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Litter cleanup volunteers gather Saturday along Fox River in Kendall, Kane counties · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Litter cleanup volunteers gather Saturday along Fox River in Kendall Cain counties.
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  Written by Alexa Liss This article is being read by an automated
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  voice, brought to you by Everlit. Volunteers from Kendall and Kane Counties
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  will gather Saturday morning to pick up litter along the Fox River
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  as part of the annual it's our Fox River Day celebration, according
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  to a press release.
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  From the Conservation Foundation. Coordinated by Friends of the Fox River, it's
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  our Fox River Day is celebrated annually on The third Saturday of
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  September. The Conservation Foundation is partnering with local organizations to host cleanup
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  in St. Charles, Oswego and Yorkville from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday,
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  according to the news release. St. Charles cleanup
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  is in partnership with the River Corridor Foundation of St. Charles and
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  the St. Charles Park District. The cleanup starts at Furson Creek Park
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  off State Route 31 east of Wild Rose Springs Drive in St.
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  Charles. The cleanup in Oswego is in partnership with the Village of
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  Oswego and The Oswegoland Park District. The event will begin in several
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  locations near the downtown are near 65 NS Harrison St. Oswego. The
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  Yorkville clean is in partnership with the Kendall County Outdoor Education Center
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  and Yorkville Parks and Recreation. The
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  cleanup starts at Riverfront Park, 201 East Hydraulic Street, Yorkville. This
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  event demonstrates how community Volunteers
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  are both inspiring and critical to the Fox River, said Jessica Mino,
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  Kane and Kendall County Program Director for
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  the Conservation Foundation. And when we care for the river and water
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  quality, we are also caring for ourselves and our communities. Volunteers can
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  clean up from land or bring their own canoe or kayak to
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  clean up from the water. The on-water cleanup will help reduce litter
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  hotspots on hard-to-reach islands and shorelines. These hotspots worsened due to heavy
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  rain and storms this year, according to the news release. Volunteers are
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  asked to bring their own gloves and reusable water bottles. Trash bags
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  and collection tools will be provided according to the news release. The
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  Conservation Foundation encourages advanced registration for the cleanup events. To register, go
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  to theconservationfoundation.org slash event comma or for specific questions, email Jessica
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  Mino at jmino at the conservationfoundation.org.