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National Park Service to conduct controlled burns, April 25 to May 20
Agency will focus on four areas along lower river this spring for prescribed fires.
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Dairy industry seeks to ‘curb’ local rules for livestock near St. Croix River
Lobbyists ask state agency to review new ordinances targeting large-scale operations.
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The Queen comes home
There was much to see and learn while riding on a tour boat returning to its summer port.
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Federal agency seeks new names for lakes with derogatory word
Government seeks to rename two lakes in region that still carry Native American slur.
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St. Croix River’s most harvested fish faces changing regulations
With another white bass season soon to start, concerns about overharvest lead fishery managers to consider cutting limits.
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Six Ways of Seeing the St. Croix: Native lands
The St. Croix River watershed is the homeland of the Ojibwe and Dakota, who continue to live here and retain legal rights to the land and water.
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Afton State Park Phenology, April 1 to 7, 2022
Spring is getting serious, with the arrival of many birds and the first flowers soon to bloom.




