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 importance of isolated wetlands will be the topic of the Friends of the Black River’s June meeting program. The meeting will be held Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. in the Jackson County Bank’s community room. Tracy Hames, executive director of Wisconsin Wetlands Association, will present the program about the history of… Read More »
Some Wisconsinites mark the arrival of spring with the first sight of a robin; others know winter is gone when they hear the songs of frogs. “The singing frogs are the true sign that winter has lost its grip and warmer weather is here,” said Beaver Creek Reserve naturalist Ruth Forsgren. Forsgren will present a… Read More »
Since retiring from his job with the School District of Black River Falls, Jim Hornby has not only continued to pursue his photography interest, he’s made the hobby a small business. Hornby will show his photographs at the Wednesday, Nov. 8 meeting of the Friends of the Black River. The meeting will be held in… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will host Kathy KasaKaitas at its Wednesday, Oct. 11 meeting. The meeting will be held in The Hub in the Lunda Community Center beginning at 6:30 p.m. KasaKaitas is the animal humane officer and wildlife rehabilitator with the Coulee Region Humane Society. She will talk about the CRHS program… Read More »
Jesse Hieb’s standup paddle board adventure is not just historic; it led the adventurer on a journey to advocate for the state’s longest river. Hieb paddle boarded the entire length of the Wisconsin River in 2016, beginning at the river’s source at Lac Vieux Desert, on the Wisconsin-Michigan border, to where it meets the Mississippi… Read More »
The fish and fisheries of the Black River will be the topic of the June 14 Friends of the Black River meeting. The meeting will be held in the Jackson County Bank community room beginning at 6:30 p.m. Pete Segerson, former fisheries technician and fisheries operations supervisor with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will… Read More »
Wolves and wildcats in Wisconsin will be the topic of the Friends of the Black River’s April meeting. Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist Scott Roepke will present the program which will cover general ecology, distribution and presence of wolves, bobcats and cougars in the state. The meeting will be held Wednesday, April 12, beginning… 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 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 »