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
Meet Your Neighbors: A Year in the Life of a Smallmouth Bass
By Pat Kirmse Spring A warm March rain raised the temperature of the Fox River to 47 degrees and a 15″ smallmouth... Read More
Plastics are Breaking the Laws
By Gary Swick, President At our Yorkville river cleanup, I realized that my very full bag of trash was exceptionally light. It... Read More
It Takes A Community
By Gary Swick, President Remember Hilary Clinton’s 1996 book, “It Takes a Village,” and her 2016 Democratic National Convention speech reminding us... Read More