Water Remembers
By Gary Mechanic, Executive Director Last spring at our amazing “Love Our River Day“ clean-up and community celebration in Elgin, Kathy Haerr... Read More
State of the Fox River 2020
Fifty Years of Environmental Protection In this year’s live presentation of the State of the Fox River, I shared my challenge in... Read More
Second Saturday Kickoff a Great Success!
By Brandon Combs and Jenni Schiavone Friends of the Fox River Second Saturday Outdoor Adventures is a new program initiative we’re starting... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors – Meet Your Underground Neighbors!
By Jack MacRae Groundhogs and badgers are both local, grayish mammals that live in holes in the ground. But that’s where the similarities... Read More
How Are We Protecting the Fox River?
By Gary Swick, President “How is the river doing?” and “What’s new with Friends of the Fox River (FOFR)?” are the two... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Meet Mr. & Ms. Finch
By Jack MacRae House finches are common birds with a common name. They are moderate sized birds with a conical, sparrow-like bill. Male house... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Meet Your Chickadee Neighbor’s Brain!
By Jack MacRae Our wildlife neighbors adjust to the approach of winter in various ways. Some creatures migrate (red bats), some hibernate (fox... Read More
What’s Your Connection to Friends of the Fox River?
by Gary Swick We are all connected on many levels and in many ways; as family, community, culturally, professionally and as members... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Meet the Sumacs
By Jack MacRae The burgundy leaves of sumac fill the Fox Valley’s fall woods. The hue comes from the pigment anthocyanin and is... Read More
It’s Your River – Vote to Protect It!
By Gary Swick, President While in Waubonsee Creek in Oswego, with 7th graders from the Aurora University STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)... Read More