River Rally 2020
By Gary Swick, President Reflections River Network‘s annual River Rally is a national conference that brings together river advocates from agencies, municipalities, non-profits,... Read More
Meet Your Fabled Lotus Neighbors!
By Jack MacRae I once read that the American Lotus, Nelumbo lutea, “will make the soul forget the woes of the Earth”. Sounds wonderful... Read More
Meet Your Scavenging Neighbors
By Jack MacRae Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) are frequent flyers in our wild skies. Teetering on their long wings, these aerial scavengers... Read More
A Watershed is Not Where the Well is Located
By Gary Swick, FOFR President I have been asking folks for decades, “What is a watershed?” It is important to us because... Read More
Mother’s Day Like No Other
By Gary Swick, President Mother’s Day is approaching but it will surely be another change from the norm. We’re learning that forced... Read More
Meet Your Orange, Black, Golden Yellow Neighbors
Few people realize that a fairly obscure Englishman nobleman named Cecil Calvert, (1605 – 1675) is directly responsible for the name of a... Read More
Second Saturday Outdoor Family Adventure
You and your family are invited to join us on the 2nd Saturday of each month for an outdoor adventure as we... Read More
Happy 30th Birthday Friends of the Fox River
What Were You Doing 30 Years Ago? By Gary Swick, President Maybe you were getting a new job, traveling, going to school,... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Meet Your Wahoo Neighbor
By Jack MacRae I think everyone should have at least one wahoo (Euonymus atropupureus) in their backyard. They’re small, shrubby native trees that... 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