UPCOMING PROGRAMS AT BCR

Tuesdays & Thursdays, September thru May 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Wise Nature Center/Woodland Room

Beaver Creek Reserve Bird Banders have been banding birds for over 20 years.  Come and visit with the Bird Banders during their weekly banding sessions. This is a great opportunity to watch and learn, how and why they band birds.  Learn about bird identification, how birds are caught and banded, and meet some birds up close and personal. Weather dependent. Please call ahead. 

Free

Tuesdays & Thursdays, September thru May 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Wise Nature Center/Woodland Room

Beaver Creek Reserve Bird Banders have been banding birds for over 20 years.  Come and visit with the Bird Banders during their weekly banding sessions. This is a great opportunity to watch and learn, how and why they band birds.  Learn about bird identification, how birds are caught and banded, and meet some birds up close and personal. Weather dependent. Please call ahead. 

Free

Beekeeping 101 is an introductory class that explores the hobby of beekeeping.Topics include bee biology, bee behavior, siting a hive, acquiring bees, beehealth, plants for your bees and early feeding for your bees. This informative class teaches you the basics to get started. Learn beekeeping from  members of the Chippewa-Eau Claire Beekeepers club.  Please bring a sack lunch and notebook. Lunch can also be ordered from Chicken Chasers for $8.00. Bee Keeping 102 & 103 Classes also offered.  Visit www.beavercreekreserve.org for a full list of programs.

Tuesdays & Thursdays, September thru May 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Wise Nature Center/Woodland Room

Beaver Creek Reserve Bird Banders have been banding birds for over 20 years.  Come and visit with the Bird Banders during their weekly banding sessions. This is a great opportunity to watch and learn, how and why they band birds.  Learn about bird identification, how birds are caught and banded, and meet some birds up close and personal. Weather dependent. Please call ahead. 

Free

Tuesdays & Thursdays, September thru May 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Wise Nature Center/Woodland Room

Beaver Creek Reserve Bird Banders have been banding birds for over 20 years.  Come and visit with the Bird Banders during their weekly banding sessions. This is a great opportunity to watch and learn, how and why they band birds.  Learn about bird identification, how birds are caught and banded, and meet some birds up close and personal. Weather dependent. Please call ahead. 

Free

Unfortunately, amid growing concerns over the coronavirus, and the Governor's recommendation to cancel large events to help limit the potential spread of the disease, Beaver Creek Reserve has made the difficult decision to cancel French Toast Breakfast. The health and safety of the community as well as our volunteers and staff is of the utmost importance. Guests who already purchases tickets will receive a full refund, or your ticket price can be donated to Beaver Creek Reserve to off-set non-refundable costs.

Join the Beaver Creek bird banders for a bird banding demonstration.  This is a great opportunity to see some of the birds that visit feeders on a cold winter day up close and personal. Learn about bird identification, bird behavior, what to feed birds, and why we band them.  Join us.

Tuesdays & Thursdays, September thru May 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Wise Nature Center/Woodland Room

Beaver Creek Reserve Bird Banders have been banding birds for over 20 years.  Come and visit with the Bird Banders during their weekly banding sessions. This is a great opportunity to watch and learn, how and why they band birds.  Learn about bird identification, how birds are caught and banded, and meet some birds up close and personal. Weather dependent. Please call ahead. 

Free

Join a staff naturalist for a hootin’ good time. The evening will begin with a short walk outside to listen and hoot for owls, after which we will return inside to discover some of the unique traits of the owl family.  A guest appearance by BCR’s non-releasable owl is expected toward the end of the program. This program is appropriate for upper elementary school-age children to adults. Please dress appropriately for the weather.

Registration and full payment required by March 13.

Tuesdays & Thursdays, September thru May 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Wise Nature Center/Woodland Room

Beaver Creek Reserve Bird Banders have been banding birds for over 20 years.  Come and visit with the Bird Banders during their weekly banding sessions. This is a great opportunity to watch and learn, how and why they band birds.  Learn about bird identification, how birds are caught and banded, and meet some birds up close and personal. Weather dependent. Please call ahead. 

