Be A Fox River Champion!
Do you like the Fox River? How about BBQ? Like great craft brewed beer? Then we’ve got the party for you in... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: The Green Heron Summer Tour
by Jack MacRae Green herons return to the Fox River during the third week of April. They play on a smaller, more intimate stage... Read More
People + Legislation = Water Quality Protection
by Gary Swick Having access to clean water is a need for all living things. The natural environment provides that through the... Read More
The Fox’s Formerly Phenomenal Filtering Freshwater Mussels
By Arthur Malm It has been 100 years since the passage of Illinois’ Sanitary District Act of 1917. That Act allowed voters... Read More
Finding Harmony with the Fox River
by Gary Swick McHenry County Green Drinks recently invited Friends of the Fox River to talk about paddling the Fox River. We... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Spring Cuties
By Jack MacRae Ephemeral Flora Spring beauties (claytonia) are true cuties. They’re wee little flowers found in our mature oak and maple... Read More
Love Our River Days
by Gary Mechanic, Executive Director The Fox River has come a long way from the days when it was the most used... Read More
The Who’s Who of Fox River Protectors
By Gary Swick Because our watershed is biologically significant, it’s experiencing continual growth, and it’s home to a lot of conservationists, the... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Crust Fungus Among Us
by Crusty Jack MacRae There are not too many forms of fungus you can spot from 60 yards away. But the next time... Read More
Who’s Protecting the Fox River?
By Gary Swick What government agency is responsible for the Fox River’s shoreline and bottom, its water quality, the fish in it,... Read More