Many thanks to the 140+ friends, neighbors, Troop/Pack 14 Scouts, leaders and parents who came together to pick up trash along the Salt Creek and adjacent roadways of the Cook County Forest Preserve between the 294 tollway and the Brookfield Zoo over the last 3 weekends of April. Littering in the forest preserve watershed and surrounding area continues to be an ongoing problem, but you helped made a significant dent in the trash and a big step toward keeping our local nature greener and cleaner. We’d love to see you again next year.

The Salt Creek Watershed Network is a nonprofit group of people supporting causes that are aimed at improving the local environment and waterways. We organize cleanups every year during the last Saturday in April and support local groups that are interested in doing the same.