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| Category : Nature | View non-profit organizations in This Category |
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| Library Assistant | Assist Library staff in carrying out Library functions |
| Nature Guide | Do you love nature? Do you enjoy teaching others? Volunteer as a Friends of the Forest Preserves nature guide! Beginning in the spring of 2009, Friends of the Forest Preserves nature guides will begin leading public tours at Somme Prairie Grove in Northbrook and Harms Woods in Skokie. You can help us spread the word about Cook County's natural wonders. No experience is necessary. Guides will learn about the preserves through lectures, readings and field visits during the nature guide training course. For more information and to apply, contact Kathryn Callaghan, Constituency Director at 312-356-9990 or kathrync@fotfp.org. Applications for the 2009 training course are due by February 16. (Please note that our offices will be closed for the holidays between 12/22 and 1/5. We will respond to inquiries as soon as we return.) |
| Visitor Services Assistant | Welcome visitors to the Garden! Assist with directions and inquiries, confirm scheduled programs and events. |
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| A Refuge for Saving the Wildlife | First and foremost, to work together with other parrot groups to eliminate the need for rescues. Until then, we will: * Provide temporary housing and care for any and all Psittacine birds (not including those with fatal and/or contagious diseases) * Educate the public about the proper care of exotic birds * Locate healthy, happy, and nurturing homes for those that are eligible. Don't Buy, Don't Breed, Please Adopt a Bird in Need. |
| Alliance for the Great Lakes | The mission of the Alliance for the Great Lakes is to: "conserve and restore the world's largest freshwater resource using policy, education and local efforts, ensuring a healthy Great Lakes and clean water for generations of people and wildlife." |
| BackYard Nature Ctr/Skokie Lagoons | The mission of BYNC is to promote, facilitate, and strengthen the bond between the nature environments in New Trier Township and the children and adults who wish to enrich their lives with direct experiences in nature. |
| Carleton Washburne Middle School | To involve our Middle School students in meaningful service opportunities as part of their maturation into adult life |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | The mission of the Chicago Botanic Garden is to promote the enjoyment, understanding and conservation of plants and the natural world. |
| Chicagoland Environmental Network | The purpose of the CEN web site is to inform the public about opportunities to get involved in environmental issues in the greater Chicago metropolitan area and to promote public participation in environmental activities. |
| Friends of the Forest Preserves | Friends of the Forest Preserves works to preserve, protect and restore the Forest Preserves of Cook County for the benefit of people and nature. |
| Glencoe Park District | |
| Heller Nature Center | |
| Kohl Children's Museum | Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago nurtures a love of learning in young children. |
| North Shore School District 112 | To inspire every child to become a contributing member of the community. |
| Park District of Highland Park | To enrich the quality of community life through a diversity of healthy leisure pursuits and a heightened appreciation of our natural world. |
| Ryerson Woods | |
| The Grove | |
| The Volunteer Center of Northwest Suburban Chicago | will update |
