Dams of the Fox River, A Layperson’s View
by Eric Pepa When I became a member of Friends of the Fox River several years ago, one of the first things... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Where Do the Ducks Go in Winter?
by Gary Mechanic The hero of J.D.Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” Holden Caulfield famously wanted to know where the ducks go in... Read More
Meeting New Challenges
By Gary Mechanic, Executive Director 2017 was the worst of years, and the best of years, and I’ve seen a lot of years. I’m 70... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: The Duck with a Golden Eye
By Jack MacRae Goldeneyes don’t dabble. They are diving ducks with a talent of Olympic proportion. They’re synchronous divers. When feeding, all... Read More
Resolution 2018
Resolution 2018: Connect to Nature By Gary Swick It’s in the middle of the Friends of the Fox River’s mission statement; Connecting people... Read More
Are You a Friend Indeed?
By Gary Swick Everybody is in favor of protecting water quality aren’t they? Clean water ranks in the top 5 most important... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Happy Pines to All
By Jack MacRae December seems like an appropriate time to talk about evergreens. You see them growing on most landscaped properties in... Read More
Cruising for Visions
By Gary Mechanic, Executive Director Following the recent solar eclipse, Friends of the Fox River’s President Gary Swick drew a parallel in... Read More
Strategic Planning – Retreat to Advance
Strategic Planning Retreat – A Unifying Spirit By Gary Swick We all seem to have different methods of charting our courses. Some... Read More
Meet Antoinette White
Meet Antoinette White Aurora Outreach Educator Recent Monmouth College graduate Antoinette White is a welcome addition to our Fox River Monitoring Network.... Read More