Recycling mattresses and keeping the materials out of landfills will be the subject of the Friends of the Black River’s June program. The program will be presented Wednesday, June 12, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in The Hub at the Lunda Community Center. The meeting is free and the public is encouraged to attend. For more… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will hold its annual wildflower hike Saturday, May 11, 2019. Each spring, the organization sponsors a hike for those interested in learning to identify spring wildflowers blooming in the Black River watershed. The trail is located on Pettibone Pass and is considered easy walking; the hike will last about… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River is looking for volunteers for Earth Day cleanups in Clark and Jackson counties. The Neillsville cleanup will be held Saturday, April 27, from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. Volunteers are asked to meet at 8 a.m. at 801 Hewett St., Neillsville (the old legion building near O’Neill Creek) to… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will hold two Earth Day Cleanups in 2019. The first will be the Clark County cleanup and will be held Saturday, April 27, from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. Volunteers are asked to meet at at the city’s yard waste disposal area at the end of W. 8th Street… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will hold its annual spring wildflower walk Saturday, May 11, 2019. Those wanting to carpool to the trail head should meet at the Black River Area Chamber of Commerce parking lost by 9:30 a.m. Hike is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. and last an hour to an hour… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will host a paddle on Robinson Creek Saturday, April 6, 2019. Paddlers are to meet at 10 a.m. at the Old Highway I landing. , 2019 Paddlers are also invited to paddle Halls Creek Sunday, April 7, 2019. They should meet at 9 a.m. at the Lower Lake landing.… Read More »
A snowshoe hike will be held Sunday, Feb. 10. The one-hour hike will be on level ground and suitable for beginners and youth. The trail is suitable for YakTrax use or hiking boots. Those who don’t have snowshoes who want to join the hike can rent a pair at Moe Hardware Hank, supply is limited.… Read More »
The February Friends of the Black River meeting will feature Black River Falls Municipal Utilities General Manager Casey Engebretson. Engebretson will present a program about the Black River dam and the flood of 2016 that severely damaged one of the dam’s gates. The meeting will be Wednesday, Feb. 13 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in The… Read More »
The dos and don’ts of making bird houses will the topic of the January Friends of the Black River meeting. The meeting will be held Wednesday, Jan. 9, in the Jackson County Bank’s community room beginning at 6:30 p.m. Retired naturalist Curt Kittleson will present a program about building bird houses for cavity nesting birds.… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River invites the public to a showing of the newly released “Decoding the Driftless,” a documentary about the state’s Driftless Region. The movie will be shown Tuesday, Dec. 4, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Black River Falls Middle School’s Large Group Instruction Room. The movie is the second filmed… Read More »