From the Heart
By Gary Swick My articles have been staying connected with monthly themes. So, following the months of charitable giving, holiday gifting, and... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Cats Named Bob
By Jack MacRae Our bobcats are busy. February means females are looking for houses and males are looking for females. Bobcats den... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Voley Moley!
By Furry Jack MacRae Voles live fast and die young. There are millions of these mousy rodents in our grassy neighborhoods throughout the... Read More
Pocahontas, PCBs and Reputation
By Art Malm, P.E., FOFR Director Recently I was at Disney World with my granddaughters who told Pocahontas how much they loved... Read More
Resolve to Be a Better Friend
By Gary Swick, President In December’s newsletter, I offered the Fox River’s holiday gift list. I also promised that I would suggest... Read More
Student Monitoring Season Wrap-up
By Meghan Yancey The fall water quality monitoring season has come to a successful end! This was my first season with Friends... Read More
Stardust, Mercury and Smallmouth Bass for Dinner
By FOFR Director Art Malm, P.E. Since I’ve received no dam questions this month I’ll take this opportunity to start a conversation... Read More
Meet Your Ex – Next Door Neighbor!
By Jack Frost MacRae They were the perfect American tree. They were among the tallest, the widest, and had the straightest grain.... Read More
The Fox River’s Gift List
By Gary Swick, President Many years ago I was given a wood carving from an anonymous source. The accompanying note read: “This... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Season of the Witch
By Jack MacRae Witch Hazel was one of my least favorite Looney Toons characters. She wasn’t a deep thinker like Foghorn Leghorn or... Read More