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    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
    November 21, 2015
    The top photo shows the remaining small stream. What’s left of the dam is visible in the lower left corner of the photo.(Photos by Mike Demulling, manager of the New Richmond Regional Airport)
    Willow River State Park lake has different look
    These aerial photos show just how little water is left in the Little Falls Lake at the Willow River State Park. The water was first lowered...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 21, 2015 - 5:32am
    November 12, 2015
    Walking ferns with pointed leaves growing on a moss-covered limestone boulder. (Dan Wilcox photo)
    Wild Side: Many plants still green in November
    Last year at this time the polar vortex was bearing down on us. We had three or four inches of snow and temperatures were about 20 degrees below...
    sports/outdoorsNovember 12, 2015 - 2:22pm
    October 30, 2015
    A hunter and his dogs at the start of a pheasant hunt on a beautiful fall morning. (Dan Wilcox photo)
    Wild Side: Watch out for friends and dogs when hunting
    Dennis Anderson, Bill Smith and Paige Olson of River Falls, and Dave Jensen of El Paso were at our place at noon on Oct. 17 for the pheasant...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 30, 2015 - 9:56am
    October 15, 2015
    Young hunters Meagan Borchardt with a pheasant, Sydney Cernohous, Ethan Cernohous and Bennet Cernohous enjoyed the Pheasants Forever youth hunt Oct. 3 at the Hopp Farm near Beldenville. (Sheri Carlson photo)
    Wild Side: Pheasants Forever fun at ‘HoppDakota’
    Seventeen upland wildlife research biologists from twelve states got a break from attending a conference in Hudson on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Members...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 15, 2015 - 3:11pm
    October 6, 2015
    St. Croix Rowing Club Commodore and 2015 world champion Kris Miller in the club’s Hudson boathouse just off First Street. (Hudson Star-Observer photo by Chuck Nowlen)
    Gliding down the river with the St. Croix Rowing Club
    You’ll see them near the St. Croix Street boathouse most early mornings when the river and weather are right. To them, it’s not just rowing;...
    sports/outdoorsOctober 6, 2015 - 10:41am
    September 22, 2015
    Looking south from Raspberry Island in the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior, toward the Wisconsin mainland and a thunderhead growing over Iron River. (Dan Wilcox photo)
    Wild Side: Fascinating fluid dynamics on the Big Lake
    The continually changing interactions between water, sunlight, moonlight, clouds and wind make for fascinating scenery on lakes. We’ve enjoyed...
    sports/outdoorsSeptember 22, 2015 - 9:57am
    September 3, 2015
    A Common Nighthawk is well-camouflaged. (Photo by Andy Reago and Chrissy McClarren / Wikimedia)
    Wild Side: Aerial acrobats off to South America
    This summer has been a fine one around here except for some high-intensity rainstorms. Rain has been frequent enough that we haven’t had to...
    sports/outdoorsSeptember 3, 2015 - 2:13pm
    August 21, 2015
    How to tie a bowline. Illustration from “The Six Boy Scout Knots” by John Geffre.
    Wild Side: It pays to know some good knots
    People have been making fiber rope for thousands of years. Our cave-dwelling ancestors used knots to make snares and nets for catching food,...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 21, 2015 - 8:47am
    August 15, 2015
    Boy Scouts of New Richmond Troop 144 attacked buckthorn with loppers and trichlopyr after getting instruction from Jack Rasmussen, “The Buckthorn King.” Since that start, Ruwal Freese’s “Buckthorn Brigade” has continued that work on Tuesday mornings when weather permits.
    Prairie Day set for Aug. 22 at Willow River
    For the third year the St. Croix Valley chapter of The Prairie Enthusiasts will hold its annual Prairie Day at Willow River State Park. During...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 15, 2015 - 2:27pm
    August 13, 2015
    A bighead carp captured by the Minnesota DNR near Bayport this summer after anglers reported catching the invasive fish in the area. (Photo via MN DNR)
    Feedback sought on St. Croix Watershed Plan to address aquatic invaders
    Feedback sought on St. Croix Watershed Plan to address aquatic invaders HUDSON -- The public is invited to provide comment on...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 13, 2015 - 11:01am
    August 11, 2015
    Car-killed deer in Wisconsin can now be collected without the aid of law enforcement -- unless damage sustained in the crash surpasses $1,000. (Submitted photo courtesy of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
    Tagging requirements lifted for car-killed deer
    Motorists who encounter deer killed on Wisconsin roadways now have a simpler process to follow, thanks to changes at the state Capitol. The...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 11, 2015 - 8:17am
    August 7, 2015
    Wild Side: Trout fishing in the mountains
    Joe Paatalo (‘Joe Pa’) of River Falls is an English teacher, book author, avid trout fisherman and former player and coach for the River...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 7, 2015 - 8:36am
    August 6, 2015
    Spring Valley teacher Pat Houlton caught this brown trout in an area creek last month. The fish was 29 inches long and weighed in at 17 pounds. (Submitted photo)
    Spring Valley teacher nets big trout
    Spring Valley High School teacher and River Falls resident Pat Houlton caught this large brown trout in a small creek near Spring Valley in late...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 6, 2015 - 9:25am
    August 2, 2015
    Racers start the single speed/fat tire race at the Border Crossing event Sunday, July 26.
    436 compete at Border Crossing race in River Falls
    People came from all over Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as Michigan and the Dakotas to Whitetail Ridge Trail for the Border Crossing bike...
    sports/outdoorsAugust 2, 2015 - 6:00am
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