Meet Your Neighbors: Season of the Witch
By Jack MacRae Witch Hazel was one of my least favorite Looney Toons characters. She wasn’t a deep thinker like Foghorn Leghorn or... Read More
How Does the River Flow?
From time to time Friends of the Fox River receives questions thru our website or Facebook page about the river, pollution and... Read More
Mill Creek Watershed
By Holly Hudson, Senior Aquatic Biologist, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning The 31 square mile Mill Creek watershed includes portions of four... Read More
The Seasons of the Fox River
By Gary Swick Personally, I love living in a region that has distinct seasons. Walking ankle to waist deep in a stream... Read More
What Will It Look Like?
By Art Malm, FOFR Board Member Maybe the first question asked by almost anyone considering dam removal is “what will it look... Read More
How Well Do You Know Your Friends?
By Gary Swick, President Our personal friends are different to us than other people we pass in traffic, store aisles, or on... Read More
Who Drinks the Fox River?
By Kyla Jacobsen, FOFR Board Member Years ago, people settled and communities grew up along rivers. People and animals had access to... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Do Birds Poop in the Woods?
by Jack MacRae Most birds do their best to maintain a tidy nest. Removing eggshells, stray feathers, and bits of food is serious business... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: The Green Heron Summer Tour
by Jack MacRae Green herons return to the Fox River during the third week of April. They play on a smaller, more intimate stage... Read More
People + Legislation = Water Quality Protection
by Gary Swick Having access to clean water is a need for all living things. The natural environment provides that through the... Read More