122 constructed, and wetlands have been reserved to aid in it not flooding. Finally, water quality is better than it was previously, with the Fox River currently not having the heavy metal and pesticide contamination it once had.7 The designation of Fox River as endangered by American Rivers was important to saving the Fox River, and was effective in doing so. 7Gary Mechanic, “Who Drinks the Fox River?,” Friends of the Fox River (Friends of the Fox River, June 2, 2018), https://friendsofthefoxriver.org/2018/06/01/who-drinks-the-fox-river/.
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