The Sierra Club Valley of the Fox meeting entitled Undam The Fox River will be Monday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Dr. Cindy Skrukrud, will provide an overview of the proposed dam removal project along the Fox River. For a link, go to: https://www.sierraclub.org/illinois/valley-fox
The U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in Chicago has released a draft report on the Fox River and is recommending the removal of nine dams from Carpentersville to Montgomery. The USACE, in its multi-year study, examined a range of measures to improve water quality, restore habitat and reduce pollution on the Fox River. The options included taking no action, rock ramps, bypass channels, partial removal, or full removal of the dams. In its report, the USACE is recommending the removal of the Fox River dams in Carpentersville, Elgin, South Elgin, St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, North Aurora, Aurora, and Montgomery.
Dr. Skrukrud is the chairperson for the Fox Valley Study Group, and has served as Clean Water Program director for the Sierra Club Illinois Chapter, Illinois Chapter Clean Water Advocate, and executive director at The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County.
— Sierra Club Valley of the Fox