The exceptional landscape of the Driftless Region provides habitat for some unique plants and animals that are generally unknown to the human residents. These little-known residents of the region will be the topic of the Friends of the Black River’s January 13 meeting. Next Wednesday’s meeting will be held in the Jackson County Bank’s community… Read More »
The story of the grassroots campaign by citizen activists will be the topic of the Nov. 4 meeting of the Friends of the Black River. At the meeting, author and environmentalist Bill Berry will talk about his book “Banning DDT: How Citizen Activists in Wisconsin Led the Way.” The efforts undertaken by concerned citizens who… Read More »
The project to re-introduce elk to Jackson County will be the topic of the Friends of the Black River’s Oct. 14 meeting. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the community room of the Jackson County Bank. Scott Roepke, wildlife biologist with the Department of Natural Resources, will present an update on the project… Read More »
The Friends of the Black River will host Abbie Church of the Mississippi Valley Conservancy at its Wednesday, Sept. 9 meeting. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in the lower level meeting room of the Jackson County Bank. Church’s presentation will inform landowners how to protect their land from frac sand mining or other… Read More »