Learn Cross-Country Skiing

Always wanted to learn to Cross-Country Ski? Sign up and learn January 11th at Beaver Creek Reserve in Fall Creek. Class runs from 11AM to 1PM at the Wise Nature Center; $5/Friends and $8/Nonmembers. Ski rental is available for $3. Limited spots available, and registration required by January 8th. Make your reservations here Beaver Creek Events and Programs

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Story Hour at Beaver Creek Reserve

Bring the kids for Budding Naturalist Hour at Beaver Creek Reserve, a story hour for children of all ages. Be at the Wise Nature Center in Fall Creek July 13th 10AM-11AM. Free for members, fee for non-members, includes a craft or hike.  Registration is not required, but appreciated.

Check out all the events and happening at Beaver Creek Reserve here Events and Programs

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Bird Hikes

The Beaver Creek Bird Club held its first Bird Hike for the month last weekend at the Chippewa River Preserve, but there are still three more weekends to get out there.  The Hike is from 6:30AM to 8:30AM.  If there are thunderstorms in the area, the hike will be cancelled.

Wear comfortable clothes and hiking shoes - and don't forget your binoculars!
Saturday May 11th - Dunnsville Bottoms get directions here
Saturday May 18th - Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area more info here
Saturday May 25th - Beaver Creek Reserve more info here

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Beaver Creek Annual French Toast Breakfast

Start Super Bowl Sunday off right with a hearty breakfast and a snowshoe walk!

Sunday February 3rd is the Beaver Creek Annual French Toast Breakfast along with the Chippewa Valley Watercolor Artist Reception and Open House. Breakfast begins at 8:30, admission is $6/advance $7/at the door for adults, and $3/advance $4/at the door for kids. The Watercolor Artist Reception begins at 9AM and includes fiber spinning demonstrations. The Nature Store will be have a sale as well and cross-country skis and snowshoes will be available for rental at no charge.

Keep up with all the happenings at Beaver Creek Reserve

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Check out the Stars

Spend your weekend stargazing - the Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society is hosting Northwoods Starfest 2012 August 17th to 19th at the Beaver Creek Reserve in Fall Creek.

The fun begins on Friday. Registration begins at 5PM, and hot dogs and brats will be available (not included in registration). At 8PM Michael Bakich, Senior Editor of Astronomy Magazine will speak about "Star Death", followed by star gazing at 9:30PM until Midnight.

Saturday there will be a Brunch from 10AM to Noon and also a tour at 10:30AM of the Rock Elm Meteorite Impact Crater for those interested.  A Swap Fest begins at 4PM, dinner at 5:30PM followed by door prizes. Phil Cigan, PhD Candidate New Mexico Tech will speak on Dwarf Galaxies at 8PM, then star gazing from 9:30PM-Midnight.

Sunday there will be Breakfast at 8AM.

For more details, costs and event times check out the CVAS website Northwood Starfest 2012

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Beaver Creek Reserve

The Beaver Creek Reserve, located in Fall Creek, has more than 400 acres of "upland woods, river bottom forests, wetlands, and savannah areas". This beautiful natural area also has a nature center, citizen science center, butterfly house, observatory, youth camp, obstacle course, maple sugar shack, nature store, field research station, and charter science school. With events and activties going year round: bird watching, hiking, archery, skiing, star gazing, butterfly counting, camping and many more, the Beaver Creek Reserve is truly a wildlife treasure worth visiting.

This Sunday, May 20th from 1PM-4PM, is the Bluebird Festival held at the Hickory Hills Golf Course. Enjoy a hike on a Bluebird trail and then get your own Bluebird Birdhouse.  Proceeds will help Beaver Creek Preserver continue it's work on the Bluebird Resoration Project.  See the event poster Bluebird Festival at Hickory Hills

Check out the Beaver Creek Reserve for more upcoming events and activities beavercreekreserve.org

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Super Breakfasts

Want to start your Super Bowl Sunday right? How about a delicious breakfast to start your day!

The Beaver Creek Preserve in Fall Creek is having a French Toast Breakfast February 5th 8:30AM-12:30PM in the Main Lodge, $6/adults and $3/kids. FREE use of cross-country skis and snowshoes (weather permitting).  In addition the Wise Nature Center is holding a watercolor exhibit, sale and reception in the lower lobby, and the Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society will have an open house at the Hobbs Observatory.  beavercreekreserve.org/

In Eau Claire February 5th the St James Knights of Columbus Roundtable is hosting a Super Bowl Breakfast from 8:30AM to 11:30AM in the St James the Greater Parish Hall. Enjoy scrambled eggs, ham, hash browns, biscuits & sausage gravy, cinnamon rolls, coffee, milk, and orange juice. $6/adults, $2.50/kids 5-12 and free/under 5.  Not that hungry? Continental breakfast is just $1.50. stjameseauclaire.catholicweb.com

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