Dont miss out on fun stuff coming up on and around the Black River this Winter. The Winter Newsletter is available for you to read complete with events, dates, and other interesting stuff!
Friends of the Black River
The Black River is special and irreplaceable. It flows for nearly 200 miles from the Medford area to La Crosse where it joins the Mississippi River. Along the way it provides high-quality recreation, habitat, scenic beauty and economic benefits.
The Black River has been included on the list of Wisconsin's Land Legacy Places (places that are critical in meeting Wisconsin's future conservation and recreation needs) because of its unique, pristine condition. Rivers as clean and natural as the Black River are becoming more and more difficult to find.
The Friends of the Black River need your help in protecting this important resource.
Volunteer Worksheet available on this Website
Worksheet For Volunteers
"Many of our grants include a need to account for unpaid time spent by volunteers in the accomplishment of Friends of the Black River (FBR) work activities. Both member and non-member individuals are asked to submit their accounting of hours-volunteered-while-doing-work related to Friends of the Black River. Please see link in the sidebar of this page to open the document and start keeping track! For more info, contact us.
February 8 FBR Meeting features Randy Poelma, Biologist for the Ho-Chunk Nation
6:30 pm February 8 at the Co-op Credit Union
The next FBR monthly meeting will be held February 8 in the community room of the Co-op Credit Union beginning at 6:30 p.m. Our speaker for the evening will be Randy Poelma, the biologist for the Ho-Chunk Nation. He will talk about what the Nation is doing to preserve the environment in the Black River basin.
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Invasive Species Forum to be held by Friends of the Black River in March
Register for the Invasive Species Forum
The Friends of the Black River is holding an Invasive Species Forum to inform concerned citizens about invasive species in the Black River watershed and to develop a network of stakeholders to work together to address this very important issue. You are invited to join the effort to halt the spread of invasive species in the Black River watershed.
Representatives of local organizations or businesses are invited to develop a watershed-wide action plan for halting the spread or eradicate invasive species.
When: Saturday, March 31 from 8:30 a.m. until noon (A complimentary lunch will be offered at noon.)
Where: Skyline Golf Course
Registration: There is no charge to attend the forum but preregistration is required.
Register here or call — 608-526-9873 or 608-257-2424, ext. 113.
Registration deadline is March 16
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January Meeting at earlier time! This Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 6:30 pm
Reminder: The January meeting of the Friends of the Black River will be Wednesday, January 11. The meeting will be held in the lower level of the Coop Credit Union and will start at 6:30 p.m. It is hoped more members and their guests will be able to attend at the earlier time. Our speaker will be Mike Walvaert, a weather specialist fromt the National Weather Service in La Crosse. He will talk about the service's methods for predicting the weather and the effect winter snowfall has on the watershed.
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