St. Croix 360 covers the St. Croix River’s 7,700-square mile watershed in Minnesota and Wisconsin, from Solon Springs to Prescott, from Sandstone to Cable.
Stories includes everything from dragonflies to floods, from fishing to oil pipelines. By building awareness and appreciation, and connecting communities, it is meant to build support for stewardship.
Our new fundraising campaign seeks to build reader support and help St. Croix 360 increase its impact.
Read more about my love of the St. Croix River in this 2018 article by Mary Divine.
The St. Croix River is special. It is wild and healthy, big and beautiful, and fragile and beloved.
I grew up on the banks of the St. Croix in Stillwater, and today live in May Township with my wife and two young children.
The river is an essential part of our life, like it is for many other people.
Since 2011, I have operated St. Croix 360 to share stories that inspire river stewardship, and connect people and organizations. Thank you to everyone who has supported St. Croix 360, especially the St. Croix River Association.
It takes a lot of time to report across the 7,700-square mile watershed and produce accurate yet engaging stories. There is much more I want to do, so I’m asking for help from St. Croix 360’s readers.
Funds raised from this campaign will be used to:
How this works is you pick one of the monthly contribution levels, all named after St. Croix River tributaries, and pledge your support. (The photo accompanying each level shows that river’s confluence with the St. Croix.)
Then I report and write — and you keep reading about one of the world’s great rivers. Depending on what you contribute, you get exclusive benefits.
Thank you for considering a contribution! I’m deeply grateful for your support.
Please note: St. Croix 360 was generously funded by the St. Croix River Association from 2012 to 2019. Readers who contribute are now the sole source of support.
Major supporters
- John Goodfellow and Kitsi Vadheim
St. Croix Circle
- Loralee DiLorenzo
- Bill and Maureen Lundquist
Namekagon River contributors
- Peter and Mary Gove
Kettle River contributors
- Angela Anderson
- Ryan and Seannie Cochrane
- Lee Lewis and Stephen Bubul
- Bill McCarthy and Danette Olsen
- Susan Nelson
- Joan Beaver and Doug Seitz
Apple River contributors
- David Bowlin
- Guillermo Cuellar and Laurie MacGregor
- Steve Despiegelaere
- Daniel Engstrom and Barb Coffin
- Jay and Kali Higgins
- Julie Kilpatrick
- Ted and Rachael Kozlowski
- Sally and Richard Leider
- William McKeown
- David Pauley
- Lisa Schlingerman
- Jon and Marynel Ryan Van Zee
Kinnickinnic River contributors
- Jim Almendinger
- Brian Alton
- Wesley and Susan Cochrane
- Rebecca Davis
- Randy and Cathy Ferrin
- Donald Frantz
- John Goodfellow and Kitsi Vadheim
- Marty Harding and Gary Noren
- Connie and Lyle Helke
- Sean Hoppes
- Ann and Andy Kirn
- Margaret Lee
- Suzanne Lindgren
- Katy and Jeremy McDearmon
- Barb Medinger
- Brent Molitor
- Marceleen Mosher
- Curt Oien
- Heidi Parton
- Anne and Peter Reich
- River Croix – Laurie Allmann and Carol Caouette
- Heather and Andrew Rutledge
- Jim and Dianne Shiely
- Matt Valek
- Ken Walls
- Barbara Y Wetzel
Other:
- Karen Bisgeiet
- Carol Carlson
- David Conkey
- Henry Fischer
- Michael and Linda Gallagher
- Connie Hess
- Mark Hove
- Dana Jackson
- Ann and Andy Kirn
- Sarah Hennies and Brian Mader
- Allison Mcginnis
- Zack and Dianne Minick
- Kristin and Andy Palmer
- Wendy Paulsen
- Carolyn Porter
- Pamela Robb
- Pete and Anne Ryan
- Rebecca Vincent
- Wendy Ward
- Terry Quesnel
- Randal Zimmermann
- Angela Knudson and Paul Creager
Finally, thank you to Jon Van Zee and Ryan Cochrane for helping with the video, and my lovely wife Katie for believing, and catching lots of copy edits.