What’s Happening

Cover of a printed edition of Trees of the Trail
What’s Happening
Ben Helphand

Trees of the Trail: A Self-Guided Tour

We’ve just released Trees of the Trail: A Self-Guided Tour of the Bloomingdale Trail, authored by treekeeper Nandika Gervais. Check it out below and use

Illustration of flower, squirrel and bee with Bloomingdale Trail Run, 9/27/2025
What’s Happening
Ben Helphand

Bloomingdale Trail 5K Registration Open!

Registration is now open for the annual Bloomingdale Trail 5k on Saturday, September 27.  It’s a fun, family-friendly event with a timed 5k and ¼-mile

What’s Happening
Bonnie Tawse

Cookbook on Tour: May 22 & June 11

Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail invites you to attend the community cookbook launch celebrating the release of Berries for Bloomingdale: The Serviceberry Cookbook. Join us

What’s Happening
Bonnie Tawse

Our First Cookbook!

We have an exciting announcement! As you may know, 2025 is the 10th Anniversary of the trail’s opening—many of you were instrumental in the planning

Sign for Sound Walks on the Bloomingdale Trail
What’s Happening
Ben Helphand

‘Sound Walks’ on the Bloomingdale Trail

Take a walk on the sonic side with Sound Walks on the Bloomingdale Trail!  Chicago Philharmonic, the Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail and the Chicago

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