Friends of the Black River and Castle Mound State Park are looking for volunteers to help with this year’s Earth Day Cleanup. The cleanup will be held Saturday, April 22, and volunteers are asked to meet in parking lot by the shelter house at 8 a.m. to receive assignments. Cleanup volunteers will have free admission… Read More »
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources forestry team leader Eric Zenz and forestry specialist Amy Luebke will present a program on wildfire risk in the Black River Falls area at the Friends of the Black River’s March 8. The meeting will be held in the Jackson County Bank beginning at 6:30 p.m. The DNR forestry agents… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will hold a snowshoe hike Saturday, Feb. 11, beginning at 10 a.m. Participants who would like to carpool to the High Banks trail are asked to meet at the Black River Falls Chamber of Commerce parking lot by 9:30 a.m. The BRACC is located at 120 N. Water Street,… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will again hold a kayaking lesson session for the public at the Black River Falls Middle School pool Saturday, Feb. 4. The kayak lessons will be offered from noon to 2 p.m. and are open to anyone wanting to learn to kayak. Beginners through advance level are welcome to… Read More »
The honey bee isn’t the only pollinator that’s endangered. Native bees and other insects instrumental in the production of many crops are declining in numbers. The pollinators and the alarming situation will be the topic of the Friends of the Black River’s February meeting. The meeting will be held Feb. 8 in the Jackson County… Read More »
A presentation about techniques for surviving in wilderness areas in the winter will be presented at the Friends of the Black River’s January meeting. Derek Barkeim of Seekers Wild will offer winter survival tips Wednesday, Jan. 11, in the community room of the Jackson County Bank. The meeting will beginning at 6:30 p.m. and the… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will hold its annual holiday party and movie showing Monday, Dec. 5. FBR members and guests are invited to attend the gathering in the community room of the Jackson County Bank. The evening will begin with social hour at 6 p.m. This year’s film will be “Chasing Ice.” The… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River has scheduled its fall cleanup of County Highway K for Monday, October 24. The organization is responsible for trash removal on the county highway as part of the Adopt-A-Highway program. Volunteers should meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Black River Area Chamber of Commerce to carpool. For more information… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will host nature photographer Alan Stankevitz at its October 12 meeting. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Jackson County Bank community room. Stankevitz will share some of his favorite images and videos of birds, but his focus will be on tundra swans as they pass through… 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. 27. Volunteers are asked to meet at Al Young Park in Black River Falls at 8 a.m. Al Young Park is at end of South First Street.… Read More »