Show your Forest Preserves some love this month and join in on restoration activities. Volunteering is fun and meaningful, and lets you to get exercise outdoors while meeting new people. There are opportunities throughout the county for people of all ages and experience levels.
Check out the list below for options or visit our Volunteer Page to view the calendar of all upcoming volunteer opportunities.
Northwest
- Sunday, 2/9/20: Busse Woods South • 9 am-12 pm in Elk Grove Village
- Sunday, 2/16/20: Poplar Creek-Schaumburg Road Grasslands • 9 am-12 pm in Streamwood
- Saturday, 2/22/20: Deer Grove East • 9 am-12 pm in
- Sunday, 2/23/20: Spring Creek • 12-3 pm in Barrington Hills
North
- Saturday, 2/8/20: Linne Woods • 9 am-12 pm in Morton Grove
- Sunday, 2/16/20: Turnbull Woods Seed Collection Day • 10 am-1 pm in Glencoe
- Monday, 2/17/20: Somme Woods • 9 am-12 pm in Northbrook
- Saturday, 2/29/20: Miami Woods • 9 am-12 pm in Morton Grove
Central
- Saturday, 2/8/20: Bemis Woods North • 9 am-12 pm in Westchester
- Saturday, 2/15/20: Latinx Dias de Voluntario @ Possum Hollow • 10 am-12:30 pm in La Grange
- Thursday, 2/20/20: Bob Mann Woods • 10 am-1 pm in La Grange
- Friday, 2/28/20: Theodore Stone Forest • 9 am-12 pm in Hodgkins
Southwest
- Saturday, 2/8/20: Orland Grassland • 9 am-12 pm in Orland Park
- Saturday, 2/15/20: Cap Sauers Moraines • 9 am-12 pm in Lemont
- Monday, 2/17/20: Spears Woods • 9 am-12 pm in Willow Springs
- Saturday, 2/22/20: CAMBr Stewardship & Trail Day • 9 am-12 pm in Willow Springs
South
- Saturday, 2/8/20: Eggers Woods • 10 am-1 pm in Chicago
- Saturday, 2/15/20: Whistler Woods • 9 am-12 pm in Riverdale
- Saturday, 2/15/20: Dan Ryan Woods • 10 am-1 pm in Chicago
- Saturday, 2/22/20: Kickapoo Woods • 10 am-1 pm in Riverdale
Workshops
- Saturday, 2/22/20: Winter Tree & Shrub ID Workshop • 10 am-12 pm at Sand Ridge Nature Center in South Holland
- Saturday, 2/29/20: Winter Tree & Shrub ID Workshop • 1-3:30 pm at Deer Grove West in Palatine