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volunteers looking at plants

February 20, 2016

Community Scientists Help Gather Important Data in the Forest Preserves

golden mantella frog

November 2, 2015

Shedd Aquarium Expands Partnership with Forest Preserves

a group of volunteers looking at a water sample while monitoring macroinvertebrates at Deer Grove.

November 2, 2015

Volunteers Contribute to Deer Grove Restoration Efforts

A prescribed burn at Wolf Road Prairie.

October 1, 2015

Save the Prairie Society Celebrates 40 Years at Wolf Road Prairie

October 1, 2015

Trail Watch Program Looking For Volunteers

mountain bikers on the Palos single track trails

Love the Palos Preserves’ Singletrack Trails? Thank CAMBr!

Ribbon cutting at Orland Grassland - Left to right: Pat Hayes (Orland Grassland Volunteers), Gerald Adelmann (Openlands), Arnold Randall (FPCC), Forest Preserves Commissioner Elizabeth Gorman, Col. Christopher Drew (Army Corps), Mayor Dan McLaughlin (Village of Orland Park), Stephen Packard (founding director of Audubon Chicago Region)

October 1, 2014

Orland Grassland Restoration Marks Milestone

volunteers collecting seeds in a field at Deer Grove

October 1, 2014

Volunteer Spotlight: Seed Collecting

a volunteer throwing invasive brush onto a fire at Brookfield Woods

January 30, 2014

Volunteer Spotlight: Winter Workdays

a volunteer carrying cut brush

September 30, 2013

Volunteer Spotlight: Habitat 2030

a group of Community Cruisers volunteers

Volunteer Spotlight: Community Cruisers

Volunteer Spotlight: The Orchid Pollinators

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