Organize a River Cleanup or Celebration

On Saturday, September 18, 2021, Friends of the Fox River will coordinate the 3rd annual “It’s Our Fox River Day” on the entire Fox River from Waukesha, Wisconsin to Ottawa, Illinois in collaboration with organizations and communities throughout the entire Fox River watershed.

It’s Our Fox River Day celebrates the way the Fox River connects communities from its headwaters near Waukesha, Wisconsin, to its confluence with the Illinois River in Ottawa, Illinois.

Do you love the Fox River? Does seeing trash along it’s banks bother you? Do you want to do something about it? You can host a river cleanup in your community and Friends of the Fox River will help.

We encourage individuals, groups and organizations to run a clean-up along the river, but some other ways to help and celebrate the river include, but are not limited to, a canoe clean-up, bike trail clean-up, a family creek walk, birding, fishing, paddling, riverside yoga, a community water blessing, art making, or a river photography workshop. Creative, fun, all ages community events and celebrations are what will make “It’s Our Fox River Day” a strong tradition in all of our communities.

Friends of the Fox River will work closely with you to help you plan, produce and publicize a river cleanup or celebration in your community.

We can:

help you plan a river cleanup or community celebration
help you apply for a special event permit
provide required event insurance for your cleanup
help you publicize your cleanup
recruit, register, inform and thank volunteers

To learn how to organize an It’s Our Fox River Day cleanup in your community, click here for our River Cleanup Organizer’s Toolkit.

To register your cleanup, fill out the form below.

If you have questions before you register, please email execdir@friendsofthefoxriver.org

Thank you.

Register Your "It's Our Fox River Day" Event

Form to collect organizer, event & insurance information

Thank you for volunteering!
Thank you for volunteering to organize an "It's Our Fox River Day" event on Saturday, September 18, 2021. To register your event please fill out the form below.
Enter Your Contact Information
Name*
First Last
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code
Email*
Phone*
Organization or affiliation

Are you organizing this cleanup for an organization or group?
Enter Your Event Information
Please Describe Your Event - Clean Up or other?
Please describe your event.
Will your event be open to volunteers from the public, or just for your group?*
- Open to volunteers from the public
- Not open to volunteers from the public
- This event does not require volunteers
Enter the Town or City (or general location) of your cleanup or event.*
Enter the location of your cleanup or event*

Enter the location of your cleanup or event meeting & registration area. Please use the full names of parks, preserves or natural areas.
If your meeting location has a street address please enter it here.
Street Address City
Enter the time registration for your event will open.*

: Hours

Minutes
Enter the time your cleanup or event will begin*

: Hours

Minutes
Enter the time your cleanup or event will end.*

: Hours

Minutes
Enter the time your event will end.*

: Hours

Minutes

This is the time when the event tables, canopies, displays have been removed and general area has been cleaned up and checked.
Insure Your Cleanup or Event
Liability insurance is usually required by local authorities issuing permits for special events. If your event requires a special event permit please fill out this section.
Name of the additional insured (this is usually the city or town issuing the event permit)
Additional Insured contact name (optional)

If there is a specific person who should receive the certificate of additional insured?
Additional Insured Department (optional)

If there is a specific department that should receive the certificate of additional insured?
Additional Insured Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Additional Support
Would you like a representative or speaker from Friends of the Fox River and/or an interactive environmental education display at your event?
Additional Event Support
- Would you like an FOFR representative/speaker?
- Would you like an interactive educational display (Enviroscape and demonstrator)
Thank You!
We will contact you shortly
Friends of the Fox River would like to offer you a free one year membership in appreciation of you organizing an It's Our Fox River Day cleanup or event. Check the box below if you'd like to accept a free membership.
- Yes, please make me a member.
Friends of the Fox River would like to offer you a subscription to our newsletter in appreciation of you organizing an It's Our Fox River Day cleanup or event. Check the box below if you'd like to receive our monthly newsletter.
- Yes, please send the newsletter.

Register Your "It's Our Fox River Day" Event

Thank you for volunteering!

Enter Your Contact Information

Enter Your Event Information

Insure Your Cleanup or Event

Additional Support

Thank You!