Safety
We Are Urban Rivers
Our mission is to transform urban waterways into urban wildlife sanctuaries. We are bringing back habitat for native wildlife by building artificial floating gardens in historically industrialized sections of the Chicago River. These gardens are full of native wetland and…
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River Clean Up Month
Thanks to the efforts of IPC members Frank Koehler and Scott Hays, the Illinois House of Representatives recently adopted House Resolution No. 169, declaring “The Month of September as River Clean up Month in the State of Illinois.” The Resolution…
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Little Calumet River Day
The first weekend in June always has questionable weather; will it be damp and raining or hot and dry? This year it was not hot, but it was dry, extremely dry with the water levels low on the river. The…
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