Long-term forest management project at Beaver Hollow will begin in May! The Friends' organization worked with a certified forester to complete a comprehensive, long-range management plan in 2021. This past year, the Friends collaborated with the Northern Institute of Applied…
No matter the weather - Beaver Hollow is open for outdoor recreation. The Beaver Hollow facility, including the restroom, is open for your enjoyment year round. Feel free to use the snow shovels left at the site to clean the…
An informative video was produced at Beaver Hollow by a talented intern through the UW Extension Wisconsin Idea Internship program this summer. The intern, working with the Lake Superior Collaborative, filmed the video at Beaver Hollow to show how the…
Walk on the new 0.4 mile looped trail recently added at Beaver Hollow. This summer, a 0.4-mile trail was cleared through an upland portion of woods, and named the Leopold Loop. This looped trail leaves from the walkway just past…
Thanks to the hard work of our Friends' project manager, and two dedicated Northland College interns, Cecilia and Peyton, the boardwalk extension at Beaver Hollow is now complete! Viewing benches will be installed on the new boardwalk platform in the…
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…
Great blue herons have returned to the rookery for another season! These large, ancient-looking birds are interesting to watch over the three and a half months they occupy the nests at Beaver Hollow. Some of the birds you see this…
On a prefect day in early March, Bayfield Schools' 4th grade students, teachers, and staff, visited Beaver Hollow for a snowshoe trip through the wetlands. Steve Ballou, Interpretive Ranger from the Apostle Island National Lakeshore, led the students on an…
The Friends have been busy as beavers over the past decade, and are pleased to announce that our goal of creating an accessible outdoor educational venue in the wetlands has been realized! To reach this objective, the Friends began by…
Snowshoe trails are open at Beaver Hollow, thanks to members Mark and Sam, who waded through 4' drifts of powder to compact two snowshoe trails last week. The longer trail follows the same path that has been marked the past…