Habitat Restoration

The Chicago are is home to hundreds of thousands of birds, and millions more pass through each spring and fall. All these bird need native habitat. Chicago Bird Alliance partners with other organizations to restore important native habitat that birds need. We follow the principles described in our new publication, Partnering for Birds (PDF).

Camp Pine

This preserve on the Des Plaines River in Glenview was a prisoner of war camp and a girl scout camp. In the intervening years, shrubs grew up and shrubland birds found a home here. CAS is partnering with the Forest Preserve District to restore the remnant shrub prairie on the site.

Check our Volunteer Events page for upcoming workdays.

Skokie Lagoons

These workdays are part of the Shedd Aquarium Action Days. We make a positive difference for amphibians and other wildlife by restoring habitats. We use hand tools to cut and burn invasive brush to make room for native flora and fauna. For more information contact the Steward, Maggie Cooper at 312-692-3123

Check our Volunteer Events page for upcoming workdays.

Other Habitat Restoration Workdays

Our region has more than its share of invasive plants … which means we have more than our share of opportunities to join with others and help nature!

Our friends at Wild Things have put together a great guide to local habitat restoration.