Meetings

Habitat Restoration Specialist Spoke April 14th

On April 14th Friends of the Black River hosted speaker Kurt Brownell to share his in depth knowledge of native Wisconsin species found in our prairies and floodplains.

 

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May 12, 2010 FBR Meeting features Reggie McLeod, of Big River magazine

Paddling the Upper Mississippi — Reggie McLeod

The Black River empties into the largest river on our continent just a few miles from Jackson County. Learn more about the Mississippi River on May 12 at 7:00 PM at the Friends of the Black River’s May meeting held in the Black River Falls CCU Communityroom .
Reggie McLeod, editor and publisher of Big River Magazine is a veteran paddler and fisherman of the Mississippi’s channels and backwaters.  He’ll explain how the river works, including locks and dams, levees and the government agencies that share responsibilities on the river. He’ll share some of the most pristine places and talk about some of the dangers — high water, poison ivy, tow boats, wing dams — and how to avoid them. Reggie will bring river maps and magazines to share with the audience and welcomes questions about the river, its people, its special places and unique history.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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March 10, 2010 FBR monthly meeting: Sandhill Wildlife Area and Wildlife Biologist, Dick Thiel

Wednesday, March 10, Friends of the Black River will host wildlife biologist and outdoor educator, Dick Thiel, from Sandhill Wildlife Area. The 7:00 PM program, held in the Black River Falls CCU   Communityroom is, open to the public.

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February 10, 2010 FBR Membership Meeting featured Mississippi Archaeology Center speaker Connie Arzigian

MVA Presents Western Wisconsin: the First 13,000 Years

Picture what life was like in Black River Falls 13,000 years ago, with mastodons roaming the woods and people hunting them, along with lots of other large animals. How did people live back then, and how did their lives change as the ice age ended? How did people adapt to the land over time? What kinds of tools did they use, and what were they eating? When were the first farmers in Wisconsin? What is so special about Silver Mound? The answers to these and many more questions will be revealed in the talk: Western Wisconsin: the First 13,000 Years.

On Wednesday February 10^th Friends of the Black River is pleased to host Connie Arzigian, Laboratory Director at the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

 

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