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Order your new Big River Magazine subscription here.Your sub will start with the January-February 2019 issue. Big River is published six times a year.

Current Issue —November-December 2018

Read these popular stories from past issues!

Water Quality Shapes The Health of the River
By Shawn Giblin, July-August 2018

Editorials

Editorial: Replacing an Aging Paradigm
Dams have unbalanced an environment that evolved for millions of years.
By Reggie McLeod, Editor and Publisher of Big River

Editorial: Dead, Dying and Poison Zones
Decades of voluntary agricultural programs and incentives have had little effect.
By Reggie McLeod, Editor and Publisher of Big River

Outdoor Fun

Chasing Winter Trout Jan-Feb 2018 (pdf) By Todd Franklin See more information.

Packing for the Big Paddle Jan-Feb 2018 (pdf) By Ryan Johnson

Climbing the River Bluffs March-April 2017 (pdf)
The Mississippi River valley could be the best sport-climbing spot in the Midwest. By Pamela Eyden

Paddling Odysseys of 2016 March-April 2017 (pdf)

Paddling Odysseys of 2015 Jan-Feb 2016 (pdf)

Roll Me to the River Jan-Feb 2016
Rig up a trailer on a fold-up bicycle and pedal your canoe to the river. By John Gabbert

The Big Campus: Augsburg's River Semester Nov-Dec 2015. (pdf) The river was a classroom for three months. By Ryan Johnson

Making New Wine in an Old River Valley

Special Places

Richie Swanson, Aghaming Park, and Red-shouldered Hawks:
Turning No-Man's Land into a Nature Preserve May-June 2018 By Pamela Eyden

A Walk on Paint Rock March-April 2018 By Brian Gibbs

Nature Reawakens at Nahant Marsh July-August 2017 By Emery Styron

Restoring Driftless Area Prairies May-June 2017 By Pamela Eyden (also in PDF)

Spring Lake - A Legacy Lost and Found
The author explores his heritage on the Mississippi. Nov-Dec 2016 By Denny Caneff

Effigy Mounds of the Wisconsin River Valley September-October 2016
By Sara Millhouse. Also in PDF

Coldwater Cave May-June 2016
By Capt. Ted Peck

Boats

A Family Tree with Roots in the River — the Suiter family January-February 2018 By Sara Millhouse (pdf)

Julia Belle Swain Hits a Snag Jan-Feb 2018 (pdf )By John Gabbert Waiting for the Julia Belle Swain (pdf) The hard, gritty, expensive work of rescuing one of the finest steam sternwheeler packet boats ever built is nearly finished. Jan-Feb 2017 By John Gabbert

Boathouses on the Black River Nov-Dec 2017 By John Elliott (pdf)

Preparing for a Long River Cruise Jan-Feb 2008 By Capt. Larry Martin (pdf)

Navarro Canoes

Wenonah Canoes

Z-drives

Bringing an Old Boat Back to Life January-February 2015 By Carl Henry

Critters

Wild Turkeys in the Driftless Area September-October 2018
By Julie M. Johnson (pdf)

Bears Among Us November-December 2017 By Pamela Eyden (pdf)

The Plight of the Bumble Bees May-June 2017 By Joan Schnabel

Gray Shadow Nov-Dec 2016 By Kenny Salwey Photos by Herb Lange

Nighthawk Twilight July-Aug 2015 By Molly McGuire

An Otter Kind of Critter By Roger Lacher

Snapper! June 1994 By Roger Lacher

Carp -- Queen of the River or Pig with Fins? November 1993 By Pamela Eyden

Nature on the River

The Sex Life of Floodplain Trees March-April 2015 It's early spring, and trees in the flood plain start the process of reproducing. By Pamela Eyden, with special thanks to Carol Jefferson.

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