 20th, we will have a group going out to River Park in the morning and a group going out to Bubbly Creek in the afternoon. Both grou...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Urban Rivers is often joined by large volunteer groups, usually at the Wild Mile. Sometimes these groups are from fellow nonprofits and sometimes from companies organizing volunteer days for their employees. When the groups want to divide up, with so...

Join us to load up kayaks on our boat for Bubbly Creek Community Kayaking! We need a few volunteers to help us move our kayaks and gather other materials needed for our Bubbly Creek programming. Whether you are in the area on your lunch break or woul...

Come help us facilitate free kayaking out of Park 571! We need volunteers to help inexperienced participants of all ages get in and out of kayaks, sign in, and stay safe on the water. We could also use some enthusiastic river-lovers to chat with part...

During the the public kayaking that Urban Rivers co-hosts with Shedd Aquarium we will shuttle gardening volunteers to the Bubbly Creek floating wetlands whenever possible. The main tasks will be pulling weeds and plugging gaps with native plants as ...

Hey Rangers, or should I say Treehungers? If you are someone who loves trees and loves chatting with people about trees, this is the opportunity for you!We are part of a grant aimed at increasing tree canopy in Chicagoland in collaboration with the M...

Education is central to our mission to connect community members of all backgrounds to the Chicago River, and one of our most popular educational opportunities are field trips!We offer free field trips to any school or youth group who asks -- Field t...

It takes a lot of work to keep a rich diverse ecosystem on these floating wetlands. Our main task in the gardens will be to maintain balance, and stop any invasive or weedy-native plants from taking over and establishing a monoculture. Tuesday Augus...

11:00-2pm The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum runs the Illinois Odonate Survey (IOS) to keep tabs on our dragonfly and damselfly friends, which flock to the Urban Rivers floating wetlands each summer. There's been talk in previous years of having th...

Midday every Saturday for the next couple months before real winter sets in, some volunteers will meet up to take care of all the little maintenance tasks around the Wild Mile. Here's a few of the types of tasks we may be tackling: Preparing the ne...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Education is central to our mission to connect community members of all backgrounds to the Chicago River, and one of our most popular educational opportunities are field trips!We offer free field trips to any school or youth group who asks -- Field t...

11:00-2pm The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum runs the Illinois Odonate Survey (IOS) to keep tabs on our dragonfly and damselfly friends, which flock to the Urban Rivers floating wetlands each summer. There's been talk in previous years of having th...

A local theater troupe, Snails on a Bike, will perform a play on a floating stage at the northern tip of the Wild Mile in September. We need to move the existing garden away from that point of the Wild Mile and replace it with a floating stage so tha...

It takes a lot of work to keep a rich diverse ecosystem on these floating wetlands. Our main task in the gardens will be to maintain balance, and stop any invasive or weedy-native plants from taking over and establishing a monoculture. Tuesday Augus...

Education is central to our mission to connect community members of all backgrounds to the Chicago River, and one of our most popular educational opportunities are field trips!We offer free field trips to any school or youth group who asks -- Field t...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Urban Rivers is often joined by large volunteer groups, usually at the Wild Mile. Sometimes these groups are from fellow nonprofits and sometimes from companies organizing volunteer days for their employees. When the groups want to divide up, with so...

This training is required for our kayak river cleanup opportunity ands covers a wide variety of safety topics, including best paddle practices, environmental and water traffic hazards, safety equipment usage, and more. We will also cover checking out...

Urban Rivers is often joined by large volunteer groups, usually at the Wild Mile. Sometimes these groups are from fellow nonprofits and sometimes from companies organizing volunteer days for their employees. When the groups want to divide up, with so...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

CAT Jam Chicago is a local music community that hosts open jam nights in the city. During the summer, they host events every Wednesday at the Wild Mile. CAT Jams are every Wednesday from June - September 7 - 10 pm. Facilitators will help to answer q...

Kayak the Chicago River at the Wild Mile to pick up trash! Removing trash improves water quality, habitat quality, and creates a more beautiful river for all. It’s a great way to kayak for free and directly improve your local ecosystem. Volunteers ...

Urban Rivers is often joined by large volunteer groups, usually at the Wild Mile. Sometimes these groups are from fellow nonprofits and sometimes from companies organizing volunteer days for their employees. When the groups want to divide up, with so...

It takes a lot of work to keep a rich diverse ecosystem on these floating wetlands. Our main task in the gardens will be to maintain balance, and stop any invasive or weedy-native plants from taking over and establishing a monoculture. Tuesday Augus...

Join us to load up kayaks on our boat for Bubbly Creek Community Kayaking! We need a few volunteers to help us move our kayaks and gather other materials needed for our Bubbly Creek programming. Whether you are in the area on your lunch break or woul...

Come help us facilitate free kayaking out of Park 571! We need volunteers to help inexperienced participants of all ages get in and out of kayaks, sign in, and stay safe on the water. We could also use some enthusiastic river-lovers to chat with part...

During the the public kayaking that Urban Rivers co-hosts with Shedd Aquarium we will shuttle gardening volunteers to the Bubbly Creek floating wetlands whenever possible. The main tasks will be pulling weeds and plugging gaps with native plants as ...

Hey Rangers, or should I say Treehungers? If you are someone who loves trees and loves chatting with people about trees, this is the opportunity for you!We are part of a grant aimed at increasing tree canopy in Chicagoland in collaboration with the M...

Education is central to our mission to connect community members of all backgrounds to the Chicago River, and one of our most popular educational opportunities are field trips!We offer free field trips to any school or youth group who asks -- Field t...

Midday every Saturday for the next couple months before real winter sets in, some volunteers will meet up to take care of all the little maintenance tasks around the Wild Mile. Here's a few of the types of tasks we may be tackling: Preparing the ne...