The use of goat herds to combat invasive vegetation will be the topic of the next Friends of the Black River meeting. The meeting will be held Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in The Hub in the Lunda Community Center. The center is located at 405 St. Hwy 54, Black River Falls.… Read More »
Wisconsin Maple Syrup Producers Association executive director Theresa Baroun will present a program about the organization’s work to produce and promote maple syrup and raising maple trees at the Friends of the Black River’s Wednesday, October 18, 2023 meeting. The meeting will be held in The Hub at the Lunda Community Center, beginning at 6:30… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River Volunteers are looking for volunteers to help clean up along County Highway K Tuesday, September 26, 2023. FBR does clean up twice a year along a two-mile stretch of the highway as part of the Adopt A Highway program. Volunteers are asked to meet at the intersection of County… Read More »
The interpretive programs coordinator of International Crane Foundation will present a virtual program about the organization’s work at the Friends of the Black River’s Wednesday, September 13 meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. in The Hub at the Lunda Community Center. The program is free and the public is encouraged to attend. More information about Friends… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River is looking for volunteers to help with the group’s annual river cleanup. The cleanup will be held Saturday, Aug. 26. Volunteers are asked to meet at Al Young Park in Black River Falls at 8 a.m. to be assigned a section of the river. Al Young Park is located… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will hold its annual guided prairie wildflower walk Tuesday, July 18, 2023 beginning at 6 p.m. The site for the walk is on Charcoal Road near Hixton. Steve Humphrey has agreed to again lead the walk. Participants wanting to carpool or caravan to the site should meet in Theisen’s… Read More »
As part of the attractions of the Festival in the park, the Friends of the Black River will hold its annual Paddle in the Park on the kids’ fishing pond in the Lunda Community Park in Black River Falls, Saturday, July 1, 2023, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event gives youngsters of all… Read More »
Landmark Conservancy stewardship specialist Katie Hahn will present a program about the organization’s work with land trusts at the next Friends of the Black River meeting. Hahn will talk about how private land can be placed in easements, protecting them from development. The meeting will be held Wednesday, June 14, 2023, beginning at 6:30 p.m.… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will hold its spring wildflower hike Saturday, May 13, 2023, starting at 10 a.m. The guided walk will help participants identify a variety of spring wildflowers found along the trail above Clear Creek. The trail starts on the west side of Pettibone Pass about 100 yards south of W8910… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River are looking for volunteers for Earth Day cleanups Saturday, April 22, 2023, for both Jackson and Clark counties. In Jackson County, volunteers are asked to meet at Castle Mound State Park at 8 a.m. to receive assignments. The park is located on State Highway 27 east of Black River… Read More »