Spring and Friends of the Fox River Are Ready to Bloom
By Gary Swick, FOFR President Spring emergence During a Midwestern winter, nature is not dead but merely conserving energy. It is challenging... Read More
Meet Your Submerged Neighbor
By Snappin’ Jack MacRae It’s not too difficult to find a few big old snapping turtles in January and February if you... 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
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
Voting With Your Wallet
By Pat Brady, DivvyBack Tired of talking about voting? You betcha. However, I’m talking about the powerful vote each of us has... Read More
The Fox River as an Example of Unity
By Gary Swick, President There is no ignoring that the recent election demonstrated that we are the (not so) United States of... Read More
Meet Your Witchy Neighbor
By Jack MacRae Witch Hazel might sound like a cousin of Samantha Stevens. But botanically, it is really an attractive understory shrub found... 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
Meet Your Returning Neighbors
By Jack MacRae Ornithologists have learned a great deal about dark-eyed juncos, those cute, gray and white snowbirds that visit us from... Read More