We’re Planting Trees again in May!
We've purchased the trees, we've purchased the tree tubes and stakes, and all we need now is a cadre of enthusiastic tree planting volunteers.
Artificial Nest Boxes Save the Wood Duck from Extinction
The Friends received a generous grant award from The Norma & Stanley DeBoer Quiet Trails Fund of the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin for additional interpretive signage at Beaver Hollow.
Beaver Pond vs Stream Temperatures Study
When the Friends of the North Pikes Creek Wetlands organization learned that the Superior Rivers Watershed Association (SRWA) was expanding its water quality testing footprint, we welcomed the opportunity to monitor “our” river.
All of Wisconsin Suffering from Drought
Currrently,100% of Wisconsin is experiencing drought conditions. Beaver Hollow is in the severe drought category (D2).
2024 Annual Membership Meeting on October 10th
Join us on Thursday, October 10th, at the South Shore Brewery Taphouse in Washburn at 5:30 pm for the Friends' Annual Membership meeting. Free pizza and beer will be served. The 2024 annual membership meeting will be held, followed by…
We Did It! 800 Trees Planted!
More than 50 volunteers from four organizations - the Friends of the North Pikes Creek Wetlands, Superior Rivers Watershed Association, Trout Unlimited Great Lakes Program, and a Northland College Ecological Restoration class - came together over the weekend of May 10-12 to plant 800 trees in the wetland forest surrounding the North Pikes Creek headwaters.
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.