The Friends of the Black River will host nature photographer Alan Stankevitz at its October 12 meeting. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Jackson County Bank community room. Stankevitz will share some of his favorite images and videos of birds, but his focus will be on tundra swans as they pass through… Read More »
Paddlers and nonpaddlers alike will be treated to stories of canoeing and kayaking on the rivers of the Driftless Region at the September Friends of the Black River meeting. Paddling guide book authors Lynne and Bob Diebel will share their adventures paddling the waterways of the Driftless Region at FBR’s Wednesday, Sept. 14 meeting. The meeting… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River is sending out a call for volunteers to help with the group’s annual river cleanup. The cleanup will be held Saturday, Aug. 27. Volunteers are asked to meet at Al Young Park in Black River Falls at 8 a.m. Al Young Park is at end of South First Street.… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River invites the public to join its members for a walk through a restored prairie. Steve Humphrey will lead the walk on land he is restoring to native prairie flowers. The free event will be held Wednesday, July 13. Those interested in the walk-and-talk can meet at 6 p.m. in… Read More »
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 »