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History
The Fox River Ecosystem Partnership
(FREP) was formed in 1996 after the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
(IDNR) designated a core
of high-quality ecological resources in the northern-most watershed
as a "Resource Rich Area". Portions of eleven counties, including
Lake, McHenry, Kane, Kendall and LaSalle, form the Fox River watershed,
which is home to 11% of the state's population. The watershed contains
the Fox Chain O'Lakes (one of the nation's busiest inland waterways), many
high quality
Natural Areas, and suburban areas with some of the
highest growth rates in the state.
The Partnership is a diverse group, made
up of landowners, businesses, non-profit organizations, agencies and governments
within the Fox River Watershed region.
In 1998 FREP began a comprehensive planning process,
identifying 16 critical factors and 6 areas of concern. The result was the
Integrated Management Plan for the Fox River Watershed
in Illinois that makes 35
recommendations for action.
The Fox River Ecosystem Partnership is a
501(c)3 not for profit organization. The Executive Committee
consists of the President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Past President and Committee Chairs. Officers are elected by majority vote at an annual
meeting.
FREP Committees:
Agriculture, Conservation Design, Education,
Government Relations, Habitat, Lakes, Recreation, Water
Resources, FREP-Fox River Study
Group
FREP
Bylaws
in pdf format
FREP Powerpoint
Presentation
FREP members and interested persons are
invited to attend all general meetings. FREP meets on a bimonthly basis, traditionally
on the third Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. Meeting locations are rotated throughout the
Watershed. Check
the Current Activities page for our meeting schedule.
The bi-monthly
DOWNSTREAM membership newsletter, which includes
minutes of the last meeting, is prepared and available online prior to each meeting.
Click
here for the latest Downstream in Adobe PDF format.
For membership
information, to join a committee, and/or to receive the newsletter, please call
Becky Hoag at
630/482-9157 or email her at:
info@foxriverecosystem.org
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Officers |
Karen Miller, Kane County Development Department, President
Tim Pollowy, Hey & Associates, Vice President
Cindy Skrukrud, Sierra Club, Illinois Chapter, Secretary
Jason Pettit, Kendall County Forest Preserve, Treasurer
Bill Donnell, Fox Valley Park District, Past President
Committee Chairs:
Janice Hill, Kane County Development Department, Agriculture
Committee
Rob Linke, Watershed Resource Consultants, Chair, Conservation Design
Committee
Elizabeth Hagen-Moeller, Kane-DuPage
Soil & Water Conservation District, Chair, Education Committee
Paul Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chair, FREP-Fox River Study
Group Committee
Jeff Mengler, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Chair, Habitat Committee &
Co-Chair, Government Relations Committee
John Church, University of Illinois Extension, Co-Chair, Government
Relations Committee
Holly Hudson, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), Chair, Lakes
Committee
Jason Pettit, Kendall County Forest Preserve District, Chair, Recreation Committee
Deanna Doohaluk, Hey & Associates, Co-Chairs, Water
Resources Committee
Nancy Williamson, Ecosystem Administrator, IDNR |
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Contact: Communications
Manager: Becky Hoag, at 630/482-9157
or email at:
info@foxriverecosystem.org
Mailing Address: Fox River Ecosystem
Partnership, c/o 1281 Danforth Drive, Batavia, IL 60510 |
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