Join Shedd Aquarium, Urban Rivers, & Friends of the Chicago River to clean up Park 571! Participants are invited to remove trash from the park with the Shedd team, hop in a canoe alongside expert guides to clean-up the surrounding river. All equipment will be provided. Events are rain or shine and walk-ups are welcome!

To reserve a canoe spot, register here:

To reserve a kayak, register here:

If you just wish to join for the on-land park cleanup, walk-ups are welcome, but we encourage you to register by emailing actiondays@sheddaquarium.org to stay in the know on event updates or weather consideration.

For registrants, more information will be sent out a couple days prior to the event!