Creating a Watershed of Caretakers – May the Next Generation Go Viral
My Gmail automatically adds the following below my signature: “Spreading the Peace with the Planet Virus”. Things such as bacteria, viruses, and... Read More
Who Drinks the Fox River?
By Kyla Jacobsen, FOFR Board Member Years ago, people settled and communities grew up along rivers. People and animals had access to... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Do Birds Poop in the Woods?
by Jack MacRae Most birds do their best to maintain a tidy nest. Removing eggshells, stray feathers, and bits of food is serious business... 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