Resources
Use this page to find forms, training materials, guidelines, and links to related organizations.

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Ecological Stewardship Program Documents
Accreditation Program and Policy
Brushpile Burning Regulations
Invasive Species Guide
Common Native Plants
Natural Communities Maps
Volunteer Power Equipment Program
Volunteer Power Equipment Waiver

HIgh School Program Documents

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Group Opportunities-High School
High School Volunteer Program Outline
Workday Prep List for Volunteers
More VIP Opportunties
Preserve Scavenger Hunt
Litter Obliterators Checklist

Buckthorn Fact Sheet

Garlic Mustard Fact Sheet

Education Permit Application

PKC Application- High School

PKC Application- Organization

Poison Ivy ID

www Links

FPDCC VOLUNTEER SITE SPONSORS
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Friends of the Forest Preserves

VOLUNTEER STEWARDSHIP GROUPS
Calumet Stewardship Initiative
Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve Volunteers
Des Plaines River Valley Restoration Project
North Branch Restoration Project
Orland Grassland Volunteers
Palos Restoration Project
Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards
Save the Prairie Society
Somme Prairie Grove

OTHER RESOURCES
Chicago Area Mountain Bikers (CAMBr)
Chicago Wilderness Habitat Project
Chicago Wilderness, A Regional Nature Reserve
Chicago Wilderness Magazine
Friends of the Parks
Sierra Club, Illinois Chapter

COOK COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE POLICE E-MAIL TIP LINE
Know of a crime or suspicious activity in the forest preserves? Report it to the Cook County Forest Preserve Police Department by e-mailing RWASZAK@cookcountygov.com with your account of the activity.

Unless otherwise desired by the reporting individual, identities will remain completely confidential. Should you wish to be called by a representative of the department, include your name and phone number in the email.