Free

Hobbs Observatory Astronomical Series (HOAS) programs are held on third Saturday on the month (except December) at 8:00pm in the classroom at Hobbs Observatory.   Programs on various astronomical related topics are presented CVAS members and invited guests.  Programs run 45-60 minutes in length.  Topics can be found in the CVAS events calendar: www.cvastro.org/events

Mondays, March 23-May18, 6:00 - 7:15 p.m. 
Gentle Yoga provides all the benefits of the yoga experience at a slower and steadier pace.  It helps to reduce stress, feel strong yet flexible in your body and increase positive energy.  This seven-week session is led by Reserve member Karen Wise and will include instruction on how to do poses, breathing techniques and relaxation practice.  Please dress in loose-fitting clothing, bring a yoga mat or blanket to lie on the floor and a water bottle. 

 Friends $75/9 Classes, Nonmembers $95/9 Classes

At the door $10 Members, $12 Nonmembers

Tuesdays & Thursdays, September thru May 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Wise Nature Center/Woodland Room

Beaver Creek Reserve Bird Banders have been banding birds for over 20 years.  Come and visit with the Bird Banders during their weekly banding sessions. This is a great opportunity to watch and learn, how and why they band birds.  Learn about bird identification, how birds are caught and banded, and meet some birds up close and personal. Weather dependent. Please call ahead. 

Free

Dr. Terry Balding is a retired professor of biology.  He taught animal behavior, ornithology (birds), field biology, wildlife biology, mammalogy, and other courses.  Student evaluations said he was, “humorous” and “enthusiastic”.  His favorite evaluation said, “I always look forward to going to his class”.

While Dr. Balding is still a novice with a camera, recent technology allows him the ability to take hundreds of photos relatively inexpensively; that way maybe 1 or 2 will turn out to be great photos.  Modern technology allows us to have a pretty good camera with magnification, macro-lens, and many pixels.  Because this high quality camera fits in your pocket, it size has allowed Dr. Balding to be able to have it along so that he could take photos and not end up saying, “I wish I would have had my camera”. 

While the title of this presentation is, Unusual Photos  and features birds, it does have other slides with favorite scenes.  Occasionally slides are arranged  to add an element of surprise or humor.  Dr. Balding believes you will find this presentation entertaining, interesting, and educational.

Tuesdays & Thursdays, September thru May 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Wise Nature Center/Woodland Room

Beaver Creek Reserve Bird Banders have been banding birds for over 20 years.  Come and visit with the Bird Banders during their weekly banding sessions. This is a great opportunity to watch and learn, how and why they band birds.  Learn about bird identification, how birds are caught and banded, and meet some birds up close and personal. Weather dependent. Please call ahead. 

Free

Gentle Yoga provides all the benefits of the yoga experience at a slower and steadier pace.  It helps to reduce stress, feel strong yet flexible in your body and increase positive energy.

Mondays, March 23-May18, 6:00 - 7:15 p.m. 
At the door $10 Members, $12 Nonmembers

Tuesdays & Thursdays, September thru May 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Wise Nature Center/Woodland Room

Beaver Creek Reserve Bird Banders have been banding birds for over 20 years.  Come and visit with the Bird Banders during their weekly banding sessions. This is a great opportunity to watch and learn, how and why they band birds.  Learn about bird identification, how birds are caught and banded, and meet some birds up close and personal. Weather dependent. Please call ahead. 

Free

Come learn how to achieve a beautiful lawn without the use of pesticides. Organic lawn care is easier than you may think and this class will discuss the hazards of pesticides and benefits of an organic approach to lawn care. After attending this class you will be able to improve the health of your soil and quality of your lawn. There will be ample time for Q&A after the presentation so bring your own questions and learn from others as well. Anthony Nied of Safe and Simple Organic Lawn Care is offering this presentation.