Forest Preserve Offers Volunteer Mornings To Start 2025

WILL COUNTY, IL — Start the new year off and spend some time volunteering outdoors with the Forest Preserve District of Will County. The preserve has released volunteer morning dates for the first quarter of 2025, according to a release.

Those who participate can meet other environmentally oriented individuals and get some exercise while removing invasive species and making the preserves more hospitable for native plants and animals, the preserve said.

The first quarter lineup includes a Volunteer Morning for the Martin Luther King Jr. Special Day of Service, which is designed to honor King’s legacy by encouraging more people to volunteer.
Space is limited at the Volunteer Morning programs, and registration is required.

To get started complete a waiver online. For information, contact Emily Kenny at 815-722-7364 or volunteerservices@fpdwc.org.

Programs are from 9 a.m. to noon and for ages 10 or older, the preserve said.

January

• Jan. 12: Forked Creek Preserve – Butcher Lane Access, Florence Township.
• Jan. 19: Rock Run Preserve – Black Road Access, Joliet. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.
• Jan. 30: Romeoville Prairie Nature Preserve, Romeoville.

February

• Feb. 8: Hickory Creek Preserve – Hickory Creek Junction, Frankfort Township.
• Feb. 13: Hadley Valley – Route 6 Access, Joliet.
• Feb. 18: Rock Run Preserve – Paul V. Nichols Access, Joliet.
• Feb. 23: Hickory Creek Preserve – LaPorte Road Access, Mokena.

March

• March 4: Keepataw Preserve, DuPage Township.
• March 8: Monee Reservoir, Monee Township.
• March 16: Sugar Creek Preserve, Joliet Township.
• March 29: Riverview Farmstead Preserve, Naperville.