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Proposed Toll Bridge – REFERENDUM Passed!
Friends of the Fox River is pleased to announce that on Tuesday, April 13, the citizens of Dundee Township voted to add a referendum to future ballots regarding the proposed Longmeadow Toll Bridge. The bridge proposed to cross the Fox River for the Long Meadow Parkway could cause a severe disruption and destruction of habitat. It … Read more
The Year of the Smallmouth Bass by Pat Kirmse
A warm March rain raised the temperature of the Fox River to 47 degrees and the 15″ Smallmouth Bass started to stir. She was 5 years old and had survived another Illinois winter, the coldest and snowiest in her life. Fortunately there were no heavy midwinter rains that would have blown her out of her … Read more
Victory for the Watershed as Lawsuit Is Dropped!
Contacts: Jan Strasma, Citizens Against the Sprawlway 630-863-6669 Dave Jakubiak, Environmental Law & Policy Center 312-795-3713 Gary Swick, Friends of the Fox River 815-370-0026 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITHDRAWS PRAIRIE PARKWAY APPROVAL, ENDING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE HIGHWAY PROJECT The federal government has rescinded its approval of the proposed Prairie Parkway which would connect I-80 and I-88 in Kane, … Read more
Cheerleaders Meet the Fox River
Mud, garbage, tires, hot and dirty—not what you usually think of when you think of High School Cheerleaders. On Sunday, July 29th at Fox River Shores Forest Preserve in Carpentersville, 30 Dundee Crown Varsity and Junior Varsity cheerleaders used canoes and went on foot to collect the trash in about 3 hours on a very warm … Read more
More Ways YOU Can Help Protect the Fox River
From the FOFR Library If you utilize the Fox River and its resources on your weekends, and have been looking for a way to contribute back to your community, maybe you will find the suggestions below helpful. There are several easy ways to help out and do your part! … Here are several ways to … Read more
June 17, 2009
For Immediate Release The Friends of the Fox River announces: Water Willow Planting on the Fox River Saturday, July 11th 2009 8:00 am- 11:00 am River Street downstream of the Montgomery (IL) Dam Friends of the Fox River and the Illinois Smallmouth Alliance are once again joining forces to plant water willow along … Read more