In the past fifteen months, Friends of the North Pikes Creek Wetlands’ volunteers have worked diligently to install infrastructure on a one-acre portion of the Friends’ conservation property. This area, aptly named Beaver Hollow, serves the outdoor educational and recreational…
You've likely noticed the jumble of trees lying along the boardwalk and in the marsh at Beaver Hollow. A couple years before the Friends purchased the property where Beaver Hollow is located, beavers dug a canal along the abandoned railroad…
Friends' volunteers installed bat houses at Beaver Hollow recently. Two large bat houses were installed by the pavilion, and two smaller bat houses, the size typically used in residential settings, were mounted by the kiosk. We're ready for bats! North…
The Friends are pleased to announce the purchase of a 10-acre North Pikes Creek wetland property that adjoins the Community Forest on the south side. The acquisition of this acreage protects it from conversion to non-conservation uses. The Friends will…
The Friends are pleased to announce the completion of an informational/interpretive kiosk at their Beaver Hollow Outdoor Education Area. The kiosk is located just inside the pedestrian gate, along the accessible walkway that leads into Beaver Hollow. The kiosk project…
Outdoor classrooms are viable alternative to indoor instruction to consider this fall, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to public health experts, the transmission of COVID is comparatively low outside, making outdoor classrooms a practical alternative to indoor study…
The Friends are pleased to have recently received grant funding from the Four Cedars Environmental Fund of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation to install a small restroom building with an electric incinerating toilet at their Beaver Hollow Outdoor Education…
The 600' universally accessible boardwalk at Beaver Hollow ends at a 12'x8' wildlife viewing platform, funded by the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation Animal Assisted Therapy Fund. The platform is dedicated to the memory of Cordelia Anne Brinton, who found…
Phase I Boardwalk Complete! Phase I of the Friends of the North Pikes Creek Wetlands' planned boardwalk at Beaver Hollow is now complete. The boardwalk has 600' of universally accessible walkway, ending at a 12'x8' wildlife viewing platform with benches…
The Friends are pleased to receive a grant from the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation Biodiversity Fund this spring that will allow us to assemble the resources needed for the completion of a science-based management plan for the unique 120-acre…