Resources

Volunteer Application

Ecological Stewardship Program Documents
Invasive Species Guide
Common Native Plants
Natural Communities Maps
Volunteer Supply Order Form

Teen Service-Learning Program Documents
Teen Service-Learning Project Flyer
Photo Release Form
Preserve Scavenger Hunt
Buckthorn Fact Sheet
Litter Obliterators Checklist
Garlic Mustard Fact Sheet

Education Permit Application
Poison Ivy ID
Adopt-A-Site

Adopt-A-Site Plus
Bag It Move It Leave It

BE PREPARED
Bird Scavenger Hunt

Garlic Mustard Busters Project
Habitat Restoration Project

Litter Obliterators BE SAFE Procedures
Litter Obliterators Project

Litter Obliterators- Simple Steps
Nature Center Project

www Links
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Friends of the Forest Preserves
Teen Service Learning Blog

VOLUNTEER STEWARDSHIP GROUPS
Calumet Stewardship Initiative
Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve Volunteers
Des Plaines River Valley Restoration Project
North Branch Restoration Project
Orland Grassland Volunteers
Palos Restoration Project
Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards
Save the Prairie Society
Somme Prairie Grove

OTHER RESOURCES
Chicago Area Mountain Bikers (CAMBr)
Chicago Wilderness Habitat Project
Chicago Wilderness, A Regional Nature Reserve
Chicago Wilderness Magazine
Friends of the Parks
Sierra Club, Illinois Chapter

 

COOK COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE POLICE E-MAIL TIP LINE
Know of a crime or suspicious activity in the forest preserves? Report it to the Cook County Forest Preserve Police Department by e-mailing RWASZAK@cookcountygov.com with your account of the activity.

Unless otherwise desired by the reporting individual, identities will remain completely confidential. Should you wish to be called by a representative of the department, include your name and phone number in the email.




Maps
Get the fine details on what's in the preserves near you by downloading a pdf of one of the District's regional maps.

Northwest Cook County
Region 1 map (5 mg pdf)
Region 2 map (4 mg pdf)

North Cook County
Region 3 map (4 mg pdf)
Region 4 map (4 mg pdf)

Central Cook County
Region 5 map (3 mg pdf)

Southwest Cook County
Region 6 map (6 mg pdf)
Region 7 map (5 mg pdf)

South Cook County
Region 8 map (6 mg pdf)
Region 9 map (7 mg pdf)

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