May 23, 2013
Birding Packs and Fishing Kits Available
Looking for a way to explore and enjoy the Namekagon and St. Croix rivers? Stop by the Namekagon River Visitor Center and borrow a birding pack or a fishing kit.
May 23, 2013
NPS Offers Weekly Programs of the Stillwater Islands Area
The Riverway is offering weekly programs via pontoon boat on the St. Croix River every Wednesday and Thursday evening this summer.
May 20, 2013
Free Fly Fishing Workshop
Free fly fishing workshops will be held the weekend of June 8 and 9 at William O’Brien and Wild River State Parks.
May 14, 2013
NPS prescribed burns
The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway plans to conduct three prescribed burns in the Riverway corridor in the spring of 2013. These burns may take place May 15 - 22, depending on weather conditions. The National Park Service (NPS) is conducting these prescribed fires to improve prairie and savanna habitat along the St. Croix River.
May 01, 2013
Reopen Visitor Center
The Arcola Mills Historic Foundation and the National Park Service (NPS) are pleased to announce that Arcola Mills will again host an NPS Visitor Center. The site will be open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays from May 9 through October 21, 2013.
April 25, 2013
Speaker: Bird Migration
Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day. Attend, Migration - Beyond the Bottom of the Page
Presented by Everett Janssen, Kids Saving the Rainforest
April 25, 2013
2013 Lower River Camping Permits
The annual permit required for camping on the Lower St. Croix River is now available.
April 16, 2013
volunteers needed at st croix
The Volunteer Program at the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway is seeking volunteers to fill a variety of roles during the upcoming summer season.
April 08, 2013
Namekagon River Cleanup
Celebrate National Park Week by helping the National Park Service and Namekagon River Partnership clean up the Namekagon River on Saturday, April 27.
March 28, 2013
Speaker: Unique Photography Program
Speaker will focus on the impact of a program that uses nature photography as a healing tool for at-risk teens.
March 04, 2013
Speaker: Climate Change on Forests
Join us Saturday, March 16 for a program by Dr. Lee Frelich, director of the University of Minnesota Center for Forest Ecology.
February 27, 2013
Economic Benefit
A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2011 shows that the 273,729 visitors to the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway spent $8,803,000 in communities surrounding the park.This spending supported 137 jobs in the local area.
January 16, 2013
2013 Speaker Series
First speaker of the 2013 speaker series will talk about sturgeon on January 19 at the St. Croix River Visitor Center
December 10, 2012
Donation of Signing Pen
A pen used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act into law has been donated to the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and is now on display at the St. Croix River Visitor Center.
