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.
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.
Ephemeral Ponds
Seasonal habitat for wildlife Ephemeral ponds, also called vernal pools, aren’t what most people think of when they think of wetlands. These temporary ponds are, however, some of the most important wetlands for a variety of wildlife. They fill in the spring…
Otters at Beaver Hollow
The North American River Otter is a semi-aquatic mammal found only in North America. River otters are larger than most people imagine, growing to four feet long (including their tail) and weighing more than 25 pounds. They feed primarily on…
FNPCW Welcomes Summer Interns
The Friends are thrilled to introduce our membership to two Northland College student interns who are working at Beaver Hollow over the summer session. They are assisting with the installation of the last section of boardwalk, conducting forestry projects, and…
Marsh Water Level
The water level in the marsh at Beaver Hollow is the lowest it has been in the last decade. The cause of this water level drop is the extended drought conditions in far northern Wisconsin. The Bayfield peninsula is currently…
Tom Frizzell Memorial Boardwalk Dedication
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” ~John Muir The boardwalk at Beaver Hollow was dedicated to Thomas D. Frizzell on July…
A Story of Stream Restoration by Beaver!
In the spring of 2017, Tracy Hames, wetland hydrologist and Executive Director of Wisconsin Wetlands Association, led a group of Friends' members on an assessment tour of the North Pikes Creek's headwaters. In the top photo, Tracy is explaining why…