The 2013 St. Croix Watershed Stewardship Award winners were announced at the SCRA Annual Meeting on May 14 at Camp St. Croix, near Hudson, WI. They were nominated for outstanding contributions to protecting the river—now and for future generations.

We are honored to have these amazing people working on behalf of the watershed: St. Croix Valley & North Star Chapters of the Sierra Club, shared with the St. Croix Valley Interstate Group of the Sierra Club, Port of Sunnyside Club, Inc., Mike Reiter, Citizen Volunteer.

We have two paddlers blogging from the Namekagon paddle this week! Greg Seitz, from St. Croix 360 and Ron Meador from MinnPost. Enjoy following along!

On last years Namekagon paddle a reporter from American Profile magazine, along with her daughter and a photographer, tagged along on a very rainy day. They had a blast! The article “Best River Trips in America” features our very own St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. Read on…..

By Greg Seitz – Apr 16, 2013

A new book from William Souder — who writes from his home near Stillwater — examines the pivotal life and work of Rachel Carson, the author of the 1962 book Silent Spring. Souder will be the featured speaker at the St. Croix River Association’s annual gathering on May 14.

Carson was a “fault line” between the conservation and environmental movements, says Souder. Her writing career bridged those two important eras, and she was at the center of a fundamental shift in how Americans relate to their natural resources.

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