Rock the Block Dedication Ceremony, September 18 at noon!

What is Rock the Block? 

Rock the Block is a volunteer-driven, community-based initiative designed to help a neighborhood grow and become the center of healthy communities.  

This Rock the Block project is a collaborative effort with the Kinnickinnic River Land Trust, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bailey Nurseries, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Willow River Company, the Eco Village Homeowner's Association and St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity that is designed to improve the green spaces surrounding the Village community for all to enjoy. It will include placement of a permanent trail along the Oak Savanna on the East side of the Village, with a focus on the planting of fruit trees as well as low-maintenance native grasses and flowers - benefitting the community, the Kinnickinnic watershed, and its wildlife!

This project will mainly consist of planting, and we need plenty of hands to get it done! Sign up at https://vhub.at/SCVHFHRocktheBlock

(Sign up by Sept 1 and you'll be guaranteed a Rock the Block shirt!) 

Here's how you can help:

• Donate your professional skills
• Donate materials
• Support the project with funding (sponsorships are always great ways to show how much you care about your community)
• Grab a friend or a group and volunteer on a project

Project examples: 

Sustainable landscape development, lawn edging, tree trimming, raking & brush removal, bench installation, bird house installation, and developing a long-term, healthy eco-system for generations to come.

It takes a Village!

Join us for our unveiling of a project that started a decade ago!  

The Eco Village development in River Falls is focused on sustainability.  The 17 out-lots that surround the 18 homes in the Eco Village were originally planned to host a sustainable landscape, complete with native plantings and edible plants like elderberry, raspberry, apples and pears. Although this project wasn't able to be completed then, we've partnered with Willow River Company, who has lead the design and planning to complete this endeavor! 

And now we are ready to turn this project over to homeowners and the Eco Village HOA.

Come out and join us as we celebrate this momentous project Thursday, September 18 at noon.  We'll hear from our partners and dedicate a recycled plastics bench, walk the new path and enjoy a chat and a little welcome.  You'll find us at the south end of the project, on South Apollo Road just behind the home at 258 S. Apollo Road, River Falls, WI 54022 at noon on the 18th of September.

Rock the Block Partners include:

Bailey Nurseries, Farrill‘s Sunrise Nursery and Garden Center, Kinnickinnic Natives,

Kinnickinnic River Land Trust, Landscape Alternatives, Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services,

Prairie Restorations, the City of River Falls, the Eco Village HOA and homeowners, the Prairie Enthusiasts, 

the River Falls Garden Club, Tropical Wings, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, UWRF,

and with very special help from Willow River Company.