Beaver Creek Reserve

Beaver Creek Reserve Beaver Creek Reserve is an environmental educational and recreational nature facility open year-round.
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We are located in Fall Creek, Wisconsin, right outside of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. ABOUT

Beaver Creek Reserve is an environmental educational and recreational nature facility open year-round. With more than 400 acres of diverse habitat including upland woods, river bottom forests, wetlands and savannah areas. Beaver Creek Reserve is home to new ways of experiencing and connecting with nature. Click

on the map above for directions to the Reserve or check us out on our website for information and upcoming events. https://www.beavercreekreserve.org

Beaver Creek Reserve offers:

-Nature Center, Citizen Science Center, Butterfly House, Hobbs Observatory, Eau Claire County Youth Camp, obstacle course, maple sugar shack, Eagles’ Nest Nature Store, and Wildlands Charter School

-Hosts a variety of public events, classes, camps and clubs for nature lover

-Provides opportunities for the public to help environmental scientists with research projects such as monitoring and mapping wildlife

-Miles of hiking, ski and snowshoe trails to explore the reserve year-round

-Furnished cabin accommodations for large and small camps and retreats for groups of all age

-Facility rentals for weddings, reunions and other events

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Only 1 WEEK LEFT until our Butterfly House before it closes for the season! 🥲Head on over to see how many hidden gems yo...
08/30/2026

Only 1 WEEK LEFT until our Butterfly House before it closes for the season! 🥲

Head on over to see how many hidden gems you can spot. Keep an eye on the walls and tucked-away places for caterpillars and chrysalises! 🐛

Our Butterfly House closes on Sunday, September 6. 🦋

Learn more-
https://www.beavercreekreserve.org/learn/butterfly-house/

Rusty Crayfish are an invasive crayfish species in Wisconsin that can be found in rivers, streams, and lakes across the ...
08/29/2026

Rusty Crayfish are an invasive crayfish species in Wisconsin that can be found in rivers, streams, and lakes across the state. These crayfish are easy to spot because they are larger than the native crayfish species we have in Wisconsin, and they have a rusty patch on either side of the carapace.

What makes these crayfish invasive is their aggression and ravenous appetite. They tend to dominate over other bottom-dwelling organisms because they are more aggressive. This leads to them being first in line at a buffet of aquatic plants and other organic matter at the bottom of a waterbody.

The Chinese Mystery Snail (CMS) is an invasive snail species that lives in waterbodies throughout Wisconsin. 💧This snail...
08/22/2026

The Chinese Mystery Snail (CMS) is an invasive snail species that lives in waterbodies throughout Wisconsin. 💧

This snail was given the name ‘Mystery Snail’ because it is one of the only snail species that gives birth to live young, while most other snails lay eggs.

The CMS can give birth to 30 new snails, 2-3 times a year, which makes them widely abundant and allows them to outcompete native snails for food and resources.

Some key identifiers when looking for CMS’s are a right-handed opening (when looking at the snail, the opening into the shell is on the right side), they are larger and wider than other snail species (up to 3 in tall), and they have a hard “trapdoor” (operculum) into their shell.

In partnership with the Urban Butterfly Initiative, join us in celebrating Butterfly Big Day 2026 by helping document bu...
08/21/2026

In partnership with the Urban Butterfly Initiative, join us in celebrating Butterfly Big Day 2026 by helping document butterflies around the world on Saturday, September 12. 🦋

Butterfly Big Day is an international event designed for people of all ages to find as many wild butterflies as they can, spread awareness of the importance of butterflies & other pollinators, and learn how we can help their populations.

Participating is easy!
📱Download the free iNaturalist app or use a web browser and access the iNaturalist website (inaturalist.org).
📸Take photos of free-living butterflies (non-captive or from a butterfly house)
🔍Submit your photos and findings to iNaturalist. (You do not have to be able to identify the butterfly)

For more information, links to brief iNaturalist tutorial videos, and to find the Butterfly Big Day regional partner in your part of the world, visit www.urbanbutterflies.org/big-day

To see all the Butterfly Big Day submissions, visit the iNaturalist project page during or after the event: www.inaturalist.org/projects/butterfly-big-day-2026

Join us for this year's Fall Party and Annual Meeting! 🍂We will announce 2025 volunteer and donor award winners, hear fr...
08/20/2026

Join us for this year's Fall Party and Annual Meeting! 🍂

We will announce 2025 volunteer and donor award winners, hear from our Naturalist, John Muetz, as we hear about updates to our maple sugaring program, including hands-on learning with school groups, planting a new sugar bush, and retiring our old sugar shack. We hope to see you there. 🧡

Our Early Bird discount ends on 9/17; be sure to register now-https://secure.qgiv.com/for/l5nyfj/event/fallpartyandannualmeeting2026/

All parking lots and driveways at Beaver Creek will be seal-coated today, which means we will be closing early today at ...
08/17/2026

All parking lots and driveways at Beaver Creek will be seal-coated today, which means we will be closing early today at 12:00 PM. The Butterfly House will also be closing at 12:00 PM.

Parking lots will be unavailable to park in for any out-of-hours visitation. We apologize for any inconvenience and are excited to welcome you back tomorrow. 🦋

Address

S1 County Road K
Fall Creek, WI
54742

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

Telephone

(715) 877-2212

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