Activities & News
Bi-monthly Membership Meetings generally held 3rd Wednesday of alternating months, 1 PM, at different locations in the Watershed  
FREP Noon Networks held 3rd Wednesday of alternating months, Noon - 1:30 PM, at different locations in the Watershed

All programs are open to FREP members and other interested members of the watershed community
FREP MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
Wednesday, May 16, 2012  1 PM    AGENDA
Program:  FREP’s Role in Helping MS4 Communities
               Address NPDES Phase II Requirements
Presenters:  Matt Bardol, P.E., CFM, CPESC, D.WRE
                 and Rob Linke, P.E., CFM
Location:   Village of Oakwood Hills Village Hall
                 3020 North Park Drive, Oakwood Hills 60013
                   Website      Maplink
Matt Bardol, P.E., CFM, CPESC, D.WRE and Rob Linke, P.E., CFM, members of FREP’s Executive Committee, will give a joint presentation highlighting what MS4 communities are, where they are in our watershed, what requirements/regulations they have to follow under the current NPDES Phase II regulations, and what changes are being proposed by USEPA/IEPA and how it will affect them when they renew their existing MS4 permits.

The presentation will also address how MS4 communities can interface with FREP to address many of the education & outreach requirements of NPDES Phase II and how FREP can serve as a network for Fox River Watershed communities to share their stormwater & floodplain experiences with each other to raise the local knowledge base of community staff & officials in the watershed.
 
We are always looking for hosts throughout the Fox River Watershed for our membership meetings. If you have a facility that would be available for one of our meetings and would like to showcase your community, agency or business, please let us know.
 
 
Future Membership Meetings:
 Friday, July 13, 2012 
Annual FREP Social
hosted by FREP's Recreation Committee

Kane County Cougars Game   6:30 PM
Fifth Third Bank Ballpark, west of Kirk Road,
just south of Rt. 38, Geneva
Bring your family!
$10/ticket for reserved seating
Reservation deadline June 14
Call or email Jason Pettit and then mail in the reservation form with your check
FLYER/RESERVATION FORM
 
Wednesday, September 19, 2012  1 PM
Program:  TBA
Location:  TBA
 
FREP NOON NETWORKS
 
Wednesday, June 20, 2012  Noon - 1:30 PM  
Program: Jelkes Creek Watershed
Presenter: Kelsey Musich, Resource Conservationist, CPESC Kane/DuPage Soil and Water Conservation District
Location: Otto Engineering, 3rd floor Oak meeting room
              11 West Main, Carpentersville, IL 60110
Creek Monitoring
We will start with a presentation on streambank stabilization restoration projects from within the Jelkes Creek - Fox River watershed. Discussion will include case studies of 4 Winds Way and Carpentersville Creek projects. An update will be given on the watershed planning process and also two future projects will be mentioned. One of our first projects planned for implementation will be stream stabilization for the Village of Algonquin and the other will be an erosion control practice for a farm on the west side of the Fox River just off of Rt. 31.

There will then be a short drive or walk to Carpentersville Creek to see a stream restoration project that was completed in 2011. The lessons learned from this project will be highlighted in the presentation and the common mistakes in stream restoration design will be exposed.

Jelkes Creek Watershed Webpages
 
Future Noon Network Dates:
 
Wednesday, August 15, 2012   Noon - 1:30 PM
Program: TBA
Location: TBA
 
Noon Networks are free and open to the public. Reservations are not required. Bring your lunch to eat during the program.
Have a suggestion for a future FREP Noon Network or Meeting Program?  Please email: info@foxriverecosystem.org
Presentations from past Programs & Noon Networks HERE
 
Other  Events in the Watershed & Region
Friday & Saturday
May 4 & 5, 2012
Elgin's Green Expo -- Watershed Wanderings       Website
A program designed to update legislators, municipal boards and staff, engineers, developers, and citizens about the Fox River Watershed, its threats, and proposed projects to restore the watershed.
Sunday
May 20, 2012
11 am - 4 pm
Garfield Farm Museum's 26th Annual Rare Breeds
Livestock & Poultry Show and Sale
Rt. 38, west of Geneva
The show highlights the need to preserve rare domesticated animals from extinction. It also provides Rare Breed enthusiasts with an opportunity to show off their favorite animals to the general public and to interact with other exhibitors and prospective buyers.   Website      FEE
Sunday
June 3, 2012
Mid-American Canoe & Kayak Race
St. Charles to Aurora and Batavia to Aurora, on the Fox River
Sponored by Fox Valley Park District     Website
Sunday
June 10, 2012
Annual Pedal-Paddle through the Prairie
Sponsored by McHenry County Conservation Foundation    Website
Friday
June 15, 2012
11:00 am-2:00 pm
Conservation Community Day for Algonquin
 Woods Creek Path
“Leave No Child Inside”         Website
Friday
July 13, 2012
6:30 pm
FREP goes to a Kane County Cougars Game
Fifth Third Bank Ballpark, west of Kirk Road, just south of Rt. 38, Geneva
$10/ticket  Bring your family!  Reserve by June 14

FLYER/RESERVATION FORM
Other News/Information
 
Feature Article about te Proposed Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge in June Issue of Outdoor Illinois
 
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