As I write this, the leaves are slowly drifting down from the trees and the sun is shining at a different angle than it was a month ago. The seasonal shift is readily apparent; the wheel of the year is turning. In our busy lives, sometimes it can seem like we’re on a never ending … Read more
To be a River Hero, vote for us to receive the Rivers are Life World Rivers Day Impact Award! Click here to vote for Friends of the Fox River (FOTFR) in the Rivers are Life Impact Contest. The award winner receives shareable swag plus a $1000 donation that will go directly towards our collective work as … Read more
Megaloptera, Trichoptera, Plecoptera… unless you’re a fly fisher, ecologist, or student who has taken part in our stream field experience, these words may sound like a foreign language. In fact, these are the Greek-based scientific names given to groups of aquatic macroinvertebrates. And if that made things even more confusing, aquatic macroinvertebrates are small, but … Read more
This year’s Friends of the Fox River Canoe Raffle boat was generously donated by renowned canoe maker Ted Bell, a childhood friend of Friends of the Fox River Board Member, Chuck Roberts. Ted and Chuck grew up in Crawfordsville, IN, and Sugar Creek meandered through their small town. Chuck remembers that since it was a … Read more
The Fox River does not have a voice and relies on people and organizations, its watershed community of caretakers, to advocate on its behalf. A foamy situation On March 8, 2024 an electrical malfunction in the fire suppression system at Flint Group in Batavia, IL caused firefighting foam to be discharged outside the building. The … Read more
On April 22 many of us celebrate Earth Day by planting trees and attending festivals, but the first Earth Day in 1970 was a national bipartisan demonstration against the blatant disregard for environmental and human health. Prior to that, there was a lack of clean air and water standards. Industries fouled the air and water, … Read more