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  • 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.

  • Riverfront Cleanup Day in Yorkville

    In honor of Earth Day, join us on Saturday, April 18th at 11 am to help clean up trash from along the Fox River in Yorkville. Sandy Ledesma-Svensson with Coldwell Banker is organizing this event, helping to beautify our local environment. Work gloves, trash bags, and buckets will be available to you, but you can ... Read more

  • Chamber Music on the Fox Concert

    New England Congregational Church 406 Galena Blvd., Aurora, Il

    Sounds of the Earth: Music and Nature in HarmonyCMOTF welcomes back the Chicago Harp Quartet, an ensemble dedicated to presenting innovative and charismatic programs to stages and audiences of all sorts. This program brings together the elements of nature and the beauty of music, prompting us all to reflect on the inherit connection both have to ... Read more

  • Chamber Music on the Fox

    Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, 
307 Cedar Ave., St. Charles, IL 307 Cedar Ave, St. Charles, IL, Illinois

    Sounds of the Earth: Music and Nature in Harmony CMOTF welcomes back the Chicago Harp Quartet, an ensemble dedicated to presenting innovative and charismatic programs to stages and audiences of all sorts. This program brings together the elements of nature and the beauty of music, prompting us all to reflect on the inherit connection both have ... Read more

  • Earth Day Cleanup in St. Charles

    Join us on Wednesday, April 22 at 6 pm to help clean up trash from along the Fox River in St. Charles. The Fox Valley Vixens Rugby Club this event, helping to beautify our local environment. Work gloves, trash bags, pickers and buckets will be provided by the Fox Valley Park District, but you can ... Read more

  • earth day cleanup

    FVPD Earth Day Cleanup

    Help protect the environment and beautify the Fox River by helping with litter pickup and debris removal along the river, parks and trails. Pick from one of 2 locations: Montgomery Dam Parking101 Marsh AvenueMontgomery, IL Waubonsie Lake Park & Trail998 Kautz RoadAurora, IL

  • 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

  • Aurora Greenfest

    18 West Benton St. Aurora, IL 18 West Benton St., Aurora, Illinois

    Aurora GreenFest is the region’s largest family-friendly celebration of sustainability, green living, and community action. Since 2010, our annual festival has brought together neighbors, businesses, environmental groups, and city partners to inspire a more sustainable future in Aurora and the Fox Valley.

  • Midwest KidFest Barrington

    KidFest

    Check out all the amazing fun at Barrington Park District's KidFest on Saturday, May 2, 11 am - 3 pm at Citizens Park. Kite flying and nature learning with fun, interactive displays that families will love! This year's lineup offer hands-on experiences that will last a lifetime. You will need to scroll down a bit ... 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.

  • 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