What took 500,000,000 years for nature to create, can be destroyed in 50 minutes by a bulldozer. A frac sand mining company will request a condition use permit to excavate within the shoreline of Halls Creek and build a rail line within sight of the waterway. Concerned citizens can voice their objections to the plan… Read More »
The exceptional landscape of the Driftless Region provides habitat for some unique plants and animals that are generally unknown to the human residents. These little-known residents of the region will be the topic of the Friends of the Black River’s January 13 meeting. Next Wednesday’s meeting will be held in the Jackson County Bank’s community… Read More »
The public is invited to a program about the Sport of Kings. The educational presentation on falconry, sponsored by the Friends of the Black River, will be held Thursday, Nov. 19. The program will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the large group instruction room in the Black River Falls Middle School and will last about… Read More »
The story of the grassroots campaign by citizen activists will be the topic of the Nov. 4 meeting of the Friends of the Black River. At the meeting, author and environmentalist Bill Berry will talk about his book “Banning DDT: How Citizen Activists in Wisconsin Led the Way.” The efforts undertaken by concerned citizens who… Read More »
The project to re-introduce elk to Jackson County will be the topic of the Friends of the Black River’s Oct. 14 meeting. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the community room of the Jackson County Bank. Scott Roepke, wildlife biologist with the Department of Natural Resources, will present an update on the project… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will host Abbie Church of the Mississippi Valley Conservancy at its Wednesday, Sept. 9 meeting. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in the lower level meeting room of the Jackson County Bank. Church’s presentation will inform landowners how to protect their land from frac sand mining or other… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River is looking for volunteers to help with its annual river cleanup Saturday, Aug. 29. Volunteers are asked to meet at 8 a.m. at Al Young Park at the south end of First Street in Black River Falls to be assigned a section of the river. Volunteers may paddle the… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will hold its annual Lake Wazee kayaking instruction event, Saturday, July 18, 2015, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public will be able to try kayaking and can receive basic instruction in kayaking or more advanced methods such as the roll. All equipment will be provided. An admission… Read More »
Okay all you Harry Potter fans, here’s your chance to see Snowy Owls. The past few weeks has found hundreds (probably thousands) of snowy owls heading south from the Arctic region into southern Canada and the northern half of the United States. Especially in Wisconsin and Minnesota large numbers of birds have been spotted. In… Read More »
If you missed the meeting Wednesday night you can still view the annual Friends of the River Slideshow on YouTube! Here’s the link.