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About Us Accomplishments
Accomplishments
We strive to educate a diverse audience. See what we've accomplished!
Educating a Diverse Audience
The Friends of the Fox River strives to educate a diverse audience through a broad range of communication and outreach initiatives. These initiatives include:
Friends of the Fox River
- We have organized spring and fall Fox Rescue cleanup events each year removing tons of trash from the Fox River and its tributaries.
- We have enhanced river habitat by planting nearly 7,000 water willow plants in the Fox River.
- We have issued State of the Fox River Reports annually.
- We have created and distributed a “Welcome to Your Watershed” brochure that informs property owners about water quality protection.
Friends of the Fox River’s Watershed Monitoring Network
- We have trained nearly 400 adults to monitor water quality in the Fox River watershed.
- We have established over 100 stream monitoring sites that are monitored by volunteers annually.
- We have enabled teachers to involve nearly 4,000 students annually in water quality monitoring and stewardship activities.
- We have provided volunteer-collected water quality data to water quality resource professionals who use the data for antidegradation studies, to community decision makers who request information about their local streams, and to educators who use local water quality data for educational purposes.
Volunteers Needed for Water Willow PlantFriends of the Fox River and the Illinois Smallmouth Alliance will be hosting a water willow plantin... Read more |
1st Annual Native Plant SaleFriends of the Fox River will be hosting our 1st Annual Native Plant Sale at our new... Read more |
Fact Sheet
- 1. In Illinois, 13 dams impede the Fox River’s flow.
- 2. Most Fox River dams serve no purpose.
- 3. Fox River dams do not “improve fishing.”
- 4. River dams degrade water quality.