This is a story about trout. It’s also a story about local history, changing landscapes, and people trying to do the right thing.
Somewhere in the wetland dappled landscape near the now-closed Withrow Elementary, water begins to gather and form a stream we now call Brown’s Creek. The stream flows through soggy fields in Grant and Stillwater Township before it eventually plunges into a deep, wooded gorge in northern Stillwater, then on to the St. Croix River. Because it is fed by groundwater along the way, the creek is cold and clear. Rainbow darters live there, as well as rare species of aquatic invertebrates known to only the most dedicated biologists.
Students from Stillwater Area High School sample Brown’s Creek for macroinvertebrates and other aquatic animals with help from the Washington Conservation District.
Over the years, people have diverted the creek into Lake McKusick and then back again. It’s been…
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