On the first Wednesday of each month, environmentally-minded people gather upstairs at Duke's Alehouse & Kitchen to network and talk about “greening” the future. Everyone is welcome. Brad Woodson, Natural Resource Manager at the McHenry County Conservation District (MCCD), will speak about the Agricultural programs at the District that use Best Management practices and encourage ... Read more
Shop over 80 species of native plants with experts to guide your selection. Ohana Farms will also be there to sell quality nursery stock, including native trees and shrubs. Plugs $3 and pints $5 are available. Hurry, quantities are limited. More info at northernkanecounty.wildones.org
Elgin Climate Coalition (we're a partner) invites you to learn all about tiny houses from a panel of speakers. You must register at the library: In person. By phone 847-429-4597 Or online gailborden.info/register
Friends of the Fox River will host a table at the grand opening of this newly constructed Nature play spacefor children. Sue Harney Township Supervisor and Kate Cundiff of the Fox Valley Public Library will preside over the festivities. The free, unstructured play area reflects a national movement of “nature play” as popularized by Richard Louv; ... Read more
Join Friends of the Fox River for a tour of Herons Woods State Park. The tour will begin at 9am and end before 10:30am. Naturalist and master storyteller Jack MacRae and Gary Mechanic, FOFR’s new Executive Director, will explore the significant connection between Birds, Bales and the Waters of the United States. Join us for ... Read more
Join us for a workday at the center. We'll be cleaning garden beds and weeding. We'll have pizza and salad for lunch, RSVP so we'll know how much to order! BYO gloves and gardening tools - we'll have gloves, trowels, etc., and folks to show you how to do it.
The first meeting of Friends of the Fox River's new (revived?) Advocacy Committee meeting will be held at our Schweitzer Environmental Center (16N900 Sleepy Hollow Rd. in West Dundee) at 10am on Saturday, June 3, 2017. We'll decide on a regular monthly meeting time, create ways to communicate and generally discuss how to organize and ... Read more