Ready to Volunteer.
Join our restoration ecologists at a community stewardship opportunity and learn more about restoration techniques while making a real difference. Volunteers of all ages (children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult) are welcome to participate by removing invasive species, cutting, hauling and/or burning brush.
Restoration days are held from 9:00 a.m. until noon unless otherwise noted. Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Lake Forest Open Lands will supply work gloves and any tools needed during the day. For more information about restoration stewardship opportunities please contact Heather Decker at hdecker@LFOLA.org.
Click here to learn more about the hosted AAW All-terrain chair
and enclosed trailer and reserve it today for one of our Eco-Crew work days!
We are suspending Eco-Crew until the fall. Now that the weather is warm we encourage you to walk our preserves and do some restoration in your own backyards! We look forward to starting up our Eco-Crew volunteer days again in the fall. Watch this webpage for further details.
We will be suspending our Eco-Crew work days until spring. Hope to see you down the trail!
Join our restoration ecologists at a community stewardship opportunity and learn more about restoration techniques while making a real difference. Volunteers of all ages (children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult) are welcome to participate by removing invasive species, cutting, hauling and/or burning brush.
Restoration days are held from 9:00 a.m. until noon unless otherwise noted. Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Lake Forest Open Lands will supply work gloves and any tools needed during the day. For more information about restoration stewardship opportunities please contact us at info@lfola.org.
McClory Bike Path (maintained by LFOLA)
Saturday, October 7, 2023
9:00 a.m. - noon
Join us in early fall volunteer activities such as seed collecting, brush control and burn prep.
Park and meet your leaders at the Old Elm parking on the northwest corner of Old Elm and Sheridan Roads.
For large group registration and more information please contact Heather Decker at hdecker@LFOLA.org.
Celebrate our 1 year milestone at The Big Plant! Join LFOLA along with our partners, Illinois Audubon Society and the Lake-Cook Audubon Chapter to plant trees and shrubs to develop this future preserve.
Park and meet your leaders on Wallace and 315 Stable Lane, off of Westleigh Road.
For large group registration and more information please contact Heather Decker at hdecker@LFOLA.org.
Westfork Savanna
Saturday, December 2, 2023
9:00 a.m. - noon
Winter volunteer work day activities include invasive woody plant removal and brush pile burning.
Park and meet your leaders at the northwest corner of Old Mill and Route 22 (Half Day Road) in Lincolnshire.
For large group registration and more information please contact Heather Decker at hdecker@LFOLA.org.
Winter volunteer work day activities such as brush control.
Park and meet your leaders at 1050 James Court, east off of Telegraph Road (approximately 1/2 mile north of Route 22).
For large group registration and more information please contact Heather Decker at hdecker@LFOLA.org.
Winter volunteer work day activities such as brush control.
Park at the west end of Laurel Avenue, west of Green Bay Road, walk over the bridge and meet your leaders at the preserve entrance kiosk on the right.
For large group registration and more information please contact Heather Decker at hdecker@LFOLA.org.
Assist our staff in volunteer restoration activities such as burn prep and invasive species control along the winding paths of the George Beach Trail.
Park and meet your leaders in the in the Elawa Farm parking lot at 1401 Middlefork Drive.
For large group registration and more information please contact Heather Decker at hdecker@LFOLA.org.
Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve
Saturday, April 6, 2024
9:00 a.m. - noon
This workday has been canceled
due to inclement weather
Assist our staff in volunteer restoration activities such as burn prep and invasive species control.
Park at the west end of Laurel Avenue, west of Green Bay Road and meet your leaders to walk to the preserve.
For large group registration and more information please contact Heather Decker at hdecker@LFOLA.org.
Assist our staff in volunteer restoration activities such as burn prep and invasive species control.
Park at the west end of Laurel Avenue, west of Green Bay Road, walk over the bridge and meet your leaders at the preserve entrance kiosk on the right.
For large group registration and more information please contact Heather Decker at hdecker@LFOLA.org.
Spring volunteer work day activities include brush control and planting.
Access to the Skokie River Nature Preserve is at the west end of Laurel Avenue, west of Green Bay Road. Park at the end of Laurel and walk on the bike path across the bridge to the wood-chipped trail on the right.
Chicago River Day aims to control invasive species such as garlic mustard, plant native seeds and assist with preserve maintenance.
Park at the west end of Laurel Avenue, west of Green Bay Road, walk over the bridge and meet your leaders at the preserve entrance kiosk on the right.
For large group registration and more information please contact Heather Decker at hdecker@LFOLA.org.
