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Art project creates boats out of river material
A group of local artists have made artistic boats out of plant material harvested from the Apple River and will float them downstream this summer.
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Turn of the tide for Scandia gravel mine?
The city has called a special meeting to consider asking for a second opinion on a proposed gravel mine on a St. Croix River bluff.
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Bridge proposal lands river on “endangered” list
For the second year in a row, the river conservation group American Rivers has named the St. Croix to its list of the “Most Endangered Rivers in America.”
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Canoe competition on St. Croix tributary
The 15-mile Snake River Canoe Race near Mora, MN, attracted 233 kayaks and canoes last weekend.
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Music, poetry, birdsong and green leaves at O’Brien
Spring has finally sprung and a party at William O’Brien State Park, with music and poetry, was a good excuse to get to the river.
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Vandal destroys restroom at landing near Rush City
A man has been arrested for causing approximately $60,000 in damage with a bomb at the Old Railroad Landing
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Paddler sets off on trip from St. Paul to Lake Superior
A St. Paul man set off today for a 290 mile canoe trip to Madeline Island on Lake Superior via the St. Croix, the Brule, and beyond.
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Invasive carp found near Prescott
A bighead carp caught in the St. Croix near its confluence with the Mississippi has big implications for the future of native fish in the river.
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Webcams give live view of nesting falcons
Watch Peregrine Falcons incubate their eggs and raise their young on the tower of the Allen S. King Plant near Bayport.
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Prairie restoration has no place for pines
An effort to restore part of Belwin Conservancy to natural prairie has meant the cutting of a large stand of pines that were planted by farmers in the 1950s or 1960s.
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