Help Wanted: 1.2 Trillion Trees
By Pat Brady, DivvyBack “So dense was the original forest, it was claimed, that a squirrel might travel from the Atlantic to... Read More
Together, We Can Rebuild the Fox River Ecosystem
By Gary Swick, President Restoring the Systems Working with unified efforts and a sense of collaboration, we can move forward together while... Read More
The Issue With Tissue
By Pat Brady, DivvyBack Managing Partner “Figures don’t lie but liars figure” is a piece of modern wisdom passed on through the... Read More
Meet Your Bright Red Neighbors
By Jack MacRae Everyone should be able to identify the northern cardinal. The boys are bright, bright red. Their faces are black. The girls... Read More
The Resilience of Rivers
By Gary Swick, President 2020 has been a spectrum of angst ranging from a dumpster fire, to a period of darkness, to... Read More
In Search of the Perfect Earth-Friendly Laundry Detergent
By Pat Brady, DivvyBack Managing Partner We all know that nothing in life is perfect, except maybe Manny’s Reuben sandwich with chicken... Read More
The Fox River’s View of the Pandemic
By Gary Swick, President Infant Species As the COVID-19 pandemic infiltrates the human space on the planet, many things well known in... Read More
Who Represents You?
By Gary Swick, President We are very fortunate that in this watershed we are governed by a democratic system. The decisions that... Read More
Currently Affecting Our Fox
By Gary Swick, FOFR President Advocacy and giving the Fox River a voice were the founding principles of Friends of the Fox... Read More
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