vi Table of Contents Foreword, by Dr. Evan Glazer .....................................................................................................................x “It’s Our Fox River” History—An Introduction, by Dr. Shawn Bailey ..........................................1 Part One—Origins ..........................................................................................................................................9 A Bioregion Transformed, by Mia Benitez .......................................................................................10 Fox River: Its Long-Forgotten Inhabitants, by Zander Tamez ..................................................15 Colonial French Presence on the Fox River: Motivations of the Fox Wars, by Atharva Gawde ...........................................................................................................................................................19 The Effects of Land Cover Change on the Fox River Area, by Keira Feliciano .....................24 Why the Fox River?, by Maame Poku.................................................................................................29 Part Two–Animals ........................................................................................................................................45 Hunting in the Fox River Bioregion, by Jackson Halstead .........................................................46 Fishing on the Fox, by Grace Daum ...................................................................................................52 Freshwater Mussels’ Essential Filtration of the Fox River, by Jackie Zhang .........................59 How River Otters Will Save Our Rivers, by Christian Cline ........................................................64 Invasive Species in the Fox River, by Shanan Riley .......................................................................69 Part Three–Industry .....................................................................................................................................75 Paper Mills on the Fox River, by Simon Hoffman ..........................................................................76 The History of Dams on the Fox River, by Halimat Sanusi ........................................................81 Fox River’s Bioregional History – Low-Head Dams, by Janelle Thomas ...............................86 Safety of the Recreational Use of the Fox River near Hydraulic Dams, by Avery Hedican ........................................................................................................................................................................90 Obsolete Technologies and Restoration on the Fox River, by Rylie-Nicole Bozarth ..........95 Glowing in Ottawa, by Evan Kuzukas ............................................................................................. 100 Part Four—Modernity .............................................................................................................................. 117 Fox River’s Endangerment Status, by David Love ...................................................................... 118 The History of Restoration Projects on the Fox River, by Sofia Zasiebida .......................... 123 Policies and Regulations on the Fox, by Irene Park ................................................................... 128 Behind the Glitz and the Glamor, by Jeff Duan ............................................................................ 134 The Growth of Elgin and the History of the Fox River, by Alan Hernandez ...................... 141 Personhood of Natural Entities: The Case of the Fox River, by Nooriyah Doriwala ....... 146 Index .............................................................................................................................................................. 153
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