Wahoo Woods Nature Play Space Ribbon Cutting
Fox Valley Public Library District 555 Barrington Avenue, East Dundee, IL, United StatesFriends 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
Birds, Bales and The Waters of the United States Tour
Herron's Woods State Park Bartlett, IL, United StatesJoin 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
Love Mother Nature at Schweitzer Environmental Center
Schweitzer Environmental 16N900 Sleepy Hollow Rd, West Dundee, IL, United StatesJoin 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.
Advocacy Committee Meeting
IL, United StatesThe 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
Friends of the Fox Board Meeting
Schweitzer Environmental 16N900 Sleepy Hollow Rd, West Dundee, IL, United StatesThe public is invited. Board, officers, and committees report.
June Green Drinks McHenry County
Duke's Ale House 110 n. Main Street, Crystal Lake, IL, United StatesTICKS! Yikes - all about them. Come to Duke's Alehouse & Kitchen, 110 N Main Street in Crystal Lake. Head upstairs at Duke’s for info and inspiration, business and pleasure. Come talk about “greening” the future with others. Must be 21 to purchase alcohol - non-alcoholic drinks are available, of course! We have an information ... Read more
Downtown Elgin Clean Up with the Elgin Police & Firefighters
Walton Island park Fox River Trail, Elgin, IL, United StatesJoin Friends of the Fox River, Elgin City Police and Firefighters for an adventure on the shoreline as we "keep on fixin' the Fox." We'll meet on Walton Island; Look for our banner. Wear a hat, waterproof footwear, and sunscreen. Bring a bottle for water. We'll show you how to spot poison ivy and we'll ... Read more
Aurora Greenfest
Prisco Community Center, Aurora, IL 150 W. Illinois Ave., Aurora, IL, United StatesAn Eco-Celebration featuring indoor and outdoor fun, info and entertainment. (Schedule to come) Look for our Friends of the Fox River table and volunteers.
Find The Fox Canoe Trip #1
Cornish Park, Algonquin Algonquin, IL, United StatesRiver Trip #1 Cornish Park, Algonquin to Fox River Shores Forest Preserve Boat Ramp - 3.5 miles This season’s river trips starts out easy with the shortest trip of the series. After a brief paddling skills review and safety talk, we’ll put in from Cornish Park. We'll start out paddling in shallow water with occasional ... Read more
Schweitzer Environmental Center – Spring Nature Arts & Crafts Sale & Show
Schweitzer Environmental 16N900 Sleepy Hollow Rd, West Dundee, IL, United StatesJoin us for a fun afternoon of shopping for nature-inspired arts and crafts, including hand-crafted jewelry, decorative and embellished items and gifts, and much more!
Communications Committee Meeting
Elgin Public House 219 E. Chicago St., Elgin, IL, United StatesRegular meeting of the FOFR Communications Committee
Art on the Fox in Algonquin
Riverfront park 201 north Harrison Street, algonquin, IL, United StatesJoin us at the 10th Annual Algonquin's Art on the Fox on Father's Day Weekend. Friends of the Fox will be assisting as goodwill ambassadors at this lovely celebration of art and music along the Fox River. Attendees can bring the family to the park for this free Father's Day show. While parents are visiting the ... Read more
Art on the Fox in Algonquin
Riverfront park 201 north Harrison Street, algonquin, IL, United StatesJoin us at the 10th Annual Algonquin's Art on the Fox on Father's Day Weekend. Friends of the Fox will be assisting as goodwill ambassadors at this lovely celebration of art and music along the Fox River. Attendees can bring the family to the park for this free Father's Day show. While parents are visiting the ... Read more
Schweitzer Outdoor Workday
IL, United StatesWeather permitting, we'll meet at Schweitzer to work on the terraced landscaping behind the house. We'll remove weeds and invasive plants. Dress for the weather; wear a cap, sunscreen, insect repellant, etc. Bring your favorite tools: shovels, rakes, etc., we'll have gloves and trowels. Thanks so much for your time and effort,
Find The Fox Canoe Trip #2
Cornish Park, Algonquin Algonquin, IL, United StatesRiver Trip #2 Cornish Park, Algonquin to Fox River Shores Forest Preserve Boat Ramp - 3.5 miles This season’s first river trip starts out easy with the shortest trip of the series. After a brief paddling skills review and safety talk, we’ll put in from Cornish Park. We'll start out paddling in shallow water with ... Read more
McHenry County Green Drinks
Duke's Ale House 110 n. Main Street, Crystal Lake, IL, United StatesSpeaker: Jordan Parker - Founder, Bring Your Bag Chicago Jordan Parker got her start as an environmental advocate in 1994, door-to-door canvassing for the USPIRG in Hawaii as a summer job in college. Nearly 20 years later, in 2013, she founded Bring Your Bag Chicago, a grassroots organization that encourages reusable bag use through public education ... Read more
Batavia River Clean Up
Blackard Skate and Bike Park 411 River Street, Batavia, IL, United StatesJoin Friends of the Fox River and the city of Batavia for an adventure on the shoreline as we "keep on fixin' the Fox." We'll meet at Blakard Skate Park; Look for our banner. Wear a hat, waterproof footwear, and sunscreen. Bring a bottle for water and insect spray. We'll show you how to spot ... Read more
Find The Fox Canoe Trip #3
Carpentersville Dam N Lincoln Ave,, Carpentersville, IL, United StatesRiver Trip #3 Carpentersville Dam to Voyageur’s Landing, Elgin – 3.85 miles This trip begins just downstream of the Carpentersville Dam. We’ll paddle through the pleasant urban corridor of Carpentersville and East and West Dundee. For the last mile or so of the trip the river broadens out as it begins to pool above the ... Read more
Learn to be a Monarch Steward at Schweitzer
IL, United StatesKatie Meyer and Gavin Erdman present all you need to know about Monarch's migration, their declining numbers, and why you need to raising and steward your own Monarch Butterfly from an egg found on a Milkweed plant. Photo courtesy of Rose Johnson
Friends of the Fox River Board Meeting
IL, United StatesOpen to the public. Meeting of the board of directors. Please be prompt.
