Friends of the Fox River Annual Meeting
Members are welcome. The purpose of this meeting is to meet and the election of directors. A slate of directors will be presented by the nominating committee (staff) and voted on by the members present. Friends of the Fox River monthly meeting follows.
FREP Holiday Gathering
An evening of fellowship to share a potluck meal, hear nature tales from Pam Otto from St. Charles Park Dist. & Cheryl Smith from Campton Township, and end with a bonfire.RSVP for location directions and food coordination to info@foxriverecosystem.org
FREP Noon Network – Bats of the Fox River Valley by Tara Hohoff
Prairieview Education Center 2112 Behan Road, Crystal Lake, IL, United StatesLocation: Virtually on Zoom -- email to request Zoom link: info@foxriverecosystem.org Program: Tara Hohoff is a bat biologist with the Illinois Natural History Survey. Tara co-leads the Illinois Bat Conservation Program which conducts statewide bat surveys using an array of techniques including mist netting, acoustics, emergence counts and genetic sampling. All About Bats of Illinois will cover the local ... Read more
State of the Fox River
Schweitzer Environmental Center 16N900 Sleepy Hollow Road in West Dundee., West Dundee, Illinois, United StatesGary Swick, president of Friends of the Fox River will present an entertaining and informative look at the health of the Fox River Watershed. Join Gary to examine the upcoming dam removal and continuing threats: development projects on prime farmlands, ecologically sensitive areas, and downtown riverfronts. What’s happening throughout the watershed will surprise and amaze ... Read more