The Valley of the Fox Group is one of 14 groups comprising the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club. Chartered in 1992, the group draws its membership from the Fox River Valley and the counties of Kane and Kendall. Also visit us at www.facebook.com/sierraclubvof.

Summer Picnic and Hike at Johnson’s Mound
Monday, June 15, 2026.  5:30pm

Johnson’s Mound, meet at the Pavilion
We have a tradition of having a box lunch picnic at Johnson’s Mound every June, as a bit of a farewell party as we go our far-flung ways for the summer.  Please join us.  We provide the box lunch; you provide the fun!  We’ll take a guided tour with our local naturalists and birders.  Bring your binoculars. 

Message From Our VOF Chair

Thanks to everybody who attended our program about data centers. We had almost 100 people in person and on Zoom. This shows how important this topic is for our community.

We are planning our programs for the fall and spring seasons. They will be once a month on the second Monday of every month, Zoom hybrid, probably at the Aurora Santori Library and the Gail Borden Library. Please stay tuned for more information. If you have an idea for a program, please let me know. We have so many great experts right here in the Fox Valley.

Thank you for visiting our booth at the Aurora Greenfest last month. We enjoyed meeting you and hope you will join us for our last program of the 2025-2026 program year. Please see below.

All our best to you and your family,
Mavis Bates
630-605-9244

Conservation

We love to support the volunteer workdays sponsored by the Kane and Kendall County Forest Preserves. For more information about Kane County go to 
https://kaneforest.com/volunteer or contact Robb Cleave at CleaveRobb@kaneforest.com.

Communication and Engagement

We are always looking for new ways to communicate with you, our Valley of the Fox members, and let you know how you can get involved. We are eager to engage members of all ages. To let me know how we can better reach out to you, or to let us know your ideas for our group, please call me, Mavis Bates, at 630-605-9244 or email me at mavis@myinnerharmony.com.