![]() Active Transportation Alliance: Ride of Silence You can also borrow binoculars during the 1.5-mile walk, if you don’t have your own. Expect to see Nashville Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, American Redstart and many surprises. Wander the 207-acre Humboldt Park while spotting migrating warblers with fellow birdwatchers. Chicago Ornithological Society: Humboldt Park Bird Walk For more details on the event, RSVP online by creating a Meetup account and requesting to attend. Outdoor Afro celebrates and inspires Black connections and leadership in nature. Join Outdoor Afro Chicago and NW Indiana for a container gardening party and plant exchange. Outdoor Afro: Container Garden Planting Party & Exchange People of all ages are welcome to join this accessible group hike. You can also demo hiking boots with Merrell, get creative with arts and crafts, and meet local family-focused organizations on-site during the event. Mappy Hour Chicago: Family-Friendly “Mother Nature” HikeĬelebrate Mother Nature and your own Mom this Mother’s Day on a family-focused group hike with Mappy Hour Chicago. Volunteers who register before May 5 will receive a free Chicago River Day shirt. Take your pick of over 70 sites to volunteer, each led by local organizations, nonprofits and community groups. ![]() This citywide river stewardship day gathers volunteers to clean up the Chicago and Calumet rivers. Help give the Chicago River a good spring cleaning. North Park Village Nature Center, 5801 N. Friends of the Chicago River: Chicago River Day Attended as a patron or reserve a table spot for $20 online to sell your used gear. Proceeds and unsold items from the sale will be donated to Working Bikes and other local charities. Shop friends’ and neighbors’ second-hand biking and outdoor goods or pick up clearance and discounted items from BFF Bikes. Swap your used bike gear and share resources with other members of Chicago’s cycling community. The event will raise funds for the Chi Nations Youth Council. With the goal of bringing awareness to the missing and murdered Indigenous people, Chicago BIPOC Birders will lead a group bird walk, discussion and letter-writing session to mayor elect Brandon Johnson to change the name of Columbus Park. Chicago BIPOC Birders: Action + Bird Walk A free Happy Hour will follow the day of service. Honore St.Ĭelebrating it’s 10th anniversary, Unity Day will gather volunteers in Greater Englewood to support on community and neighborhood clean-up projects - from trash pick up and gardening to painting. ![]() Cleanup starts at Englewood Peace Campus, 6407 S. SparkVentures: Englewood Community Clean-Upīus leaves from 350 W. The talk is part of an ongoing speaker series organized by the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, the Chicago Ornithological Society, and the Chicago Audubon Society, featuring compelling voices in the birding and conservation world. Learn how fear, empowerment, struggles and healing helped birder and ecologist Tiffany Kersten identify a record 726 birds in 2021. Chicago Audubon Society: Compelling Voices in Birding Gather with the Illinois Science Council and other citizen scientists at Metropolitan Brewery to learn how to use iNaturalist, a free app that helps identify wildlife and fauna. ![]() Take part in the City Nature Challenge - a global movement to seek out and document wildlife in cities across the world. Here are 15 outdoor events happening in Chicago and beyond this May: Illinois Science Council: City Nature Challenge CHICAGO - Outdoor enthusiasts can go on a guided bike camping trip to Milwaukee, birdwatch with local conservation groups, bring their Mom hiking on Mother’s Day and more this month.
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