Come on out and celebrate Mothers Day, May 14, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at Friends of the Fox River’s Monitoring Network’s annual Monitor With Your Mother celebration. The FREE family event offers food, music, opportunities to paddle canoes & kayaks, and educational activities & demonstrations.
This year's special speaker is Carlo Hawk Walker. He is an International Peacekeeper, Elder of the Western Cherokee Nation, and Keeper of Sitting Bull's Pipe & Bundle. At noon, Carlo will offer a prayer for us as keepers of sacred medicines and will speak on the sacredness of our efforts & protecting our environment. He will also be available for conversation.
Bring the whole family to celebrate Mothers Day & teach Mom how to protect water quality. This is an outdoor / rain or shine event, held at Fox River Shores Forest Preserve on Williams Road in Carpentersville. For more information, contact Monitoring Network Director Gary Swick at 847-426-1322.
Friends of the Fox River’s mission is "... to preserve, restore and protect the Fox River Watershed's resources by connecting people with nature through education, research, restoration and advocacy." For more information on Friends of the Fox River visit www.friendsofthefoxriver.org.
