The Freshwater Lab at UIC and artists from the Chicago Public Art Group will celebrate the installation of permanent artworks that reflect the history, ecology and possible futures of Canalport Riverwalk Park. Join us to engage with this unique stretch of the Chicago River

Together we will uplift the voices and narratives of those whose lives and communities have been disrupted as private interests manipulate the river — even reversing its flow — to their will, and reimagine what’s possible in moving forward with the Chicago River.

Listen to the Chicago River speak voiced by artists and activists in honor of the launch of The Backward River, a digital storytelling site from the Freshwater Lab.

Freshwater Stories is a digital storytelling site focusing on Lake Michigan that addresses infrastructure development, energy generation, waste water, and environmental and social justice to advance the growing movement for a blue economy and Great Lakes Water Belt.

A lecture with Frank Ettawageshik, Chair of the Governing Board of the United League of Indigenous Nations, Anishinaabe Water Activist, Former Chair of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians

Join Freshwater Stories at Patagonia for a screening of Fishpeople, presented by UIC Freshwater Lab and Patagonia

As the City of Chicago and various planning organizations share redevelopment ideas and efforts, join us in a candid conversation about the Chicago River’s history, current projects, and future visions of remediation.

Join us to get a preview of a new digital project from The Freshwater Lab and share your thoughts on how to protect one of the greatest lakes in the world.

Join us to get a preview of a new digital project from The Freshwater Lab and share your thoughts on how to protect one of the greatest lakes in the world.

Join us to get a preview of a new digital project from The Freshwater Lab and share your thoughts on how to protect one of the greatest lakes in the world.