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St. Croix Valley Community Band Concert

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The St. Croix Valley Community Band Concert  with guest conductor Cassie Berchard and vocalist Colleen Raye is popular RiverFest event.  This FREE concert celebrates community and the scenic St. Croix River with something for people of all ages.

You won’t want to miss this fun-filled family evening! Families are encouraged to bring a picnic blanket or lawn chairs and settle in to enjoy the show.

Featuring the Song for the River Croix, composed by Laurie Allmann and Carol Caoutte in 2009.  It was scored for the St. Croix Community Band by Kris Tjornehoj in 2014, when it was first performed for River Fest.

The RiverFest theme song will be played for a sing-along. View the lyrics to the RiverFest, It’s the Best! song.

See the RiverFest mascot Scrappy on display! Created by sculptor Mary Johnson, the splashing bass figure is metal armature. Each year students from the Phipps Center for the Arts “Just Add Water” art and science class help complete the sculpture by processing and re-purposing the litter collected in Hudson during the river cleanup to create a new “skin” for Scrappy.

St. Croix River Water Quality Discussion

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The public and Rotarians are invited to a free moderated panel discussion on the subject of river water quality, following regular meeting of Hudson Daybreak Rotary.

Michael Mroz, City of Hudson, Public Works and Parks Director, will describe the system for collecting and cleaning snow and rain from the City streets before discharge into the Willow and St. Croix Rivers. He will also describe actions residents of Hudson can take to limit the discharge of harmful chemicals to the rivers.

Tara Daun, Wisconsin Farmers Union, Director of Conservation and Stewardship, will describe the impaired condition of the St. Croix River and how rain and snow runoff from farm fields reaches the Willow and St. Croix Rivers. She will describe efforts by farmers in the watershed to limit the discharge of phosphorus and nitrogen to the rivers.

Buck Malick will moderate the panel. Hudson Community Channel 15 Cable TV will record the panel for later viewing.

CNC – Wisconsin Campus Bioblitz

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Bioblitz programs and hikes begin at 3pm on Friday, July 21 and continue on Saturday, July 22, ending at noon.

Visitors can sign up to learn about moths, birds and other plants and animals found at Carpenter Nature Center’s Wisconsin Campus. Learn from bird, invertebrate, reptile, amphibian, and plant experts in a fun day of citizen science. Come to the Wisconsin Campus and join inventory teams in restored prairies, riparian habitats, and wooded bluff lands to discover and document plant and animal species. All ages are welcome at this FREE program.

Surveyors will hike the woods, prairies and oak savannahs of CNC’s Wisconsin Campus and report their findings to our Bioblitz HQ at the Al & Laurie Hein Visitor Center at 279 S. Cove Road, Hudson.

To sign up for a specific program or hike register by calling Jen  at 651-437-4359 (ext. 108) or Abbey at 651-437-4359 (ext. 118).

Plans are underway but here is a peek some of the programs:

Saturday at 4:45am: “OMG it’s Early Bird Survey” with Ben Douglas
The team will get up before civil sunrise (at a very un-civilized time) to survey birds.

Saturday at 10am: Bumblebee Survey with Chris Smith

Planning for additional programs (including plant surveys) is underway. Please check back later for more details or visit Carpenter Nature Center’s website.

Watch Video of “Indigenous Scars: Wisconsin Massacre & Boarding Schools”

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Did you miss the “Indigenous Scars: Wisconsin Massacre & Boarding Schools” presentation?

You can watch a video of the program on YouTube.

Thank you to the River Channel for recording and sharing this video.

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This program was presented on July 22, 2023. 

Speakers Kevin and Patsy Alderson talk about the Bad Axe Massacre and the Wisconsin Boarding School at Tomah

Kirby Metoxen shares the story of the reinterment of Oneida children returned from Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania

Taste the Native influenced bites and beverages with indigenous inspired appetizers by chef Carey Castner. Learn more about Carey at Tailored Table.

This program addresses serious subjects and is recommended for teens and adult audience.

View this suggested video to provide background information about the Bad Axe Massacre: Battle of Bad Axe by Jim Jorstad
An educational video which traces the history and aftermath of the 1832 Battle at Bad Axe

Watch Videos of the RiverFest Native American Celebration

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View videos of the RiverFest Native American Celebration which was held on July 20, 2024.

The Iron Mound Singers and Dancers from the Ho-Chunk Nation.
 • Midwestern Pow-Wow dancing with the Native drum and singing
• Traditional Ho-Chunk Woodland and Applique Dancers

Watch a video of the Ho-Chunk Performance >

 

The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
• Lakeshore Singers
• Lead Singer Bruce Sonnenberg
• Lead Dancer Brandon Geshick

Watch a video of the St. Croix Chippewa  Performance >

 

• Native American pow-wow food for sale by the Mosay family.
• Hand Crafted Native American Arts & Crafts.

Program sponsors: NATOW (Native American Tourism of Wisconsin), St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin and St. Croix Casino.

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St. Croix Chippewa Indians of WI

 

 

 

 

St. Croix Casino

 

 

CNC – Wisconsin Campus Bioblitz

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Bioblitz programs and hikes begin at 3pm on Friday, July 21 and continue on Saturday, July 22, ending at noon.

Visitors can sign up to learn about moths, birds and other plants and animals found at Carpenter Nature Center’s Wisconsin Campus. Learn from bird, invertebrate, reptile, amphibian, and plant experts in a fun day of citizen science. Come to the Wisconsin Campus and join inventory teams in restored prairies, riparian habitats, and wooded bluff lands to discover and document plant and animal species. All ages are welcome at this FREE program.

Surveyors will hike the woods, prairies and oak savannahs of CNC’s Wisconsin Campus and report their findings to our Bioblitz HQ at the Al & Laurie Hein Visitor Center at 279 S. Cove Road, Hudson.

To sign up for a specific program or hike register by calling Jen  at 651-437-4359 (ext. 108) or Abbey at 651-437-4359 (ext. 118).

Plans are underway but here is a peek some of the programs:

Friday at 3pm: Dragonflies and Damselflies with Jeff Fischer
This program will be indoors, before heading outdoors at 4pm to catch, identify and release dragonflies and damselflies.

Friday at 3pm:  Citizen Science tools and i-Naturalist
More information coming soon!

Friday at 6pm: Plant & Bird Hike
More information coming soon!

Friday at 8pm: Moths with Dr. Kevyn Juneau
This program will start with an introduction indoors, then the group will head outside to trap, identify and release moths.

Planning for additional programs (including plant surveys) is underway. Please check back later for more details or visit Carpenter Nature Center’s website.