By Gary Swick, President In December’s newsletter, I offered the Fox River’s holiday gift list. I also promised that I would suggest...

By FOFR Director Art Malm, P.E. Since I’ve received no dam questions this month I’ll take this opportunity to start a conversation...

By Gary Swick, President Many years ago I was given a wood carving from an anonymous source. The accompanying note read: “This...

From time to time Friends of the Fox River receives questions thru our website or Facebook page about the river, pollution and...

By Arthur Malm It has been 100 years since the passage of Illinois’ Sanitary District Act of 1917. That Act allowed voters...

by Gary Mechanic, Executive Director The Fox River has come a long way from the days when it was the most used...

“The Fox” also known as James F. Phillips, is better known around the world than he is in the Fox Valley where...

By Gary Mechanic, Executive Director 2017 was the worst of years, and the best of years, and I’ve seen a lot of years. I’m 70...

Article written for the April 2017 “Bravo Magazine” by Dean Tripp Our Fox By its very nature a river belongs to more...

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