Fauna Around the St. Croix River

Fauna St. Croix River

Fast Facts about the River Thanks to the St. Croix River the surrounding area boasts a tremendous amount of wildlife! Four types of turtles are common in and around the … Read more

Bald Eagles on the St. Croix

Bald Eagle St. Croix River Bayport Marina

Fast Facts about the River It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, you were right the first time, it’s a bird. A bald eagle to be exact! If you’ve spent … Read more

St. Croix River Water Quality

St. Croix River Water Quality

Photo Credit: Marceleen Mosher Fast Facts about the River The St. Croix River is one of the cleanest in the world! For the number of boaters that travel the waters each … Read more

Invasive Zebra Mussels – Part 2

Invasive Zebra Mussels

Fast Facts about the River You may have noticed that you can’t take your boat any further north than the Stillwater High Bridge. This is due to an aquatic invasive … Read more

The St. Croix Watershed

St. Croix River Watershed

Fast Facts about the River The St. Croix Riverway has a watershed of almost 8,000 square miles, which is roughly the same size as the country of Wales. It contains … Read more

Native Mussels in Minnesota

Fast Facts about the River The St. Croix River boasts of having 41 different types of native mussels making it one of the most diverse mussel watersheds in the world! … Read more

St. Croix Crossing Opening August 3, 2017!

St. Croix Crossing Opening

The bridge over the St. Croix River near Stillwater, from the Minnesota side, looking east to Wisconsin, June 28, 2017. (Scott Takushi / Pioneer Press) St. Croix Crossing Will Open … Read more

Invasive Carp 2017

How to Look for and Report Invasive Asian Carp

Fast Facts About the River  Invasive carp, one of the St. Croix River’s invasive species, can actually cause damage to boaters and boats. There are four types of invasive carp: … Read more

Phosphorous In the Water

Phosphorous

Photo credit: Michelle Prosser Fast Facts about the River One pound of phosphorous can create 500 pounds of algae! Phosphorous pollution is one of the St. Croix River’s biggest environmental … Read more

Blue-Green Algae

Blue-Green Algae

Fast Facts about the River You know that blue-green or green algae you see on the surface of the water? It can actually be extremely harmful to humans, as well … Read more