Thunderstorm brings damage to areas on the Bayfield peninsula A widespread thunderstorm with powerful straight-line winds moved through the Bayfield peninsula around 3:30 am Saturday, June 21, causing pockets of storm damage. As these straight-line winds moved across the peninsula,…
The interpretive sign newly installed on the second boardwalk platform at Beaver Hollow tells the story of the near extinction and eventual recovery of the wood duck.
Thirty-seven individuals representing 6 organizations came together on May 9 and 10 and underplanted 643 trees in the predominantly black ash forest on the Friends\\\' conservation property.
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.
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.
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.
Currrently,100% of Wisconsin is experiencing drought conditions. Beaver Hollow is in the severe drought category (D2).
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…
The wetland forests in the headwaters of the North Pikes Creek watershed, like other northern Wisconsin forests, are facing the dual challenges of a warming climate and an imminent infestation of an invasive insect – the emerald ash borer. The Friends of the North Pikes Creek Wetlands organization is proactively addressing these challenges.