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Large dairy makes a lot of milk and manages a lot of manure
One of the biggest farms in the St. Croix River region has taken several steps to be better stewards of soil, water, and cows.
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The travels of lake sturgeon
The DNR has tagged hundreds of sturgeon in the St. Croix to track their age, movements, and more.
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Scientists find ‘stranded’ 100-year-old mussels surviving in upper St. Croix
Specimens are believed to have persisted above St. Croix Falls dam, cut off from host fish, for more than a century.
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Railroad tycoons’ estate along St. Croix will open for holiday season family fun
Once a retreat for powerful St. Paul businessmen, Big Rock Creek Farm is now hosting a unique winter festival.
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New toxin found in St. Croix River fish
High levels of “forever chemicals” in fillets point to decades of industrial pollution.
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Prairie protectors save site overlooking St. Croix River from state sale
Group will continue to manage natural habitat at Blueberry Hill for at least five more years.
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Fish scientist with St. Croix River roots seeks to restore respect for “rough fish”
Professor part of effort to reconsider how some fish species are managed.
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Historic home marked finish line for St. Croix Valley settler’s long journey
After 19 years on the move, W.H.C. Folsom built a home in Taylors Falls and stayed busy making Minnesota history and writing about it.
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Historic home hosts stories of significant St. Croix Valley settler
W.H.C. Folsom was everything from a logger to a legislator, and documented as much history as he made.
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Bluebird nesting numbers strong despite worrisome winter
Birdhouse monitor shares observations from Wild River State Park in wake of deadly migration last spring.