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Fox River Cleanup – with State Representative Anna Moeller

Gail Borden Library 270 North Grove, Elgin, IL 270 North Grove, Elgin, Illinois

Join Friends of the Fox River at the north end of the Gail Borden Library parking lot for this year’s cleanup. Dress for the day's weather forecast, and to protect yourself (long sleeves, pants, and closed toe shoes) from sun, poison ivy, and insects. Have footwear appropriate for wet and muddy conditions.  If practical, please ... Read more

Annual Barrington Area KidFest Kite Fly & Nature Learning

Citizens Park, 511 N Lake Zurich Rd, Barrington, IL 60010 511 N. Lake Zurich Rd., Barrington, Illinois, United States

Join Friends of the Fox River at this fun, lively family event that gets the entire family outside and moving. We'll bring our critters to help explore pond life. Kids can also participate in other activity stations: climb a tree, build a birdhouse, race their parents, do an obstacle course. 

Batavia Fox River Cleanup

Join Friends of the Fox River and the City of Batavia for this year’s cleanup. Dress for the day's weather forecast, and to protect yourself (long sleeves, pants, and closed toe shoes) from sun, poison ivy, and insects. Have footwear appropriate for wet and muddy conditions.  If practical, please bring gloves, small plastic shopping bags, ... Read more

Elgin Valley Fox Trot

YOU can help us fundraise simply by volunteering for the Elgin Valley Fox Trot Sunday June 2nd, 7-11 a.m. We need 10+ volunteers for water stations and to guard a few intersections. These are easy tasks for a fun time with over 1000 runners participating. FOTFR as a volunteer sponsor receives a portion of the proceeds. ... Read more

Meet the Friends of the Fox River at Riverside Pizza & Pub with State Rep. Matt Hanson

Riverside Pizza & Pub 102 E Main St, St. Charles, IL 60174 102 E Main St, St. Charles, Illinois, United States

Join State Representative Matt Hanson as he hosts a Meet the Friends of the Fox River (FOTFR) event Wednesday June 5th from 6-8pm at Riverside Pizza & Pub in St Charles. Come and learn about the history of the Fox River and how FOTFR works to protect and restore the health of the watershed. The ... Read more

Dam Removal Non-debate

Elgin Public Museum 225 Grand Blvd, Elgin, IL 60120, Elgin, Illinois, United States

Presenters include: David Kaptain, Elgin mayor, Art Malm, environmental water engineer, Gary Swick president Friends of the Fox River, Steve Ward, South Elgin Board President Speakers discuss fact-based information including: flooding, water quality, property values, shoreline increase, odor and much more.

Aurora Greenfest

Aurora GreenFest is a free and accessible event, with something for everyone in the whole family. We’ll be here rain or shine! Parents, bring your kids!  Kids, bring your parents!

Love Our River Day

Join Friends of the Fox River President, Gary Swick at the McHenry Dam State Park. Come visit our table and join in festivities.

Cancelled – State Representative Matt Hanson hosts “Meet the Friends of the Fox River”

Oswego Library 32 West Jefferson St. Oswego, IL 32 West Jefferson St., Oswego, Illinois, United States

TO BE RESCHEDULED - Join State Representative Matt Hanson as he hosts a Meet the Friends of the Fox River (FOTFR) event Thursday June 11th from 2-4 pm at the Oswego Library. This is a family-friendly event. Guests will be introduced to how the Fox River and the landscape around it were formed. Children will ... Read more

Bee Blitz at Schweitzer

Schweitzer Environmental Center 16N900 Sleepy Hollow Road Dundee,IL 60118 16N900 Sleepy Hollow Road, Dundee, Illinois, Israel

Take pictures of bees as you roam the Bee Sanctuary and upload them to BeeSpotter as a citizen scientist. This project is in collaboralion with the University of IL at Urbana-Champaign's Department of Entomology and the office for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. Register here

Come Celebrate the Winner of the Northwind Canoe and Offshore Paddles

Rosie O'Hare's Public House 702 Water St, East Dundee, IL 60118 702 Water St, East Dundee, Illinois, United States

Join us for the drawing of the winning ticket for the fabulous Northstar Northwind 16′ StarLite canoe valued at $3300 and two brand new Bending Branches Arrow series canoe paddles, each valued at $150 from Offshore Inflatable Boat Specialists. Meet us at Rosie's to congratulate the winner or accept your prize! It's National Canoe Day on June 26th ... Read more

Canoe Raffle Drawing at Rosie’s

Win this Northstar Northwind 16' StarLite Canoe! Join Friends of the Fox River at Rosie O'Hare's Public House on Monday, June 24th for the drawing of the winning ticket for this beautiful Northstar Northwind 16' StarLite Canoe! Valued at over $3000, the Northwind 16 offers a wide variety of paddling possibilities. This is the canoe ... Read more

Dundee Park District Summer Camp All Week

Schweitzer Environmental Center 16N900 Sleepy Hollow Rd., West Dundee, Illinois, United States

This program is not for public attendance. If you have a child or children you'd like to sign up for summer camp, contact Bob Russo Recreation Supervisor at (847) 428-7131 x1204 or brusso@dtpd.org Formerly known as Survivor Camp, Friends of the Fox River provides fun, educational activities for boys and girls from 9 to 14 ... Read more

Family Insect Program

Join us to learn all about how to identify local insects and learn about how important and helpful they can be.

Protecting Watersheds

EMSA Elgin Math and Science Academy 1600 Dundee Ave. Elgin, IL 60120, Elgin, United States

Friends of the Fox River president Gary Swick presents a program about community action and education in protecting our watershed. Green Guerilla, Eco-Friendly Land Management, owned and founded by Chris Flaherty will also be conducting a pop-up plant sale.

RENEW at Side Street Studio Arts

Side Street Studio Arts 15 Ziegler Court Elgin, IL 60120, Elgin, Israel

RENEW is a live PAINTING competition. The audience votes for two winners from each clash. The eight finalists will come together in our City Final. More info here to sign up.

Dundee Park District Summer Camp All Week

This program is not for public attendance. If you have a child or children you'd like to sign up for summer camp, contact Bob Russo Recreation Supervisor at (847) 428-7131 x1204 or brusso@dtpd.org Formerly known as Survivor Camp, Friends of the Fox River provides fun, educational activities for boys and girls from 9 to 14 ... Read more

No Clean Water No Good Beer (or Wine)

Bandito Barney’s 10 N River St, East Dundee, United States

Join us for our 9th 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 local businesses including bike shops, restaurants, hair ... Read more

$35 – $60

Rusty Rodeo 2024

Primrose Farm, 5N726 Crane Rd St. Charles, IL

FREE! Join us for this annual tradition at North Aurora Island Park. There are underwater varmints in our local streams and rivers! This is an “in the river” experience with a scientific purpose. Rusty Crawfish are a recent inhabitant of streams in the Fox River Watershed. They are native to Ohio, but in our watershed, ... Read more

3rd Annual Highlands on the Island

This is the educational back-to-school picnic at South End Park in West Dundee. Dundee Highlands Elementary School community members come out to enjoy our river. We travel in canoes, have an information table, learn about macroinvertebrates and other small river animals, explore the island with learning materials.