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St. Croix Chronicles: Dawn all day long
Wandering through backwaters full of wildlife on a beautiful spring day.
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Ospreys’ recovery from pollution and shooting is a global conservation success story
Chemical pollution and hunting pushed Ospreys to the edge of extinction in the mid-20th century. Today, they have rebounded and can be spotted worldwide, often nesting on manmade structures.
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Famous fish: St. Croix sturgeon crowned as new champion, receives national attention
Headline-grabbing behemoth caught through the river ice has been certified as the largest in Minnesota history.
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Citizen scientists made 5,000 observations of 1,300 living things in the St. Croix River region last year
Digital database iNaturalist lets you record and explore observations of birds, insects, plants, and much more.
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Night of the Sturgeon
A first-person report from fishing the St. Croix for the legendary behemoths.
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St. Croix Creature Feature: Pelicans use the river as a north-south highway
Flocks of the huge white birds have been spotted on and above the St. Croix River during both spring and fall migration this year.
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Video: Dragonfly diehards from across America visit St. Croix Valley
Annual meeting of national dragonfly organization brings citizen scientists and others to unique insect habitat along the St. Croix River.
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America’s freshwater mussels are going extinct — here’s why that sucks
Dozens of these water-filtering species are at risk of vanishing, and that’s bad news for every living creature that relies on them.
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Endangered wood turtles featured in Hayward presentation on Jan. 19
DNR scientist will share how studies of the imperiled reptile – including on the Namekagon River – will help the species survive.
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Injured St. Croix River swan saved from suffering
Local river users noticed the big and beautiful bird was unable to fly, and organized a rescue mission.
