 To get to the Little Yellow Banks canoe landing at St. Croix State Park, you first drive five miles of paved road from the highway to park headquarters. Then you drive another five miles of gravel road to the landing. By the time you get to the river, you feel like the hustle and bustle of modern life is pretty far away. The river–wild, undeveloped, beautiful–does nothing to dispel that feeling. Continue reading »
 Posted: May 26th, 2010
 Topics: st. croix river
 A coalition of the National Park Service and state parks on both sides of the St. Croix River have announced a series of events this summer meant to get families out and enjoying everything the St. Croix has to offer. Continue reading »
 Posted: April 23rd, 2010
 Topics: bwcaw, canoeing, st. croix river
 I will be talking about canoeing the St. Croix River, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and who knows what else as part of a panel discussion about water trails. Continue reading »
 Posted: April 21st, 2010
 Topics: conservation, st. croix river
 St. Croix River Awareness Week has been scheduled for July 17-25. How can we celebrate the river and help protect it for future generations? Continue reading »
 Posted: April 11th, 2010
 Topics: canoeing, spring, st. croix river
 The annual early spring canoe outing has been thus dubbed with its name because the most consistent memory from year to year is pairs of ducks fleeing the canoe every hundreds or so. Continue reading »
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I'm a writer and Web communications practitioner with a bias toward conservation issues--particularly regarding public lands and waters.
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