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
A Child’s First Teacher
By Jenni Schiavone Dear Caregivers, The Friends of the Fox River (FOFR) Education Design Team and I feel it is important to... Read More
FOFR Ends Education Programs!
I love April Fool’s Day. It is a time to find some humor in the ordinary. With great respect to the very... Read More
Second Saturday Outdoor Family Adventure
You and your family are invited to join us on the 2nd Saturday of each month for an outdoor adventure as we... Read More
Happy 30th Birthday Friends of the Fox River
What Were You Doing 30 Years Ago? By Gary Swick, President Maybe you were getting a new job, traveling, going to school,... Read More
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
Meet Your Neighbors: Meet Your Wahoo Neighbor
By Jack MacRae I think everyone should have at least one wahoo (Euonymus atropupureus) in their backyard. They’re small, shrubby native trees that... 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