Layers of St. Croix History: Ecology and Eternity

We are fortunate to partner with the Greg Seitz of St. Croix 360 for an incredible summer paddle series.

“Layers of St. Croix History” trips will offer a relaxing paddle down the river as Greg shares stories about unique aspects of the river’s past.

These seven-mile trips will take you past geologic features, natural wonders, and important places for human history. While each trip will highlight a specific historic theme, we will also look for birds, fish, mussels, flowers and other wildlife that are part of the river’s past, present and future.

Paddle 4: Ecology and Eternity

Date: 3–8 p.m. September 12
Location: Osceola Landing to Log House Landing

The complex web of life found along the St. Croix has been evolving since the last glaciers left the area about 12,000 years ago. Learn about the forces that created forest and prairie, savanna and wetland, and the unique plants and animals that support diverse wildlife, and how they are still at work. The type of habitat and wildlife found in the region at the beginning of European settlement, how it arrived at that point, and how it continues to shift. (Take home a booklet with Greg’s wildlife photos.)