Month: April 2007

April 30, 2007

For Immediate Release: April 30, 2007

  • Monitor With Your Mother Event
  • Annual Mothers Day Celebration
  • Forget the Flowers, Bag the Brunch, and Can the Candy.

Try something different on Mothers Day. Join Friends of the Fox River on Mothers Day, May 13, 2007, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., for our 8th annual Monitor with Your Mother celebration. This event has now become a tradition for many families as a way to celebrate their Mothers and our Mother Earth at the same time.

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April 18, 2007

For Immediate Release: April 18, 2007 Calling all stream enthusiasts! “Meet the Macros” Workshop for stream monitors, teachers, fishermen & anyone curious about what’s living in their local stream. McHenry County Conservation District and Friends of the Fox River’s Monitoring Network are co-sponsoring a free introduction to benthic (stream bottom) macroinvertebrates workshop on Saturday, April … Read more

April 2007 Newsletter

Spring is here! Time to get out and make a difference in our watershed. Here’s just a few ways: Vote ‘Yes’ for open space on April 17. Volunteer at Sierra Club-Valley of the Fox Group’s River Rescue on April 21. Learn about stream ecology at “Meet the Macros” workshop on April 28. Thank you to … Read more