Award-winning public television writer, producer, and program host Geoffrey Baer and Pulitzer-prize winning author of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Elizabeth Kolbert, are among the guests on Friends’ new podcast, Inside, Out & About.

In March, Friends of the Chicago River, Openlands, and the Sierra Club Illinois Chapter called on Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Plumbers Union Local 130 to forgo the annual green dyeing of the Chicago River downtown by creating a new tradition that respects the river.

This winter Friends expanded our land restoration footprint by 172 acres.

After the snow and ice are gone, the perils of road salt continue to harm Chicago-area water and wildlife.

Staying on the trail is an essential component of protecting river-edge trails and forest preserves, particularly on days when trails are muddy.

Statement from Friends of the Chicago River about dyeing the river green.

Join Friends of the Chicago River on May 8 for the 29th annual Chicago River Day.

An open letter to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, and Acting Administrator of EPA Region 5 Cheryl Newton to take legal action to stop General Iron.

Friends is accepting nominations for the 2021 Chicago River Blue Awards.

Friends is seeking volunteer wildlife monitors at restored habitats for three river-dependent species.