Meet Your Neighbors: Ruby Throats and Their Poo
By Jack MacRae I think my hummingbirds have left for the year. I hope they made themselves comfortable before they left. Hummingbirds... Read More
Nature’s Gifts
By Gary Swick, FOFR President Nature offers us much that we take for granted. Our need for drinkable water, clean air, and... Read More
One for All and All for One
By Gary Swick, FOFR President I know something about each and every reader. You once lived in your mother’s womb. You relied... 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
Meet Your Water Snake Neighbors
By Slithering Jack MacRae Queen snakes are gentle but squirmy water snakes with unique colors. They are not female king snakes, but... 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
Meet Your Neighbors: Turtle Power!
By Jack MacRae The eggs have all been laid. Many thousands of the white spheres are now buried in our parks and gardens. They... Read More
Dam Removal as an Act of Patriotism
By Gary Swick, President July is a time for celebration because July 4th is Independence Day for the United States of America.... 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
Saving Long Lake – Part Two
By Gary Mechanic, Executive Director Late last year one of the final pages of a decades long battle to save Long Lake... Read More