The Issue With Tissue
By Pat Brady, DivvyBack Managing Partner “Figures don’t lie but liars figure” is a piece of modern wisdom passed on through the... Read More
The Resilience of Rivers
By Gary Swick, President 2020 has been a spectrum of angst ranging from a dumpster fire, to a period of darkness, to... Read More
The Fox River as an Example of Unity
By Gary Swick, President There is no ignoring that the recent election demonstrated that we are the (not so) United States of... Read More
The Legend of The Fox
“The Fox”, also known as James F. Phillips, is better known around the world than he is in the Fox Valley where... Read More
State of the Fox River 2020
Fifty Years of Environmental Protection In this year’s live presentation of the State of the Fox River, I shared my challenge in... Read More
Annual State of the Fox River Report
Friends of the Fox River’s President Gary Swick presents his annual “State of the Fox River” review of what’s going on with... Read More
It’s Your River – Vote to Protect It!
By Gary Swick, President While in Waubonsee Creek in Oswego, with 7th graders from the Aurora University STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)... Read More
Dams, Clams, and the Fox River
Please register at programs@kaneforest.com or call 630-444-3190 $20 per person Does our society have a moral obligation to return the Fox River to... Read More
It WAS Our Fox River Day!
By Gary Mechanic, Executive Director The 1st It’s Our Fox River Day was a successful start for an annual event despite some... Read More
Blue Greens in the Fox – Another Dam Matter
By Art Malm, P. E., FOFR Director A disclaimer: The study of algae is a huge and enormously complex science. Every generality... Read More