Program Presentations

We are pleased to provide pdfs and video links of presentations from our past programs from FREP Membership Meetings and FREP Noon Networks. We thank all who have provided informative programs to our constitudents over the years. We look forward to continuing to present meaningful and informative programs and will post them here.
FREP YouTube Page Link

FREP Noon Networks

Wed., Sept. 11, 2024      
Program:  Referenda on the ballot in our Fox Watershed
Presenter The Conservation Foundation
 Kane County Video Presentation   

Wed., August 14, 2024      
Program:  A Local Crude Oil Spill Clean Up and Restoration – what happens, what to expect
Presenter Jeffrey Mengler, Hey & Associates
 PDF link   
Wed., April 10, 2024      
Program:  Update on Fox River Fishery and Review of Dam Removal Projects in Northeastern Illinois: Benefits to Fish and River Ecosystems
Presenter Tristan Wildloe 
 PDF link   
Wed., Feb. 14, 2024      
Program:  Bats of the Fox Valley
Presenter Tara Hohoff, 
    Project Coordinator, Illinois Bat Conservation Program
 YouTube Video Link   

The Powerpoint pdf will be posted here soon:   
Wed., June 14, 2023      
Program:  Brewster Creek Dam Removal Project - 20 Years Later
Presenters:   Video and panel discussion with field tour lead by Jeff Mengler, Nancy Williamson, Tim Straub, Steve Pescitelli, Karen Kosky, and Ken Anderson, all of who played roles in the project but now have different and unrelated affiliations.
Wed., April 12, 2023      
Program:      7th Avenue Creek Project, St. Charles
Presenter:   Logan Gilbertson, Lead Engineer, HR Green
Link to PDF
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Topic:  A watershed approach to uncover suitable habitat for vulnerable mussel species in the Fox River Watershed in Wisconsin and Illinois
Presenter:   Alison Stodola, Aquatic Biologist, Curator of Malacology, Illinois Natural History Survey Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois

YouTube Link
Website LINK

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Topic: 
Salt Smart Collaborative
Presenter: 
Jennifer Hammer, The Conservation Foundation
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
 Program: Tour of the  Urban Stream Research Center
Blackwell Forest Preserve, Warrenville         USRC Website
 Presenters: Everett Krause & Andres Ortega
Pdfs of Powerpoints:
Freshwater Mussel Propagation

Captive Rearing Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly at the Urban Stream Research Center
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Topic:  Kane County’s Countywide Drainage Mapping Initiative– Where Does Your Water Go?
Rob Linke  P.E., CFM Sr. Water Resources Engineer & Wetland Specialist,  Kane County Dept of Environmental & Water Resources

YouTube Link
LINK to Kane Mapping
Under the LAYER tab in the upper right you can access the Stormwater tab and look at potential flood inundation areas, storm flow paths, and detention basins (storm sewer is not uploaded to the publicly available site at this time).
Wed., April 13, 2022       
Program:   COP26 - What was accomplished? A local perspective
Presenter:  Gary Cuneen of Seven Generations Ahead
YouTube Link
                         
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022
Topic:  Legislative Update with Jack Darin, Sierra Club Illinois, and Eliot Clay, Illinois Environmental Council
YouTube Link
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Topic: Roadside Habitat in McHenry County
Presentation 1     Presentation 2
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Topic: Crystal Creek Watershed Tour
Presentation
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Via Zoom
Topic: Conservation Update with Jack Darin of Sierra Club
YouTube Link

Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Via Zoom
Topic: Rusty-patched bumblebees and other native pollinators 
Dr. Jason Robinson, Illinois Natural History Survey
YouTube Link

Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Habitat Assessment Form & Guide

Pocket Guide to Identifying the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee

Buying Bee-Safe Plants

USFWS rusty-patched bumble bee page
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Topic: Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge
Nancy Williamson & Steve Byers

Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Topic:
Winchester Glen in Carpentersville, IL and The Natural Areas Assurance Program 
Dan Lobbes, Jennifer Hammer
 of The Conservation Foundation
Video of Zoom Presentation

Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Location: Gray Willows Farm, Campton Township
Topic: Kane County Bioreactor at Meissner Prairie- Corron Preserve
Jodie Wollnik, P.E., CFM, Director, Kane County Division of Environmental and Water Resources
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Location: Carpentersville
Topic: Keith Andres Memorial Park Stream Stabilization Project, Pre-construction Field Tour
Jedd Anderson, CBBEL, Kevin Gray, Ed Szydlowski, Village of Carpentersville
Presentation

