Will The River Stop Flowing?
By Art Malm, FOFR Board Member Will the river stop flowing altogether in dry years if the low head dams like the... Read More
What is Education For? Citizen Empowerment
By Gary Swick It’s back-to-school season for Friends of the Fox River (FOFR) and our team of educators is geared up to... Read More
Creating a Watershed of Caretakers – May the Next Generation Go Viral
My Gmail automatically adds the following below my signature: “Spreading the Peace with the Planet Virus”. Things such as bacteria, viruses, and... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: The Green Heron Summer Tour
by Jack MacRae Green herons return to the Fox River during the third week of April. They play on a smaller, more intimate stage... Read More
People + Legislation = Water Quality Protection
by Gary Swick Having access to clean water is a need for all living things. The natural environment provides that through the... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Spring Cuties
By Jack MacRae Ephemeral Flora Spring beauties (claytonia) are true cuties. They’re wee little flowers found in our mature oak and maple... Read More
Resolution 2018
Resolution 2018: Connect to Nature By Gary Swick It’s in the middle of the Friends of the Fox River’s mission statement; Connecting people... Read More
Meet Antoinette White
Meet Antoinette White Aurora Outreach Educator Recent Monmouth College graduate Antoinette White is a welcome addition to our Fox River Monitoring Network.... Read More
Doug Williamson – a Great Friend to the Fox
By Gary Swick Doug Williamson grew up in Indiana, and finished his high school career in Chicago. From there he headed to... Read More