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 »
The results of a study to reclaim sand mines and convert them to prairie habitat will be the topic of the Friends of the Black River’s November meeting. The program will be presented Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the Jackson County Bank community room beginning at 6:30 p.m. UW-River Falls’ geology and soil science professor Dr.… Read More »
A presentation about habitat research using “insect hotels” will be the topic of the next Friends of the Black River meeting. Dr. Ted Wilson, biology professor at Viterbo University, and Ben Gibson, biology major and president of the college’s Science Club, will present the program Wednesday, Oct. 10. The meeting will be held at 6:30… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River is looking for volunteers to help with the County Hwy K cleanup. The next cleanup will be held Monday, Oct. 1. FBR has adopted County Hwy K from State Hwy 54 to Hryz Road for litter removal. Volunteers are asked to meet at the intersection of State Hwy 54… Read More »
New town of Albion public park at Rustic Mill site presentation The project to transform the site of a former historic grist mill and well-known restaurant into a town park will be the topic of the next Friends of the Black River meeting. Town of Albion Chair Leonard Olson and Supervisor Tom Tomter will give… 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. 26. Volunteers are asked to meet at Al Young Park in Black River Falls at 8 a.m. Al Young Park is at south end of South First… Read More »
Opportunities for whitewater kayaking will be available Saturday, August 11, 2018 and Saturday, September 8, 2018 with releases by the Hatfield Dam from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, contact Jeff Polzin at 715-896-5534.