Currently Affecting Our Fox
By Gary Swick, FOFR President Advocacy and giving the Fox River a voice were the founding principles of Friends of the Fox... Read More
Why You Should Be In This Canoe
By Gary Swick The debate over whether to choose a plastic or paper bag is pretty even when comparing their environmental footprints.... Read More
River Rally 2020
By Gary Swick, President Reflections River Network‘s annual River Rally is a national conference that brings together river advocates from agencies, municipalities, non-profits,... Read More
Meet Your Fabled Lotus Neighbors!
By Jack MacRae I once read that the American Lotus, Nelumbo lutea, “will make the soul forget the woes of the Earth”. Sounds wonderful... Read More
Meet Your Scavenging Neighbors
By Jack MacRae Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) are frequent flyers in our wild skies. Teetering on their long wings, these aerial scavengers... Read More
A Watershed is Not Where the Well is Located
By Gary Swick, FOFR President I have been asking folks for decades, “What is a watershed?” It is important to us because... Read More
Mother’s Day Like No Other
By Gary Swick, President Mother’s Day is approaching but it will surely be another change from the norm. We’re learning that forced... Read More
Meet Your Orange, Black, Golden Yellow Neighbors
Few people realize that a fairly obscure Englishman nobleman named Cecil Calvert, (1605 – 1675) is directly responsible for the name of a... Read More
Responding to New Challenges
We are learning that doing things differently (not necessarily by choice) can yield better results. Friends of the Fox River (FOFR) is... Read More
Meet your New Neighbor
By Jack MacRae The western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis) is the smallest (weighing an average 1/4 oz – 1/2 oz) of our... Read More