The face of the river, in time, became a wonderful book . . . which told its mind to me without reserve, delivering its most cherished secrets as clearly as if it had uttered them with a voice. And it was not a book to be read once and thrown aside, for it had a new story to tell every day.
Mark Twain

Friends of the Fox is an organization determined to be your advocate for the Upper and Lower Fox River System of Wisconsin.  The Upper Fox flows northeastward from just outside of Portage into Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh, and the Lower Fox begins at the north end of Lake Winnebago and flows north to the Bay of Green Bay. There are urban stretches of the river surrounded by housing, recreation, and industry as well as rural stretches of the river surrounded by agriculture and woodlands. Friends of the Fox looks at the complete picture of the river and the people who live and work on her banks. We strive to advocate for responsible use, responsible re-development, preservation of both culture and natural resources ... but most of all we strive to bring the many individuals along the system together to form one community ... a community of Fox River advocates.

CURRENT PROjECTS

The Fox Wisconsin Heritage Parkway will traverse the state from the Bay of Green Bay to Prairie du Chien, following the Fox and then Wisconsin Rivers. Our unique history will be highlighted while connecting us by way of trails.

The Water Trail Portage Project will create portages around all the locks on the system to allow for continuous non-motorized travel of the river system.

The Rapid Croche Transfer Station will prevent the spread of Aquatic Invasive Species moving upstream from Wrightstown while allowing for safe boat transfer.

    

Volunteer Opportunities    

Lower and Upper Fox Shoreline Clean-up      

Water Trail Portage Project   

Lock Brush Removal

Heritage Parkway Community Meetings      

Appleton Trestle Trail Committee

Please Send us an Email for More Information.

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Friends of the Fox Quarterly Newsletter

 

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In 2006, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of the Great Lakes, with the help of countless individuals and organizations, began developing a Wisconsin specific strategy to parallel the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy. Called the Wisconsin´s Great Lakes Strategy (Strategy), it brought together information from the various past planning efforts to build a comprehensive state action agenda. The Strategy will serve as the vehicle for coordinating and allocating resources and will better position Wisconsin to begin program and project implementation in the event that significant funding comes from the US Congress for the restoration of the Great Lakes.

 

Wisconsin's roadmap for protecting and restoring its Great Lakes natural resources has been updated, and state officials hope it will put Wisconsin in the seat for the $475 million President Barack Obama has proposed for 2010 for Great Lakes ecosystems. 

Great Lakes Strategy Brochure