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UPCOMING EVENTS

Visit our booth at Eagle Day Watching Weekend January 23-24 2010 Starved Rock State Park, Ottawa, Illinois

Host a 2010 River Cleanup?

Would you like to help host a cleanup, we have various sites ready for adoption. Or do you know of an area on the Fox River that needs cleanup help? let us know.

We invite you, your friends and family to pitch in at the Fox River Cleanups. click here for more details.

Do you want to get your feet wet at water quality monitoring?

Friends of the Fox River is excited to to announce: The Fox River Watershed Monitoring Network Stream Monitoring Training! Join us for a training session that will help you become a "Watershed Watchdog" or volunteer citizen scientist. We will discuss and demonstrate all of the techniques used in water quality data collection including physical, chemical, and biological parameters. The best part will be sampling the water critters to see who is living underneath rocks in the stream bed. Please dress comfortably as we will actually be getting in the stream for data collection. All are welcome, no experience needed.

We Need Everyone's Help to protect the Fox River and its tributaries, we invite you to join us! We host various events from River Cleanups, Monitoring, Restoration Plantings, Workshops all throughout the Fox River Watershed and available to suit all ages.

Our Mission:
"... to preserve, restore and protect
the Fox River Watershed's resources
by connecting people with nature
through education, research,
restoration and advocacy."

WAYS TO SUPPORT FOFR

Friends of the Fox River cannot achieve its mission without the participation of concerned citizens like you. Your membership will help to maintain our existing programs and assist us in expanding our work in the watershed.

Whether you choose to become a volunteer monitor, participate in a Fox Rescue cleanup, attend Friends of the Fox River events, or simply to be counted as a member, you are helping to protect the Fox River and its tributaries.

In return, we will provide you with educational events, newsletters, volunteer opportunities, and reports of our activities on behalf of the Fox River.

Together we can create the culture of stewardship needed to protect the Fox River now and for future generations.

If you have questions about a Friends of the Fox River, please contact Karin Ley at 815-356-6605, kley@friendsofthefoxriver.org.

Help Us Keep the Fox River Watershed Healthy!

Thank you to all who participated in the 2008 Fox River Rescues, Monitoring and other events they were all a major success!

Don't forget your CD "Songs of the Chicago Region" to Raise Funds for Fox River Illinois DNR Stream Biologists, Steve Pescitelli & Frank Veraldi have combined their professional experience with their musical talents to produce a new CD, Songs of the Chicago Region. All proceeds from the CD sales go to Friends of the Fox River.