May is American Wetlands Month
The observance of American Wetlands Month each May was begun in 1991 by the Environmental Protection Agency to acknowledge the value of wetlands as a natural resource.
54th Earth Day Celebration
Earth Day, April 22 each year, commemorates the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement.
World Water Day
World Water Day is celebrated annually on March 22nd. It's a day to unite around efforts to advocate for change to solve water issues. Our rivers, lakes, and wetlands are an extraordinary resource that provides everything from habitat for wildlife and plants, drinking water for people, and water to grow our crops.
FNPCW Collaborates with Northland College Class
Eleven students from Professor Tom Mackey's Northland College Interpretive Methods class visited Beaver Hollow and viewed and evaluated the current site signage.
Planting Trees in 2024
The forests surrounding North Pikes Creek are faced with the multiple challenges of a warming climate and an imminent invasive pest infestation. The FNPCW organization is working proactively to address these challenges, and to help our forests remain healthy and continue to provide homes for wildlife.
Wearing White out of Season
It’s not easy being a snowshoe hare. They make a tasty meal for a lot of predators at Beaver Hollow, including great horned owls, goshawks, foxes, coyotes and wolves.
Beavers Prepare for Winter
All fall, the beaver worked industriously to cut aspen, willow, alder, and red-osier dogwood for their winter food store.
Ash Forest Transition Tree Planting Project
The FNPCW is undertaking a 5-year transition of our black ash-dominated wetland forest to native trees that are projected to fare well in a warming climate. The wetland forests surrounding North Pikes Creek and its headwaters are facing the dual challenges of an Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) infestation of black ash trees, and a future warmer, drier climate.
Round up for the Friends at the Chequamegon Food Co-op
We're the August Round for Partners organization! The Chequamegon Co-op's Round for Partners program gives shoppers an opportunity to round-up to the next whole dollar when checking out. The round-up proceeds will be donated directly to the Friends to help…
The Friends partner with SRWA for water temperature monitoring
Temperature monitoring effort in partnership with the Superior Rivers Watershed Association (SRWA) The Friends have been working with SRWA since 2016 to monitor the water temperature at North Pikes Creek at three locations - in a beaver pond, and in…