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Jenni Kempf, Coordinator
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April 18, 2007
For Immediate Release: April 18, 2007
Calling all stream enthusiasts! "Meet the Macros" Workshop for stream monitors, teachers, fishermen & anyone curious about what’s living in their local stream.
McHenry County Conservation District and Friends of the Fox River’s Monitoring Network are co-sponsoring a free introduction to benthic (stream bottom) macroinvertebrates workshop on Saturday, April 28 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at Glacial Park, Conference Center (The Lodge), in Ringwood.
March 30, 2007
For Immediate Release: March 30, 2007
'Meet the Macros' Workshop for Stream Monitors, Teachers, Fishermen, and Stream Ecology Enthusiasts
Friends of the Fox River’s Water Monitoring Network is co-hosting a workshop on Saturday, April 28 from 1:00-4:00 PM at The Conference Center at Glacial Park, 6316 Harts Road in Ringwood.
March 27, 2007
For Immediate Release: March 27, 2007
Friends of the Fox River Announces Spring Events
Get to know your local waterways and help protect water quality. Friends of the Fox River is co-sponsoring workshops and river clean-ups.
Sign up for stream monitoring training workshops, monitoring workshops specifically for teachers, and macroinvertebrate ID refreshers.
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2nd Annual Native Plant SaleMay 2012 Friends of the Fox River will be hosting our 2nd Annual Native Plant Sale at our&n... Read more |
Kane County Says No Gravel Mining at Bru02/10/2011 Kane County Forest Preserve District President John Hoescheit sent a letter today to Dun... 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.