Friends of the Parks Coordinates Chicago Earth Day Cleanups

On April 23, Friends of the Parks will again be coordinating cleanups across Chicago as part of their annual Earth Day Parks and Preserves Celebration and Clean-Up. For more than 30 years, the Chicago-based nonprofit has supported Park Advisory Councils (PACs), park partner organizations and other volunteer groups by providing them with gloves and garbage bags, as well as an online event sign-up tool for park-based Earth Day activities.

The city-wide celebration and clean-up—themed this year as Invest in Our Parks, Preserves, Planet—is organized in partnership with the Chicago Park District and Forest Preserves of Cook County.

Those interested in participating in a clean-up or involving their organization in the event can register and find schedules, mulch requests and additional information at EarthDayChicago.org.