resources
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thier support for Friends and its mission by giving an annual
contribution. Affiliates receive a direct connection to the
only group soley focused on the Forest Preserve District of
Cook County, FPDCC meeting reports, Friends newsletters, access
to the fpfriends listserv, Action Alerts and invitations to
Friends events.
If you are interested in becoming an affiliate of Friends,
please fill out the form provided and send it along with your
contribution to our office address.
Affliate
Program Form
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Barrington
Countryside Park District
Riding
Club of Barrington Hills
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| Volunteer Restoration
Groups:
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| Volunteer stewards protect the environment by
restoring natural savannas, woodlands, forests and prairies
in Cook County . They remove invasive aliens--non-native plants
like buckthorn and garlic mustard--to make room for native plants,
including threatened and endangered species. Learn more each
group and come out to a workday in your area.
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| Bartel
Grassland Restoration Project - South
Chicago
Area Mountain Bikers -Southwest
Citizens
for Conservation - Northwest
Deer
Grove Natural Areas Volunteers - Northwest
Des
Plaines River Valley Restoration Project - West and Northwest
Friends
of Chicago Portage - West
Friends
of the Morton Grove Forest Preserves - North
North
Branch Restoration Project - North
Old Plank Road
Trail Association - South
Orland
Grassland Volunteers - Southwest
Palos
Restoration Project - Southwest
Poplar
Creek Prairie Stewards - Northwest
Somme
Prairie Grove - Northeast
Spring
Creek Stewards - North
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| Forest Preserve District and
Chicago Wilderness:
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Forest
Preserve District of Cook County
The official web site of the Forest Preserve District of Cook
County. Friends helps guide the FPDCC to carry out its mission
to protect, and restore and acquire land for the Cook County
Forest Preserves.
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| Cook County
Forest Preserve Volunteer Website
This website was created by the Forest Preserve District of
Cook County and the Friends of the Forest Preserves to connect
the public with volunteer restoration opportunities occurring
in the 68,000 acres of forest preserves in Cook County.
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Chicagoland
Online Nature Knowledge (CLONK)
An excellent independent site with a great deal of information
on the Forest Preserve District.
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| Chicago
Wilderness, A Regional Nature Reserve
An unprecedented alliance of 182 public and private organizations
working together to study and restore, protect and manage
the precious natural resources of the Chicago region for the
benefit of the public, of which the Forest Preserve District
of Cook County and the Friends of the Forest Preserves are
members.
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Chicago
Wilderness Habitat Project
Recruits and teaches people how to monitor birds, frogs, butterflies,
dragonflies, and plants. A project of Chicago Wilderness and
housed with Audubon – Chicago Region.
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| Local Environmental
Organizations:
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Audubon
Chicago Region
Audubon saves wildlife and habitat, using volunteer conservation
efforts to keep natural areas permanently safe.
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Southeast
Environmental Task Force
A not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving the Southeast
Side and south suburbs of Chicago by promoting environmental
education, pollution prevention, and sustainable development.
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Calumet
Stewardship Initiative
Engages residents and member organizations in partnerships
that advance nature education, environmental stewardship,
scientific discovery, cultural understanding and economic
growth.
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Friends
of the Parks
Friends of the Parks works to protect, preserve and improve
Chicago's parks for all of its citizens.
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Lake
Forest Open Lands Association
A not-for-profit land conservation trust in northeastern Illinois
that owns or manages over 700 acres of savanna, woodland and
prairie within the city of Lake Forest.
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Openlands
Project
Openlands has taken leadership roles in securing more than 45,000
acres of land in the Chicago area for public parks, forest preserves,
land and water greenway corridors, and urban gardens.
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Sierra
Club, Illinois Chapter
The club sponsors many Forest Preserve District activities.
It also compares and endorses candidates for the FPD Board.
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| Magazine Sources:
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Chicago
Wilderness Magazine
A quarterly publication about the Forest Preserve District
of Cook County and other conservation agencies in the region.
Beautiful photographs and readable, authoritative articles. |
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The
Illinois Steward Magazine
An award-winning nature magazine that is grounded in the
"land ethic" of Aldo Leopold. The Illinois Steward
features articles about stewardship, conservation, preservation,
and restoration of natural areas in Illinois. Article topics
include native plants, wildlife, natural areas in Illinois,
nature photography, and Illinois' historical past.
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