Wednesday, April 18, 2018
at Max McGraw Wildlife in Dundee
Topic: Urban Coyote Research Project  link
Dr. Stanley D. Gehrt is the Principal Investigator of the Cook County Coyote Project, having initiated the study in 2000. As Chair of the Center for Wildlife Research at the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, he directs a variety of research projects both at the Foundation and around the country. Dr. Gehrt continues to supervise many daily aspects of the project while working full-time as a Professor and Extension specialist at The Ohio State University. He is regarded as an international expert of urban wildlife and his research has been featured in numerous print, radio, and television outlets. Dr. Gehrt is the senior editor of the volume ‘Urban Carnivores’ published by Johns Hopkins University Press. Research interests focus on various aspects of mammalian ecology, especially in urban systems, and dynamics of wildlife disease.  
YouTube Links:    Part 1      Part 2    Part 3   Part 4

FREP Membership Meeting Programs


Wed., January 10, 2024      
Program:  How to Find Funds for your Watershed Projects
Presenters:
Jeff Edstrom, Team Leader, Environmental Protection Specialist, 
   Nonpoint Source Unit, Watershed Management Section, Bureau of
   Water, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
       PDF of Edstrom Presentation
Nancy Williamson, Friends of Hackmatack,
   Former IDNR Grants Administrator
       PDF of Williamson Presentation
       IDNR Grant Opportunities List 2023
Michele Zimmerman, Assistant Public Works Director,
   Village of Algonquin 
       PDF of Zimmerman Presentation


Wed., Nov. 8, 2023      
Program:  Equity in Nature Access and Environmental Justice
Presenters:  Alison Paul and Kyla Muhammad,
                       The Conservation Foundation
LINK to PDF
Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023
Topic:   Engaging Young People in Ecosystem Restoration
Presenter:  Sarah Voska, Bluestem Ecological Services

Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Topic: Updates from our Watershed Partners:
Fox River Study Group- Cindy Skrukrud
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Topic:   Are River Otters Making a Comeback?  
Presenter:  Pam Otto, St. Charles Park District
YouTube Link
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Topic: Panel Discussion: Local Government’s Approach to Meeting the Evolving Stormwater Requirements in the State’s NPDES / MS4 Program
Rob Linke, P.E., Kane County Dept of Environmental & Water Resources
Scott Kuykendall, LEED AP BD+C, McHenry County Water Resources Mark Phipps, P.E., City of Aurora Public Works Department

YouTube Link
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Topic: Free the Fox! - about dams on the Fox River
Presented by:
Art Malm of Friends of the Fox and Fox River Study Group
Vimeo Link
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Via Zoom
Topic: The 4th Conservation Movement
Ed Collins, McHenry County Conservation Dist.
YouTube Link

Wednesday, Jan.13, 2021 Zoom Program
Topic: Waters of the U.S. Rule Changes – what are the changes and what does it mean for wetlands in our watershed? 
Presented by:
 Jeffrey Mengler, PWS, Senior Project Scientist with Hey and Associates, Inc.'  Rob Linke, P.E., CFM, Sr. Water Resources Engineer & Wetland Specialist, Kane County Division of Environmental & Water Resources; Spring Duffey, Executive Director/McHenry County Wetland Specialist, McHenry-Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District; Joanna Colletti, P.E., CFM, Water Resources Manager/Chief Stormwater Engineer, McHenry County Dept. of Planning & Development
YouTube Link
Individual presentations from Jan. 13, 2021:
Rob Linke, P.E., CFM, Sr. 
Wetlands & Wetland Protection in Kane County, Illinois
Powerpoint PDF Link
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 Zoom Program
Topic: Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture
Brad Woodson, McHenry County Conservation District;
Joe Bybee, Illinois Department of Agriculture;
 Olga Lyandres, Delta Institute
YouTube Link
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 Zoom Program
Plastics in Our Watershed
Jennifer Jarland, Kane County Recycling Coordinator
YouTube Link 

Wednesday, May 13. 2020 Webniar
Lessons from the COP25 Madrid Climate Change Conference
Gary Cuneen-Seven Generations Ahead Executive Director, student Roz Beile and teacher Laura Stamp, and Sarah Voska of Bluestem Ecological Services, who attended COP25. Hosted by Jeff Mengler, FREP President.
YouTube Link

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019
Location: Cary Village Hall
Topic: Fox River Corridor Plan from Burtons Bridge to Fox Bluff
Kate Evasic and Kelsey Pudlock, CMAP

Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019
Location: Port Barrington Village Hall
Topic: Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Upper Fox River/Chain O’Lakes Watershed and Upper Fox River/Flint Creek Watershed
Kimberly Oriel Siemens, PE, CDM Smith
Presentation

Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Location: Kane Co. Government Center, Geneva
Topic: Fox River Watershed Endangered and Threatened Species
Jeffrey Mengler, PWS Senior Project Scientist Hey and Associates, Inc.
Presentation
Link to:
Pocket Guide to Identifying The Rusty Patched Bumble BeeRusty Patched Bumble Bee Plant Guide for Midwest

Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Location: Algonquin's Ganek Municipal Center
Topic: Update on the Fox River Water Quality Trends Analysis
Laura Keefer, head of the Watershed Science Section at the Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS), Illinois State Hydrologist Presentation
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