FREP Noon Network -Annual Membership Meeting, Officer Elections, Monarch Program
Program: Monarchs and Margaritas By: Vince Mosca, Hey and Associates. Inc. Location: The Centre of Elgin Heritage Ballroom, 100 Symphony Way, Elgin, IL 60120 Over the last three decades, the populations of Monarch Butterflies have crashed by 90% from habitat loss, agricultural practices and climatic factors. This program will discuss the incredible journey of the migration of monarchs from the ... Read more
McHenry County Green Drinks – Transit Fiscal Cliff
This is a hybrid event: See you at Duke's (address below) or use this link to zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87323402178?pwd=EU9ToPNJROjWeiujB5XQ1fE8TUSAjK.1#successZoom here:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkcuyprTwtHNRrJMkQ7q-TcI2rTKA34qRe Due to lingering effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, our regional transit system (CTA, Metra & Pace with oversight by the RTA) is facing a $730 million annual budget gap beginning in 2026. This transit "fiscal cliff" ... 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 recent Carpentersville 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 ... Read more
A River Runs Through It – Life in the Fox River Valley
A Fox River Program Series Presented byThe River Corridor Foundation of St. CharlesIn Partnership withThe Conservation FoundationSt. Charles Park District The first FREE program is: The 1960s Activist Cleaning Up the Fox River:Lessons from a Local Legend “The Fox”Gary Swick, Friends of the Fox River Baker Community Center101 S. 2nd Street, St. Charles
Schweitzer Second Sunday – A Tale of Two Rivers and Two Airports
Domenico D'Alessandro presents Learning from Failure In protecting the environment, leaders often encourage green solutions that fall far short of the desired goals.D'Alessandro promotes "Rights of Nature" taking place on an international level, which would also be beneficial to ecosystem protection here. He will refer to a few successful efforts both at home and abroad. ... Read more
