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…
With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ongoing associated health risks of holding indoor events, the FNPCW leadership realized that the organization needed to adapt for the worst scenario, even as we hoped for a healthier future. Since…
The Friends are pleased to announce that we have received a $3,000 grant award from the Green Bay Packers Foundation! This award puts us another step closer to acquiring the funding necessary to complete the 320-foot third phase of the…
The phase II extension of the boardwalk with viewing platform at the Beaver Hollow Outdoor Education Area is complete! The boardwalk, now 728' long, provides a quiet, tranquil place where visitors can experience a walk outdoors in nature in comfort…
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…
Red Cliff Tribal Natural Resources staff members presented the Friends with two of their unwanted beavers in May. The beavers, who were causing flooding problems, were trapped near the Tribal fish hatchery and brought to Beaver Hollow. Their ages and…