From Tribune files: Wildlife in the La Crosse River marsh
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Take a look at this sequence of photos from the hunt by Tribune photographer Peter Thomson.
The Friends of the La Crosse River Marsh is being recognized for its work to protect and enhance the 1,200-acre wetland in the heart of La Crosse.
Bans on deadly pesticides and efforts to replace habitat have spurred the comebacks, the DNR said.
A Friends of the Marsh Earth Day cleanup will be held 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Gun Club Shelter in Myrick Park. Volunteers are needed …
The moment WisCorps education manager Steph Hanna set Foxy the ornate box turtle on floor of the Myrick Park Atrium, a slew of youngsters spri…
The water table in the La Crosse River Marsh is likely safe, according to a La Crosse-based environmental science group, despite contamination…
The late Karen Ringstrom would love the amphitheater on the edge of the La Crosse River Marsh that bears her name, said her husband, Jim Ringstrom.
As winter settles in (and spring seems far off) the La Crosse River Marsh seems frozen and dead. Although a few birds are around (the eagles, …
Members of the Raptor Resource Project banded three peregrine falcon chicks Thursday at the US Bank building in downtown La Crosse. The three …
As Dan Jackson, Ella Shively and Linnea Thomas trek down the looping path in the wildlife refuge area on Goose Island, they pause at the sound…
How many of these places in the Coulee Region have you visited?
Since near extinction in the early 1960s from the widespread use of the pesticide DDT, habitat destruction and illegal shooting, the U.S. Fish…
The proposed Grandma’s Gateway — designed to help people get safely from the bottom to the top of Grandad Bluff, without confronting cars and …
The following La Crosse trails are open, effective Wednesday, according to the city's Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department:
One of the neatest things about being in the woods, especially before sunrise, is the ability to sneak into the black unknown, then wait for a…
Here's a look back at the various steamboats that have docked downtown.
One more study is needed to find a possible solution to the lead contamination in La Crosse’s River Marsh, and the director of the city’s Park…
VIOLA — When John and Rita Hoffmann purchased their Richland County farm in 1998, they knew they had a lot to learn about managing its natural…
The city of La Crosse is looking to use $200,000 from its federal COVID relief funds to conduct another study on the lead contamination in the…
Quarry Road, which connects trail-users to hiking and biking trails in Hixon Forest, closed Tuesday until further notice, the city announced.
La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds has joined a nationwide mayors’ initiative to protect the monarch butterfly and other pollinators.
The Jim Asfoor Trail will be closed for the week for maintenance, according to the La Crosse Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department.
This area of western Wisconsin, one we often refer to as God’s Country, could have another moniker attached to it when it comes to wild turkey…
For the past decade, or more, something’s been particularly fishy in La Crosse area. And that’s a good thing if you are an angler, or happen t…
For the past decade, or more, something’s been particularly fishy in La Crosse area. And that’s a good thing if you are an angler, or happen t…
His fishing float isn’t the biggest, the most expensive, nor does it offer anything along the lines of hot food for sale, but William “Bill” M…
About a year ago, a man named Jeremiah Burish paddled into your reading space and talked about his exploits as a tournament bass angler, the k…
The trails throughout the La Crosse River Marsh are closed until further notice, according to an announcement from the city’s Park, Recreation…
Crystal Pauley, a former physician assistant, didn’t believe in so-called chronic Lyme disease — until she became sick.
The new area of research will help identify the benefits of forest therapy for children with cognitive disabilities and other health issues.
The new area of research will help identify the benefits of forest therapy for children with cognitive disabilities and other health issues.
I was a very lucky kid. I had the good fortune to grow up on a farm, something not many children in today’s America have the opportunity to do.
Recent heavy rain and the resulting high water in the La Crosse River Marsh brought out the “Trail Closed” signs once again on the marsh trails.
The city of La Crosse took a step toward turning an underutilized park into affordable housing Thursday after the Board of Park Commissioners …
The La Crosse officials hope to use existing data convince the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources that the city doesn’t need to spend m…
Hundreds of cyclists will descend on La Crosse this summer for a popular annual bike ride across the state of Wisconsin.
After months of closures due to wet weather, the vast majority of the La Crosse River Marsh Trail has opened; however, flooding damage will ke…
His bobber motionless on the green surface of Lake Onalaska, Asher Miller turned to a reporter and lamented his luck.
Each year, when spring gives way to summer, female turtles leave the river to lay their eggs. It’s such a predictable event that La Crosse Cou…
In a 2005 report, the city of La Crosse stated that most of Hixon Forest was unsuitable for more recreational trail design. Since then, six trails have been built and a new one could be coming this summer. What's changed in the details of developing on our blufflands?
Earlier in the week, the city's parks department reported that it was short more than half of its lifeguarding staff for the season, and was looking to other Midwest cities who were closing pools and beaches.
During March, La Crosse River marsh entertained numerous people escaping the safer-at-home environment for a change of pace and exercise.