Experts explain the different kinds of algae that river users might see on the St. Croix.
Slowing down summer
Floating the upper river, time moves at the pace of late summer’s current.
High-speed driving course proposed next to Kinnickinnic River
Developer faces stiff opposition at first meeting about plans for five-mile performance car track in River Falls.
Interconnections are explored in exhibition traveling throughout the St. Croix Valley
Mobile Art Gallery is connecting communities with the arts from Taylor’s Falls to Prescott.
New sheriff patrol boats coming to river with federal funding
Congressional appropriation lets Washington County purchase new boats to work lower St. Croix River.
Petition to protect Osceola park from new bridge receives 5,000 signatures
Citizen effort seeks to prevent one of the possible designs that would have big impacts on beloved area.
Afton State Park phenology, August 5 to 11
The days are getting shorter and animals are starting to migrate.
Rural community rebuffs challenge to livestock rules
Wisconsin town’s supervisors reject industry claims and retains legal counsel.
Neglected livestock siting rules frustrate farmers, local governments, environmental groups alike
The rules for locating livestock operations in Wisconsin haven’t been updated in 16 years, frustrating both farmers and conservationists.
Grants available for water, environmental, and public safety projects in Stillwater area
Community foundation accepting applications to fund health and safety programs.
Afton State Park phenology, July 29 to August 4
Young animals are starting to appear, while late summer sets in with everything from flowers to dragonflies.
St. Croix Valley farmers launch initiative to promote local food and agriculture
Event on August 10 in Osceola will celebrate new coalition seeking to build community among growers and consumers.
Sand barrens in bloom
Botanists have been busy documenting hundreds of plant species found in unique area along upper St. Croix.
Follow in famous outdoors writer’s footsteps through St. Croix headwaters
Annual tour offered of area where Gordon MacQuarrie hunted, fished, and wrote.
New nature center near Hudson immerses visitors in St. Croix Valley’s natural wonders
Minnesota’s Carpenter Nature Center opens visitor center and trails at site across the river.