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Tour the 'Wild Mile' and Optional Kayaking -- Sunday, September 13, 2026

The Wild Mile is a mile of floating gardens which have created biodiversity and changed the entire landscape along the river.  It is attracting new wildlife and creating new spaces along what was a dead river to become engaging with the community. 

Meet at The Wild Mile at 3 pm.  The Wild Mile is located at 1550 N. Kingsbury Street.  There is plenty of parking.  

Stephen Meyers, Field Operations, (Urban Rivers) will provide a 40-minute walking tour. Urban Rivers works in partnership with the City of Chicago Planning and Development, Community groups, and corporations to create a scientifically-driven, eco-park to bring back diversity and wildlife to the Chicago river.  The North Branch Framework envisioned a 17 acre in-stream park and builds on the vision of a renewed urban ecology for the City of Chicago and help to generate cleaner healthier water and more vibrant wildlife ecosystems. 

We will enter the water on kayaks right after the waking tour or if we have a larger party of over 9 people, then we will split into two groups and the second group will do the kayak tour first.  

Dinner is at 5:15 pm at Jiang Niu BBQ House right around the corner. 

 Cost: Free to Register on the LSSC Website. Donation to Urban Rivers required.

We will require a $100 donation to The Wild Mile.  The cost of renting a kayak across the street is in addition to the donation and could be $60 to $90 depending on how long you have the kayak out.  Please make a donation using the link below here: https://urbanrivers.org/donate.  Urban Rivers is a 501(c) (3) so this will be a taxable write off.  Send a copy of your donation when complete as your ticket entry.

Questions:
Leader:  Donna Salvatore at (312) 848-1768 or by email: Donnasalvatore8@gmail.com 
Assistant: Michelle Maleski, at (773) 484-5971 Email: Michelle.maleski@edwardjones.com

Website: https://www.wildmilechicago.org/

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