Volunteer with the main Forest Preserves of Cook County organization

• https://fpdcc.com/volunteer/
  • Frequently asked questions
  • Volunteer Resources & Forms
  • Volunteer partners
  • Volunteer news

Volunteer programs

• Ecological stewardship
  • Thatcher Woods
  • Trailside Museum
  • Palos Forest Preserves (okay, this link is to all the events in all of the Southwest zone, but that zone is mostly Palos Forest Preserves)
• Litter cleanups
• Trail watch
• Tree trimming love & care (Tree TLC)
  • sign up for events
• Off-leash dog area caretaker
• Nature ambassador
• Nature centers and recreation

Volunteer programs > Community science

• BeeSpotter, through the University of Illinois
• Bird Conservation Network (BCN)
• Friends of the Chicago River > Wildlife Monitors
• Singing Insects Monitoring Program

Through the Chicago Botanic Garden:

• BudBurst — Plants and pollinators
• Plants of Concern

Through the Peggy Notebart Nature Museum:

• Calling Frog Survey
• Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network
• Illinois Odonate Survey — Dragonflies and damselflies.