St. Croix State Park in Minnesota occupies the same landscape as St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. Yet it offers much more ...

Located about 1 1/2 miles off the coast of St. Croix, Buck Island is the go-to spot for scuba diving and snorkeling. Managed by the National Park Service, the island is fringed with a barrier reef ...

National Park Ranger Mike Gavre led a pontoon boat tour on a stretch of the St. Croix River in mid-August. It took 23 years as a Marine, eight years at the Department of Defense, two degrees and a ...

A proposed bridge over the St. Croix River south of Stillwater can’t be built because it would hurt the scenic and recreational values of the river, the National Park Service announced Friday.

The North Woods and Waters of the St. Croix National Heritage Area would be the first NHA in Minnesota and Wisconsin, Zachay said. Officials from the National Park Service, which oversees the NHA ...

“This river management plan will shape future Park Service decisions regarding resource management, visitor experiences and preservation efforts,” said St. Croix National Scenic Riverway ...

NPCA and its supporters stay vigilant against threats to national park rivers after losing a battle over a development project in Minnesota. Late last month, thousands of NPCA’s supporters took action ...

When the National Park Service shot down plans for a new bridge across the St. Croix River in October on grounds that it would “fundamentally change the scenic qualities” of the river ...

Their numbers and information from interviews provide a snapshot of river use at the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. The National Park Service (NPS) conducts an annual survey to monitor ...