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Survey for National Volunteer Monitoring Directory
396
Monitoring program names:
Affiliation, if you are part of a national, statewide, or regional network (e.g., Izaak Walton League, Texas Watch):
 | Contact Information |
| Name:Gary Swick | Street:P.O. Box 5634 |
| City: Elgin | State: Illinois |
| Zip Code:60121-5634 | Phone: 815 370-0026 |
| Email:swick@mc.net | Web site1:http://friendsofthefoxriver.org |
| Fax: 815 356-6605 | Web site2: |
Does your program serve as an "umbrella" organization for smaller monitoring groups? No
Number of Active volunteers (excluding school classes):74
For programs that work with schools: Teachers Number:16 Students Number:480
Approx. annual monitoring budget: $500 Year monitoring began: 1991
Sources of funding or in-kind support
| X Federal Government | X State Government | X Local Government |
| Foundations | X Businesses | X Memberships |
| X Donations | X Grass roots fundraising (events, solicitations, etc.) | Other: |
Does program have a written QA (quality assurance) plan?No Is it state-approved?Yes
EPA-approved? No |
Does program have monitoring-related publications you are willing to share with, or sell to, other groups?No
Counties in which you monitor:
Program description:
Friends of the Fox River is an educational organization that seeks to create a watershed of caretakers. Our primary activities include a monitoring network, Fox rescue clean-up, newsletters, and educational support and presentations.
Environments monitored:
River or Stream
Physical/chemical monitoring:
Dissolved Oxygen, Nitrogen, pH, Phosphorus, Turbidity, Water temp.
Biological monitoring:
Habitat assessments, Macroinvertebrates
Exotic/Invasive Species:
Additional activities:
Debris cleanup, Restoration
Restoration activities:
cleanups, planting, invasives removal
| Data Uses |
| Education | Our program |
| Advocacy | |
| Research | |
| Community organizing | |
| Screen for problems | |
| Establish baseline conditions | State government |
| Nonpoint source assessment | |
| BMP evaluation | |
| Land use decisions | |
| Watershed planning | |
| Plan restoration projects | |
| Enforcement | |
| Legislation | |
| Shellfish bed closures | |
| Swimming advisories | |
| State 305(b) report | State government |
Other
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