By Gary Swick, President Our personal friends are different to us than other people we pass in traffic, store aisles, or on...

My Gmail automatically adds the following below my signature: “Spreading the Peace with the Planet Virus”. Things such as bacteria, viruses, and...

By Kyla Jacobsen, FOFR Board Member Years ago, people settled and communities grew up along rivers. People and animals had access to...

by Jack MacRae Most birds do their best to maintain a tidy nest. Removing eggshells, stray feathers, and bits of food is serious business...

by Jack MacRae Green herons return to the Fox River during the third week of April. They play on a smaller, more intimate stage...

by Gary Swick Having access to clean water is a need for all living things. The natural environment provides that through the...

By Arthur Malm It has been 100 years since the passage of Illinois’ Sanitary District Act of 1917. That Act allowed voters...

by Gary Swick McHenry County Green Drinks recently invited Friends of the Fox River to talk about paddling the Fox River. We...

By Jack MacRae Ephemeral Flora Spring beauties (claytonia) are true cuties. They’re wee little flowers found in our mature oak and maple...

by Gary Mechanic, Executive Director The Fox River has come a long way from the days when it was the most used...

Gary Mechanic