Facilities and Special Project Volunteers

Forest Preserve Police Trail Watch Program
Assist the Forest Preserve Police with the safety of our trails. Use the trails as you normally do, and report problems to the police to take action.
Click here to download an application
Click here to view a press release and video about the program
For more information rwaszak@cookcountygov.com

Fisheries
Line boxes, creel census, education, egg collection
773-631-1790 x 10

Mighty Acorns
Help lead nature education field trips for 4th thru 6th grade school children.
For more information kholmes@cookcountygov.com

GIS Volunteers
The FPDCC is looking for volunteers familiar with Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Gain professional GIS experience working with the most recent GIS technologies, remote sensing, image processing, and light GIS modeling.
708-771-1087

Nature Centers
Opportunities are available in the areas of nature education, animal care, special programs, gardening, and more.

Crabtree Nature Center
3 Stover Road, Barrington
(847) 381-6592

River Trail Nature Center
3120 Milwaukee Avenue, Northbrook
(847) 824-8360

Harold “Hal” Tyrell Trailside Museum
738 Thatcher Avenue, River Forest
(708) 366-6530

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
9800 Willow Springs Road, Willow Springs
(708) 839-6897

Camp Sagawau
12545 West 111th Street, Lemont
(630) 257-2045

Sand Ridge Nature Center
15890 Paxton Avenue, South Holland
(708) 868-0606