Meetings, Activities & News
FREP Meeting Programs & Noon Networks
FREP programs are free and open to the public. Reservations are not required, unless there are space limitations.
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
Our Next Activity:
FREP Executive Committee will
meet at 11 AM
Thursday, January 8, 2025
FREP Annual Membership Meeting - Officer Elections1 PM
Location: The Centre of Elgin, 100 Symphony Way, Elgin, IL 60120
Program: Monarchs and Margaritas
By: Vince Mosca, Vice President, and Senior Principal Ecologist
Hey and Associates. Inc.
Program: Monarchs and Margaritas
By: Vince Mosca, Vice President, and Senior Principal Ecologist
Hey and Associates. Inc.
The monarch butterfly has become the icon for pollinator conservation in recent years. It is also soon to be proposed for listing as federally threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. So, what is the story with the monarch, why does it seem so common, and yet it is proposed to be protected? And what is this connection to margaritas? Come and learn more about monarch conservation, trends, and their connection to a favorite beverage.
Vince Mosca has been involved with thousands of wetland and ecological assessment projects over the past 35 years in northeastern Illinois and Wisconsin. Vince regularly leads regulatory permitting (local, state, and federal) efforts for both public and private sector projects. He has experience dealing with state and federal endangered species issues, and with all aspects of ecological restoration, particularly wetlands and streams.
He graduated from Northland College with a Bachelor of Science in Biophysical Environmental Studies, Minor in Chemistry, as well as MS in Ecosystem Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He is currently on the Board of Directors for Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.
Vince Mosca has been involved with thousands of wetland and ecological assessment projects over the past 35 years in northeastern Illinois and Wisconsin. Vince regularly leads regulatory permitting (local, state, and federal) efforts for both public and private sector projects. He has experience dealing with state and federal endangered species issues, and with all aspects of ecological restoration, particularly wetlands and streams.
He graduated from Northland College with a Bachelor of Science in Biophysical Environmental Studies, Minor in Chemistry, as well as MS in Ecosystem Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He is currently on the Board of Directors for Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.
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.