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    January 21, 2016
    An oak savanna restoration in progress. This part of the Foster Conservation Reserve in River Falls was overgrown with invasive common buckthorn a few years ago. (Dan Wilcox photo)
    Wild Side: Prairie enthusiasts restore oak savanna
    Many of us enjoy strolling through a park-like setting with scattered trees and grassy ground vegetation. This seems to be a common human predilection....
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 21, 2016 - 12:15pm
    January 10, 2016
    Falls of the Kinnickinnic River in River Falls in the 1860s. (Wisconsin Historical Society photo)
    Wild Side: Clean, clear, cold and free-flowing
    This morning the sky is deep blue, the air calm, and the temperature is well below freezing. Wraiths of water vapor snake up from the Kinnickinnic...
    sports/outdoorsJanuary 10, 2016 - 9:16am
    December 8, 2015
    Serpentine tunnels carved by emerald ash borer larvae under the bark of an ash tree. (Photo from Don’tMoveFirewood.org)
    Wild Side: Protect your ash; don’t move firewood
    Now that we have more normal November temperatures, it’s time to throw another log on the fire. Many of us in rural areas heat with wood and...
    sports/outdoorsDecember 8, 2015 - 11:51am
    October 12, 2015
    River Falls continues quest to tap into sun rays
    After more than 12 months of planning, the city, and River Falls Municipal Utility are ready to start construction on a community solar garden. The groundbreaking celebration is Monday, Oct. 12. “You have to come out to see what fun frivolity we have planned in this groundbreaking...
    Life/eventsOctober 12, 2015 - 2:32pm
    September 25, 2015
    About 30 people came out to a meeting about a possible train station in the River Falls/Hudson area on Wednesday at the library.
    Proposed train moves in the right direction
    A group of train proponants and some transporation experts held meetings in both River Falls and Hudson on Wednesday. About 65 people came out...
    News/businessSeptember 25, 2015 - 1:21pm
    August 5, 2015
    Group tells Pierce County Board that Lake Pepin is filling with sediment
    ELLSWORTH -- The Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance (LPLA) is looking to Wisconsin and Minnesota municipalities for help to restore Lake Pepin habitat for fish and wildlife, as the Pierce County Board learned at its July 29 meeting. The LPLA is described on its website as “a multi-state...
    News/regionAugust 5, 2015 - 4:28pm
    July 30, 2015
    More and more, River Falls is looking to the sun
    River Falls Municipal Utility officials believe they have already put a lot of effort into energy sustainability. Now the utility is about to...
    News/governmentJuly 30, 2015 - 6:00am
    Blue spiderwort flowering in our prairie, a first sign of summer. Dan Wilcox photo.
    Wild Side: Summer solstice is a fine time of year
    Living in the northern hemisphere at close to 45 degrees north latitude, we look forward to this time of year during our long winters. We’ve...
    sports/outdoorsJune 30, 2015 - 4:03pm
    June 22, 2015
    Jessica Delwiche took this photo after Monday’s torrential rains. Delwiche said it “shows how nature in my backyard is still beautiful.”
    Featured photo: 'Nature's beauty'
    Jessica Delwiche took this photo after Monday’s torrential rains. Delwiche said it “shows how nature in my backyard is still beautiful.” For...
    Life/arts and entertainmentJune 22, 2015 - 1:00pm
    Water rushes from a gate raised Monday at the Little Falls Lake dam in the town of St. Joseph. The lake is being drained as part of safety concerns with the dam’s foundation and other critical features. (Hudson Star-Observer photo by Mike Longaecker)
    Lake association and DNR reach agreement
    The Lake Mallalieu Association and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources have reached an agreement that gave the green light to the drawdown...
    News/regionJune 22, 2015 - 10:40am
    June 12, 2015
    This is the bear that helped himself to dinner from Randy Cudd's bird-feeder.
    Featured photo: Unexpected dinner guest
    Just about everyone has had someone uninvited show up for dinner every now and then. A recent uninvited guest was a big, hairy surprise for local...
    Life/arts and entertainmentJune 12, 2015 - 12:26pm
    June 11, 2015
    Pastor Chris Myers is shown outside First Congregational United Church of Christ, 110 N. 3rd St., where workers have installed new solar panels. The church is working with Energy Concepts Inc. which subcontracted with Steiner Electric, and River Falls Municipal Utilities to install the panels, with the help of a WPPI grant.
    Their church faith extends skyward and goes solar
    Adding solar panels to the roof may not be the first thing that springs to mind when you think of an act of faith, but for one River Falls church,...
    Life/religionJune 11, 2015 - 1:08pm
    May 29, 2015
    Aleisha Miller, environmental educator from the St. Croix County Resource Management Division, shows Tova Meads different ways rivers are polluted. (Submitted photos)
    ‘Green day’ on the Kinni for Montessori students
    River Falls Public Montessori teachers and parents of students teamed up with Aleisha Miller, environmental educator from the St. Croix County...
    News/educationMay 29, 2015 - 2:10pm
    May 20, 2015
    Front row, left to right: William Loy, Liam Cunningham, McKenna Cook. Second row: Patrick Cunningham, Bobby Cunningham, Brinley Kugel. Back row: Cathy Olyphant (St. Croix Valley Bird Club), Jim Higgins (St. Croix Valley Bird Club), Tony Steiner. (Submitted photo)
    City and school pitch in for Arbor Day
    Despite the light rain on Arbor Day last month, city workers and Westside Elementary students planted trees at Glen Park. A total of 13 trees,...
    Life/eventsMay 20, 2015 - 4:00pm
    This featured photo, taken by Cheryl Maplethorpe, shows an Oriole near Maplethorpe's home.
    Featured photos: Orioles
    These featured photos, taken by Cheryl Maplethorpe, show Orioles near Maplethorpe's home. For a chance to have your photo or video featured,...
    Life/arts and entertainmentMay 20, 2015 - 2:26pm
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