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…
The Friends tell the Story of the North Pikes Creek Headwaters with an ArcGIS Story Map
The headwaters' region of North Pikes Creek is an expansive area comprised of marshes, ponds, shrub thickets, and wetland forests teeming with wildlife, including 32 rare, threatened, and endangered species of birds and mammals. The wild and wet nature of…
Purple Loosestrife – A Pretty, but Problematic, Invasive
You've more than likely seen purple loosestrife growing in road ditches, wet meadows, marshes, and along river and stream banks. It may look pretty, but it is invasive everywhere it is found in North America! Purple loosestrife was brought to…
Winter at Beaver Hollow
There's no such thing as bad weather - only bad clothing, according to the Norwegian maxim,“Det finnes ikke dårlig vær, bare dårlig klær!” This is oft repeated throughout Scandinavia, where people grow up with a unique relationship with nature. Children are…
Thanks to all for the Great Year!
In the past fifteen months, Friends of the North Pikes Creek Wetlands’ volunteers have worked diligently to install infrastructure on a one-acre portion of the Friends’ conservation property. This area, aptly named Beaver Hollow, serves the outdoor educational and recreational…
What is This?
You've likely noticed the jumble of trees lying along the boardwalk and in the marsh at Beaver Hollow. A couple years before the Friends purchased the property where Beaver Hollow is located, beavers dug a canal along the abandoned railroad…
Bat Houses Installed at Beaver Hollow
Friends' volunteers installed bat houses at Beaver Hollow recently. Two large bat houses were installed by the pavilion, and two smaller bat houses, the size typically used in residential settings, were mounted by the kiosk. We're ready for bats! North…
Beaver Hollow is Open for Students
Outdoor classrooms are viable alternative to indoor instruction to consider this fall, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to public health experts, the transmission of COVID is comparatively low outside, making outdoor classrooms a practical alternative to indoor study.…