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 »
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 »
USGS research fish biologist Jon Amberg will present a program about the agency’s efforts to develop methods for halting the spread of Asian carp. He will give his presentation at the Wednesday, Nov. 9 meeting of the Friends of the Black River. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Jackson County Bank’s community… Read More »
Paddlers and nonpaddlers alike will be treated to stories of canoeing and kayaking on the rivers of the Driftless Region at the September Friends of the Black River meeting. Paddling guide book authors Lynne and Bob Diebel will share their adventures paddling the waterways of the Driftless Region at FBR’s Wednesday, Sept. 14 meeting. The meeting… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will host U.S. Fish & Wildlife private lands biologist Mark Pfost at its June 8 meeting. Pfost works with the Partners for Fish & Wildlife program, based at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, to help landowners in a 10-county territory stretching from Adams to Jackson to Rusk restore or enhance… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will host a meeting for stakeholders and other members of the public concerned about the recreational use of the Black River impoundment. The meeting will be held Wednesday, May 11, in the Jackson County Bank Community Room beginning at 6:30 p.m. A Department of Natural Resources representative has been… Read More »