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  • FOTFR Development Committee Meeting

    Friends of the Fox River Development Committee Meeting – email info@fotfr.org for link to virtual meeting and/or meeting location.

  • FOTFR Communications Committee Meeting

    Friends of the Fox River Communications Committee Meeting – email info@fotfr.org for link to virtual meeting and/or meeting location.

  • Nature Explorers Summer Camp – Finding Our Place

    Finding Our Place Young explorers entering 4th-8th grade are invited to spend part of the summer with Friends of the Fox River at Nature Explorers Summer Camp. Each weekday from 9 am to noon, campers will enjoy daily hikes, hand-on activities, curiosity driven exploration, and a healthy snack. Come for one week or all three ... Read more

  • Communications Committee Meeting

    Friends of the Fox River Communications Committee Meeting – email info@fotfr.org for link to virtual meeting and/or meeting location.

  • FOTFR Development Committee Meeting

    Friends of the Fox River Development Committee Meeting – email info@fotfr.org for link to virtual meeting and/or meeting location.

  • The Fascinating World of Ground-Nesting Bees

    Schweitzer Environmental Center 16N900 Sleepy Hollow Rd, West Dundee 16N900 Sleepy Hollow Road, West Dundee, Illinois

    Register here Join photographer, historian, and Schweitzer StewardDon Purn as he shares his videos, photos and observations of thisvital bee species - one of the first spring pollinators.After the program, visit the site of ground bees making their nests. Native bees are not like yellowjackets or other ground hornets that will attack people when their ... Read more

  • Nature Explorers Summer Camp – Exploring Relationships

    Exploring Relationships Young explorers entering 4th-8th grade are invited to spend part of the summer with Friends of the Fox River at Nature Explorers Summer Camp. Each weekday from 9 am to noon, campers will enjoy daily hikes, hand-on activities, curiosity driven exploration, and a healthy snack. Come for one week or all three - ... Read more

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    2nd Annual EL CARDUNAL Paddle

    Join us on Saturday, June 20 for our 2nd annual celebratory paddle on the Fox River’s new free-flowing stretch from Algonquin to East Dundee, along the Fabulous Fox! Water Trail! EL CARDUNAL is a scenic and immersive journey along a beautiful stretch of the Fox River.  The event offers participants a nearly 6.5-mile paddle; launch ... Read more

  • Nature Explorers Summer Camp – Becoming a Scientist

    Becoming a Scientist Young explorers entering 4th-8th grade are invited to spend part of the summer with Friends of the Fox River at Nature Explorers Summer Camp. Each weekday from 9 am to noon, campers will enjoy daily hikes, hand-on activities, curiosity driven exploration, and a healthy snack. Come for one week or all three ... Read more

  • Together for Nature/Juntos para la Naturaleza

    The Land Conservancy of McHenryCounty (TLC) will be their presenter for their monthly Young Professionalsfor Sustainability. McHenry County has lost 87% of its oaks since 1837,and we need you to help care for those that remain, as well as nurturethe next generation. Join Sarah Michehl of TLC to learn how to care foryour oak woods ... Read more

  • FOTFR Board Meeting

    Friends of the Fox River Board Meeting - email info@fotfr.org for link to virtual meeting and/or meeting location.

  • FOTFR Development Committee Meeting

    Friends of the Fox River Development Committee Meeting – email info@fotfr.org for link to virtual meeting and/or meeting location.

  • The Herd and The Birds

    Friends of Dundee Natural Areas (FDNA) joins McHenry County Conservation District and Friends of the Fox River to present The Herd and The Birds at Schweitzer Environmental Center. Ecologist Brenna Ness willk discuss land restoration for bison grazing and its affect on local birds. Admission is free. Please register HERE to save your seat.

  • FOTFR Communications Committee Meeting

    Friends of the Fox River Communications Committee Meeting – email info@fotfr.org for link to virtual meeting and/or meeting location.

  • No Clean Water No Good Beer (or Wine)

    Friends of the Fox River Annual FUNdraiser Join us for our 11th annual FUNdraiser at Bandito Barney's in East Dundee. Your admission gains you tickets for samples of craft beer and wine PLUS appetizers. Get your tickets here Enjoy mingling with other river lovers and try your luck at our great raffle for prizes from ... Read more

    $35 – $60

  • Green Drinks – The Food System We Built – and the One We Need

    How did our food system become so dependent on distant corporations, petroleum, long supply chains, and highly processed foods? More importantly, what can communities do to build something better? Join Scott Brix, co-founder and Board President of the Food Shed Co-op, for an engaging conversation exploring how local food movements and community-owned cooperatives can help ... Read more

  • FOTFR Development Committee Meeting

    Friends of the Fox River Development Committee Meeting – email info@fotfr.org for link to virtual meeting and/or meeting location.