by Kathy Scharfenberg | May 31, 2026 | Events, Highlight, Nature Storytime, St. Croix River
What’s in your river? Any mussels? Pumpkinseed fish ? maybe a sturgeon? How about a kayak? The families of Nature Storytime went on a field trip to the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway center. It was a fun place to explore the river and practice kayaking and...
by Kathy Scharfenberg | May 28, 2026 | Events, Highlight, Interstate Park WI, Past Event
The bird hike at Interstate Park was awesome on Saturday May 16! 58 species of birds were spotted, with a variety of vireos and warblers in the trees along the trail. The air was filled with lovely birdsongs. The blue heron rookery was active with adult birds flying...
by Kathy Scharfenberg | May 22, 2026 | Highlight, Interstate Park WI, Nature Storytime
Tiny shovels find some pretty big wiggly worms at nature Storytime this week. Everyone had a shovel and looked hard to find the worms which were actually quite deep in the dirt. We looked for worms in the pine forest, on the trail and next to a tree. Four worms were...
by Kathy Scharfenberg | May 16, 2026 | Highlight, Interstate Park WI, Nature Storytime
We started the day by reading an interesting book about how plants grow, eager to look at the amazing pictures. Then, each child planted a variety of seeds in a wet paper towel and plastic bag. And then, off we went to the Juniper Jewel greenhouse. It was a...
by Art Anderson | May 12, 2026 | Highlight, Interstate Park WI, Projects
We want to extend a special THANK YOU to the students of St. Croix Falls High School that came to Interstate Park on May 8 for their Community Service Day!! Armed with loppers, saws and a lot of determination, students tackled invasive shrubs – especially...
by Derek Anderson | May 9, 2026 | Highlight, Interstate Park WI, Park History, Trails
“We can take it!” – The motto was often cited to celebrate the “can-do” spirit of the nearly 3 million men who passed through the program, emphasizing that they could face the challenges of the job and, by extension, the challenges of...
by Derek Anderson | May 4, 2026 | Events, Nature Storytime
Where Tadpoles Graduate with Hoppin’ Honors! This past Friday Nature Storytime was ‘Toad-ally’ awesome! The kids and their families learned all about the world of frogs and their fascinating life cycle. After enjoying a few stories inside, the kids then...
by Kathy Scharfenberg | Apr 28, 2026 | Events, Nature Storytime
The children and participants of Nature Storytime continue to learn about nature and science in fun weekly events. Recently we learned about about chemical reactions. We experimented with baking soda and vinegar, making an “erupting” volcano. Next, we...
by Art Anderson | Apr 11, 2026 | Hiking, Interstate Park WI, Park History
Come explore the new trail at Camp Interstate! Step back in time as you follow the path of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp that operated at Interstate Park during the 1930s. Established during the Great Depression as part of President Franklin D....
by Derek Anderson | Mar 24, 2026 | Interstate Park WI, News, Straight Lake Park WI
The Friends of WI Interstate and Straight Lakes received their plaque tonight recognizing them as the Wisconsin DNR Friends Group of the year for 2025. A lot was accomplished. Thank you to everyone that helped the group have success....
