Paddlers are invited to join members of the Friends of the Black River for a number of paddling opportunities this summer. FBR will sponsor a paddle on the Black River reservoir landing just above the Black River Falls dam from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, July 2, as part of the Karner Blue Butterfly Festival.… Read More »
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is recruiting volunteers to take over monitoring and maintaining the trail cameras set up in the Black River State forest. The trail cam project is intended to provide an accurate and cost-effective system for monitoring Wisconsin elk herds. It will enable researchers to estimate the size of herd and the… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will host U.S. Fish & Wildlife private lands biologist Mark Pfost at its June 8 meeting. Pfost works with the Partners for Fish & Wildlife program, based at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, to help landowners in a 10-county territory stretching from Adams to Jackson to Rusk restore or enhance… Read More »
The annual spring wildflower walk will be held Saturday, May 14. Hikers are asked to meet in the Black River Area Chamber of Commerce parking lot at 10 a.m. to carpool to the trail head. A river paddle will be held on Morrison Creek from Highway 54 put-in to the #6 take-out May 22. Paddlers… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will host a meeting for stakeholders and other members of the public concerned about the recreational use of the Black River impoundment. The meeting will be held Wednesday, May 11, in the Jackson County Bank Community Room beginning at 6:30 p.m. A Department of Natural Resources representative has been… Read More »
Friends of the Black River and Jackson County Forestry and Parks Department are looking for volunteers to help with this year’s Earth Day Cleanup. The cleanup will be held Saturday, April 23 and volunteers are asked to meet at the Lake Wazee Park Beach parking lot at 8 a.m. to receive assignments. Cleanup volunteers will… Read More »
Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist Scott Roepke will present a program about bears at the April 13 Friends of the Black River meeting. The meeting will be begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Jackson County Bank community room. Roepke’s presentation will focus on black bear ecology, management and distribution within the state. The public… Read More »
Anyone venturing into wild places would be wise to know skills for surviving mishaps. Those who enjoy the outdoors can learn those skills at the Friends of the Black River’s March meeting. The meeting will be held Wednesday, March 9, at 6:30 p.m. in the Jackson County Bank. Derek Barkeim of Seekers Wild will present… Read More »
One of Black River Falls’ own will share her work and life as a wildlife researcher in Alaska at the February meeting of the Friends of the Black River. Hometown girl, Sadie Ulman, will present a program about her work as a research associate with the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) in Seward, Alaska, Wednesday, Feb.… Read More »
Kayaking instructors from the Friends of the Black River will provide lessons at the Lunda Recreation Center pool Saturday, Jan. 30. The sessions will begin at 8 a.m. and run until 3 p.m. Novice and experienced paddlers are welcome to learn new kayaking skills . The instruction is offered at no charge, but the $5… Read More »