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New efforts to clean up two St. Croix tributaries
The public is asked to help craft plans to clean up Brown’s Creek in Stillwater and the Apple River in Somerset, helping improve habitat and preventing algae blooms in the St. Croix River.
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Volunteers needed at new river visitor center at Arcola Mills
The Park Service is seeking volunteers to help operate an experimental St. Croix River visitor center at the historical site north of Stillwater.
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Native plant sales are an opportunity to help protect clean water
Buy plants that are easy to maintain and which help prevent erosion and runoff at two events in September.
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Search for invasive carp finds no fish
New video and other updates show efforts the DNR is making to determine extent of invasive carp problem.
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Fishing tournament will raise funds for Parkinson’s treatment
A charity fishing tournament in Bayport on September 10 will raise money to help improve care of Parkinson’s Disease patients.
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Winners of the “Save the Fish” clean water contest
The campaign helped raise awareness about how people can help prevent unhealthy algae in the St. Croix River and other lakes and streams by planting rain gardens.
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DNR announces Asian carp believed to be in the river
Recent water sampling indicates that Silver carp, one of the invasive Asian carp species, are present in the St. Croix River, potentially as far up the river as the dam at St. Croix Falls.
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Canoeists stranded by high water on upper St. Croix
Campers and counselors from a summer camp had to be rescued by authorities after swamping canoes Thursday night.
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Park Service recommends no paddlers on upper St. Croix due to high water
Heavy rain in the upper river watershed has resulted in record-breaking water levels, and has dangerous conditions above Riverside Landing.
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Slideshow of photos from the “Be Moved” river trip
Gary Noren, one of 11 people to paddle the length of the St. Croix and Namekagon Rivers last month, shared this video of his photos from the trip.
