A New Website for FNBWA!
Well we have spent many hours over this past year to update our website. I think what we have is very good, but of course…
Author: Mark
A 100yr Old Story from the Barrens
A 100yr old Story from the Barrens I was helping Paul Hlina, a plant researcher, gather plant samples from the Namekagon Barrens for his inventory…
The Prairie Enthusiast TPE 2021 Event
Exciting Program The conference program includes sessions on the latest in scientific research and restoration practices. A special “Prairie 101” session at the beginning of…
1863 Bridge Update
This is a photo taken with a drone camera of the sharp bend in the Namekagon River where the 1863 bridge was built and remnants…
Moose on the Barrens? Oh Yeah!
Board Member, Vern Drake brought an excellent story to us in October – and photos too! Vern and his wife, Lynne, have a home about…
Sweet Fern on the Barrens
Sweet Fern, one of my favorite plants on the Barrens. I first noticed it when I went out to the Barrens on several trips to…
Bug Art on The Barrens
Bug Art on the Barrens As I wander around the Barrens, NBWA, each year I often noticed those ‘pine cone’ like things on the willow…
“Blueberries on the Barrens”
July 18, 2020 0830 Gather for picking blueberries 1030 Friends of Namekagon Barrens Wildlife Area meeting begins Later Free Lunch More content to come soon.
Early Fall on the Namekagon Barrens
August 30 saw a six person group take a nature walk on the Namekagon Barrens. Friends Board members Mark Nupen, Jerry McAllister, and Dave Peters…
Humans on the barrens: “Too dang cold” for the Hillocks
(Once the homestead of Benjamin Hillock at the corner of Dry Landing Road and St. Croix Trail.) Humphrey Hillock may never have seen the Namekagon…