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The St. Croix River: It’s a National Park
The St. Croix River’s status as a National Scenic Riverway means protection for wildlife and scenery, and significant economic impacts.
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Plans to reduce runoff announced
Citizens are invited to two meetings on January 31 to learn more and share their ideas about efforts to improve water quality in the Lower St. Croix River.
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Learn the latest about leaping carp
Park Service presentations will cover why invasive Asian carp are bad for the St. Croix River, and provide an update on steps being taken to control their spread.
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Support the St. Croix on Give to the Max Day
Donate to the St. Croix River Association and help protect the river.
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Bird-friendly forest restoration at Riverside Landing
A recent project on the upper St. Croix will hopefully attract migratory songbirds to an area hit by the July 1 blowdown storm.
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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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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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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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Water should be blue, not green
Algae blooms broke out in the river last week during the hot weather. Planting rain gardens can help keep the river clean and healthy.