Trail Provides a Link to Nature

Traveling the Fox River trail corridor leads to a gentleforgetfulness not only of suburban sprawl, but also of age, as itrestores the pace of long summer days of childhood.

But plans for more bridges, more riverboat casinos and moredevelopment along the Fox could change this character, according tosome of the naturalists and environmental advocates who have foughtto preserve it.

"What you have here is a corridor of habitat not only for humans. . . but for wildlife," said Pat Reese, executive director of theFriends of the Fox River, an environmental advocacy group, during abike trip from Elgin to Algonquin. The corridor serves as amigratory link for both plants …