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 »
Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist Scott Roepke will present a program about bears at the April 13 Friends of the Black River meeting. The meeting will be begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Jackson County Bank community room. Roepke’s presentation will focus on black bear ecology, management and distribution within the state. The public… Read More »
Anyone venturing into wild places would be wise to know skills for surviving mishaps. Those who enjoy the outdoors can learn those skills at the Friends of the Black River’s March meeting. The meeting will be held Wednesday, March 9, at 6:30 p.m. in the Jackson County Bank. Derek Barkeim of Seekers Wild will present… Read More »
One of Black River Falls’ own will share her work and life as a wildlife researcher in Alaska at the February meeting of the Friends of the Black River. Hometown girl, Sadie Ulman, will present a program about her work as a research associate with the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) in Seward, Alaska, Wednesday, Feb.… Read More »
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 »