Help the Chicago River, canoe with friends

Posted on July 14, 2008 | Filed Under Blue Trails, Events, Great Lakes, River Heritage 

Jamie Mierau, Director
Blue Trails, River Heritage

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Do you like to exercise and play outdoors?  If so, you may be eligible to participate in a research study that looks at the connection between outdoor recreation and public health.

Friends of the Chicago River is partnering with the University of Illinois School of Public Health on a multiyear research study called CHEERS - Chicago Health, Environmental Exposure and Recreation Study.  

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is funding the study.  The CHEERS research team will track the health of people before and after they recreate on the river.  The CHEERS team will be at five canoe trips this season.

Interested in participating?  Learn more at CHEERS or sign up for a trip today.

July 20: Downtown Canyons - canoe between the skyscrappers

August 2: Loop the Goose - explore the Chicago River’s only island

August 10: Downtown Canyons - explore the river downtown

August 23: Ecology of the River - discover the plants and animals that call our river home.

September 20: North Branch Trip - meander through the bends and twists of the quiet and serene North Branch

October 5: Flatwater Classic Canoe and Kayak Race - join more than 800 paddlers as you travel the 7 ¼ mile course between Belmont and 18th Street
 

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One Response to “Help the Chicago River, canoe with friends”

  1. Cynthia Fox on July 16th, 2008 5:02 pm

    Hey, I wanted to update your link for the CHEERS study. The study website is at http://www.cheerschicago.org/. Thanks for posting the link.

    Cynthia

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