In February 2003, a group of Batavia and
area citizens came together to help support the plan for the removal of the
North Batavia dam; to provide information and environmental resources about
the reasons why this is a positive ecological action for the Fox River and
our community; and to work toward additional efforts and actions to create a
healthy ecological system along the Fox River.
Batavians for A
Healthy River has a four-fold mission:
To inspire a conservation ethic in Batavia,
Illinois; To work cooperatively with others to monitor
and make improvements to the health of the Fox River watershed in Batavia;
To improve water quality in the Fox River by reducing point and non-point sources
of pollution in Batavia; To inform citizens of and respond to concerns about the negative impacts of dams
and other man-made encroachments
in the Fox
River and its tributaries.
To inspire a conservation ethic in Batavia,
Illinois;