Meetings, Activities & News
FREP Meeting Programs & Noon Networks
FREP programs are free and open to the public. Reservations are not required, unless noted.
A FREP Membership Meeting now held annually, just one membership meeting a year on the 2nd Wednesday of January, .from 1-3 PM,
This Annual Meeting will include election of officers and a program.
FREP special activities include: the March Fox River Summit with our Wisconsin watershed partners; a July is a FREP gathering/picnic and program; and a. December social gathering.
The FREP Executive Committee will meet throughout the year and their schedule will be publicized here and in the Downstream e-newsletter.
This Annual Meeting will include election of officers and a program.
FREP special activities include: the March Fox River Summit with our Wisconsin watershed partners; a July is a FREP gathering/picnic and program; and a. December social gathering.
The FREP Executive Committee will meet throughout the year and their schedule will be publicized here and in the Downstream e-newsletter.
FREP Noon Networks held the 2nd Wednesday of the month from
Noon - 1:30 PM, at different locations in the Watershed. Most months, weather permitting, Noon Networks are outdoor field tours of different projects throughout the Watershed, and hosted by FREP members.
Noon Networks will now be held in February, April, May, June, August, September, October. and November.
FREP Membership Meeting Minutes are posted on our About Us Page
Noon - 1:30 PM, at different locations in the Watershed. Most months, weather permitting, Noon Networks are outdoor field tours of different projects throughout the Watershed, and hosted by FREP members.
Noon Networks will now be held in February, April, May, June, August, September, October. and November.
FREP Membership Meeting Minutes are posted on our About Us Page
Photo above from the Chicago Botanic Garden lawn research webpage
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
FREP Noon Network, Noon - 1:30 pm
FREP Noon Network, Noon - 1:30 pm
Location: VIA Zoom
Program: Alternatives to Turf Grass
By: Dr. Liz Anna Kozik, Chicago Botanic Garden.
Program: Alternatives to Turf Grass
By: Dr. Liz Anna Kozik, Chicago Botanic Garden.
The Chicago Botanic Garden and Chicago Park District are involved in research to find a more sustainable approach for areas not needing to be neatly mowed and manicured lawn, but where native prairie may not be appropriate.
Visit their webpage about this research HERE
And: https://rethinkinglawns.com
Please RSVP to info@foxriverecosystem.org to receive the Zoom link for the February program.
(Becky will collect requests and send out the link as soon as it is available.)
Visit their webpage about this research HERE
And: https://rethinkinglawns.com
Please RSVP to info@foxriverecosystem.org to receive the Zoom link for the February program.
(Becky will collect requests and send out the link as soon as it is available.)
Thursday, March 13, 2025 13th Annual Fox River Summit
Location: Veterans Terrace in Burlington, Wisconsin
Many of our past Noon Network & Membership Meeting presentations are available in pdf form HERE
FREP is happy to offer Professional Development Hour (PDH) certificates for our Noon Networks and Membership programs.
If you'd like to host a FREP Noon Network, or have a program topic/speaker to suggest, please let us know.
Email: info@foxriverecosystem.org
FREP is happy to offer Professional Development Hour (PDH) certificates for our Noon Networks and Membership programs.
If you'd like to host a FREP Noon Network, or have a program topic/speaker to suggest, please let us know.
Email: info@foxriverecosystem.org
Other News of Interest Around the Watershed:
Save the Date
Illinois Lake Management Association annual conference,
March 17-19, 2025, at the Northbrook Hilton in Northbrook, IL.
Illinois Lake Management Association annual conference,
March 17-19, 2025, at the Northbrook Hilton in Northbrook, IL.
Fox River Program Series - through April
Held in St. Charles & Yorkville
Held in St. Charles & Yorkville