If invasive plants aren’t managed, they can create major issues in the environment. The why and how of forming an organization to address the problem will be presented at the April 10, 2024 Friends of the Black River meeting. The meeting will be held in The Hub at the Lunda Community Center beginning at 6:30… Read More »
Wisconsin Master Naturalist volunteer Pam (McDonald) Bowe, a Jackson County native, will present a program about the Wisconsin Master Naturalist program at the Friends of the Black River’s Wednesday, March 13, 2024 meeting. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in The Hub at the Lunda Community Center. The community center is located at 405… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will hold its annual movie night Tuesday, December 5, 2023, in The Hub at the Lunda Community Center. The community center is located at 405 State Highway 54, Black River Falls. Social time will begin at 6 p.m. with movie showings starting at 6:15 p.m. The public is invited… Read More »
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 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 »
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 »
Raptor educator Abbey Krumrie of River Valley Raptors, Inc. will present a program featuring the birds of prey native to the Driftless Region Wednesday, April 12, 2023. The presentation will be at 6:30 p.m. in The Hub at the Lunda Community Center. The center is located at 405 State Hwy 54, Black River Falls. The… Read More »
Jackson County land conservationist Gaylord Olson II will present a program about the Jackson County Land Conservation Department Wednesday, February 15, 2023, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in The Hub at the Lunda Community Center. His presentation will cover the history of JCLCD and its relationship to conservation. The program is free and the public is… Read More »
Conservation biologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Rori Paloski will present a virtual program about her research on the eastern massasauga rattlesnake at the Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022 Friends of the Black River meeting. Some of Paloski’s research was conducted in Jackson County. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in The Hub… Read More »