Application for first facility of its kind in the region is met with worries about manure, smell, pollution, and other impacts.
Harvesting rain: Farmer group helps protect St. Croix River watershed, inspires additional action
Innovative initiative effort seeks to reduce agricultural runoff by letting farmers do what they do best.
Wisconsin legislature weakens St. Croix River scenic protections
New law will let property-owners develop “substandard lots,” eroding protections intended to preserve scenery and water quality.
Legislation to exempt event center from St. Croix River regulations stalls
There aren’t enough votes to move Wisconsin Senate bill, but new efforts are advancing in the state to curtail local control and remove river protections.
Legislation would exempt Somerset event center from St. Croix River rules
Elected officials in Wisconsin want to let company ignore zoning after court decision upholding protections.
Friday: Lake-Lovers Conference Comes to Spooner
Workshop will offer numerous learning opportunities about cherished lakes in the upper St. Croix watershed.
Obscure Stories of the Oldest European Settlement on the Upper St. Croix
Northern Wisconsin town got its start as an Ojibwe village.
New ‘Whey’ Forward for Clean Water
A Wisconsin company is helping cheese factories reduce pollution while making electricity.
Floating the Apple River Canyon
The final stretch before the Apple River joins the St. Croix offers a short, sweet and wild adventure.
Effort to improve the Apple River’s water gaining momentum
A broad effort to clean up the Apple River and reduce its harmful impacts on the St. Croix is getting underway, funded by two new grants.