Celebrate World Trails Weekend!

We have two days packed with fun, learning, and community! We will also be dedicating the new Big Ravine Headwaters Trail. Scroll down the see the agendas for each day. Join us on June 1 & 2!

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Jump to:  Day 1 Agenda  |  Day 2 Agenda  | Sponsor Contacts

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• 7:00 am: Guided bird hike with Ted May/Neil Howk.
• 9:00 am: Forum begins: Mingle around partner tables & over hot beverages & baked goodies.
• 9:30 – 11:00 am:  Program:
  • Welcome
  • Featured presentation: You are here: The landscape, natural history, and ecological attributes of the Pikes Creek Watershed. Presented by Ryan Magana, Northwest Region Ecologist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
• 2024 activities & volunteer opportunities.
• Charting our future.
• Postponed: The trail dedication of the new Pileated Woodpecker Trail has been postponed until public access can be re-established.
• 12:00 pm: Hatchery tours begin. 

Les Voigt State Fish Hatchery

Access to Pileated Woodpecker Trail currently closed.

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• 7:00 am: Guided bird hike with Ted May/Neil Howk.
• 3:00 pm: Trail dedication at the pond overlook.
• After the dedication: Gather at Blue Ox Cider to celebrate!

Click image to view the Big Ravine Headwaters trail map.

The elevated platform provides views of the pond, wetlands, and surrounding landscape. Click image to enlarge.

The Bayfield Area Trails Committee

@ Kate Kitchell

Town of Bayfield​ 

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@ Erika Lang

Landmark Conservancy 

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@ Ashley Huinker

Treaty Natural Resources Division - Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

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@ Fred Clark

City of Bayfield Parks & Recreation Committee

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@ Lindley Mattson

Bayfield County Department of Forestry

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@ Steve Ballou

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

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@ Chuck Finn

Ashwabay Outdoor Education Foundation

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@ Peter Rothe

Town of Bell

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Subcommittees

Trails

We assist the Bayfield Area Trails committee in maintaining and enhancing its existing trails and developing new trails.

Charter

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Communication

We share the Bayfield Area Trails' story using various print and online communication channels.

Charter

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Additional Partners

@ Will Krift

Trails Anonymous
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@ TJoseph Media

Website - TJoseph Media
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