Join Brian Heeringa, Wildlife Biologist for the Washburn Ranger District of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, on Thursday, August 3rd to learn about the bats of Wisconsin, and which bats call North Pikes Creek Wetlands home. Discover the importance of bats and the role they play in ecosystems around the world. The summer months are a busy…
John Olson, retired WDNR Furbearer Specialist, will discuss the life and ecology of Wisconsin’s wetland furbearers - beaver, otter, mink and muskrat - and exhibit pelts and other artifacts. John has been engaged in wildlife management for over 40 years. His work has included programs involving bald eagles, common loons, ospreys, black bears and wolves.…
This presentation by Timber Wolf Alliance Educator, Jane Weber, will cover the biology and ecology of Wisconsin's canids - foxes, coyotes, and wolves - as an important part of a healthy ecosystem. Skulls, skins, scat replicas and track casts will be available for comparison. This is an exciting, hands-on presentation suitable for adults and youth.…
Join us as Andy Edwards, Red Cliff Treaty Natural Resources Division Administrator, will discuss the research and monitoring work being conducted to better understand the history, population dynamics, and movements of the two resident Red Cliff Reservation wolf packs occupying the tip of the Bayfield Peninsula. A brief overview of Red Cliff’s other predator monitoring…
Thursday, October 12th, the Friends of the North Pikes Creek Wetlands will hold its Annual Membership Meeting at the South Shore Brewery Taphouse at 5:30 pm. Pizza will be served, followed by the FNPCW Annual Meeting. Following the meeting, Ryan Brady, Research Scientist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource's Bureau of Wildlife Management, will…
The FNPCW adopted Compton Road in 2016 through the Town of Russell's "Adopt a Road" program, and volunteers have since cleaned up trash along the road each year on Earth Day, April 22nd. This year our Earth Day cleanup event will also include raking the garden to get ready for the emergence of spring flowers,…
Sign up and help plant trees at Beaver Hollow during a three day tree planting event held Friday May 10th through Sunday May 12th We're underplanting trees in the black ash forest at Beaver Hollow on Friday, May 10, through Sunday, May 12, beginning at 9 am each day, and we’d like you to volunteer…
The Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival will be held May 23-25 this year. Once again, Beaver Hollow will host a birding event for the Festival. Registration and fee is required for this event. Birding at Beaver Hollow , 7:00 am – 11:30 am, Thursday, May 23 The headwaters of North Pikes Creek are an…
Pavilion in use by Master Naturalist Training led by Becky Sapper from 12:30 - 3:30.
On Wednesday, July 10th, Michael Joyce will present "Fishers - Cryptic Forest Carnivores" at 2 pm at the Beaver Hollow pavilion. Fishers are a member of the weasel family and native to the Western Great Lakes Region. In Minnesota, the core population of fishers has declined by 50% over the last 20 years. During the…
This presentation has been canceled and rescheduled for August 8th at 2 pm.
On Wednesday, July 24th, Michael Joyce will present “Northern Flying Squirrels - Forest Gliders” at 2 pm at the Beaver Hollow pavilion. Climate change is altering the distribution of many animal species, creating new zones of overlap between species that historically did not coexist. Flying squirrels are important members of our forest communities throughout the…
