News – Friends of the Black River http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org a citizen's watershed conservation organization Thu, 15 Feb 2018 01:42:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Snowy Owls in the Black River Region (4/2011) http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/snowy-owls-in-the-black-river-region-42011/ http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/snowy-owls-in-the-black-river-region-42011/#respond Wed, 27 May 2015 05:13:01 +0000 http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/?p=219 Read More »]]> snowy-resizedOkay all you Harry Potter fans, here’s your chance to see Snowy Owls. The past few weeks has found hundreds (probably thousands) of snowy owls heading south from the Arctic region into southern Canada and the northern half of the United States. Especially in Wisconsin and Minnesota large numbers of birds have been spotted.
In the La Crosse, WI area there have been upwards of 4 seen at the local airport. Airports tend to attract snowy owls, not because they want to catch a flight south, but probably because it reminds them of “home”–nice, flat, shortly-cut grassy areas with good visibility.
For more information on this latest irruption, ebird has a pretty good article on this as well as a distribution map

ebird
Also be sure to check on your area’s birding list(s) for up-to-the-minute information. New sitings are being reported all the time:
birdingonthenet

]]> http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/snowy-owls-in-the-black-river-region-42011/feed/ 0 Friends of the Black River Annual Slideshow (10/11) http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/friends-of-the-black-river-annual-slideshow-1011/ http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/friends-of-the-black-river-annual-slideshow-1011/#respond Wed, 27 May 2015 05:13:00 +0000 http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/?p=218 If you missed the meeting Wednesday night you can still view the annual Friends of the River Slideshow on YouTube! Here’s the link.

]]> http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/friends-of-the-black-river-annual-slideshow-1011/feed/ 0 Visit Facebook and share your Black River experiences http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/visit-facebook-and-share-your-black-river-experiences/ http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/visit-facebook-and-share-your-black-river-experiences/#respond Wed, 27 May 2015 05:12:58 +0000 http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/?p=217 Read More »]]> We are now on facebook! This can be a wonderful way for folks to share their river experiences and give updates on how different parts of the river are looking. Go to facebook and find friends who are also going out on the river. Let others know of areas that need attention, or that are worth going out and seeing. Our facebook page is ready for you! Our page is called, Friends of the Black River, Wisconsin. Check it out! Let us know what you think. Are you going out on the river? Have you seen interesting animals or plants on the river? Nasty snags to watch out for? Let others hear about it.

See you on Facebook!

]]> http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/visit-facebook-and-share-your-black-river-experiences/feed/ 0 FBR Summer Newsletter http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/fbr-summer-newsletter/ http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/fbr-summer-newsletter/#respond Wed, 27 May 2015 05:12:57 +0000 http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/?p=216 The Summer newsletter is available for you to read! Check it out under “newsletter” orclick here!

]]> http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/fbr-summer-newsletter/feed/ 0 Headline: The Mississippi Valley Conservancy, in partnership with Friends of the Black River, has established its first nature preserve in Jackson County http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/headline-the-mississippi-valley-conservancy-in-partnership-with-friends-of-the-black-river-has-established-its-first-nature-preserve-in-jackson-county/ http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/headline-the-mississippi-valley-conservancy-in-partnership-with-friends-of-the-black-river-has-established-its-first-nature-preserve-in-jackson-county/#respond Wed, 27 May 2015 05:12:56 +0000 http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/?p=215 Read the whole article here.

]]> http://www.friendsoftheblackriver.org/headline-the-mississippi-valley-conservancy-in-partnership-with-friends-of-the-black-river-has-established-its-first-nature-preserve-in-jackson-county/feed/ 0