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 »
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 »