WHAT IS
Hika Bay
Hika Bay includes watersheds of the Sevenmile – Silver Creek Watershed including Centerville Creek, Fischer Creek, Point Creek, Pine Creek, and Calvin Creek. All are located in southern Manitowoc County and flow directly into Lake Michigan. Find out more.
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Friends of
Hika Bay
Friends of Hika Bay (FOHB) is a citizen-based group in southern Manitowoc County that formed in April 2011 and created an initial five-year action plan in 2012. The plan focused on water quality monitoring in collaboration with the newly forming Lakeshore Water Institute at UWGB-Manitowoc on Centerville, Fischer, Point, Pine, and Calvin Creeks. The water quality analysis has continued to this day and is shared annually with a public presentation at the Lakeshore Water Summit. The group is also engaged in invasive species control, and have formally adopted Hika Park in the Village of Cleveland, Fischer Creek Park in partnership with Manitowoc County, and the Point Creek Natural Area in collaboration with the Point Creek Management Committee. Find out more.
our purpose
We cultivate partnerships to raise public awareness, engage participation in stewardship, and promote sound decision-making regarding issues that affect the health of water resources in the watersheds of Hika Bay.
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our impact
Friends of Hika Bay works with communities throughout the watersheds to provide infrastructure improvements, habitat improvements, invasive species control, beach and river clean ups, and educational seminars. The group has focused efforts on Hika Park, Fischer Creek Park, and the Point Creek Natural Area.
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our waters
In partnership with the Lakeshore Water Institute at the UWGB-Manitowoc Campus, Friends of Hika Bay have been monitoring water quality in the five watersheds since 2011. Each year, interns present their findings at the Lakeshore Water Summit.
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“Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.”
— Aldo Leopold
