Guided Bird Hike with BCR
📅 Dates: Sunday, April 19nd 2026 @ 10am-12pm
📍 Location: Cornell, WI & Camp Nawakwa
Join a Beaver Creek Reserve naturalist at Our Nawakwa to hike and enjoy the arrival of our spring migrants! Celebrate the start of Earth Week by getting outside and learning about local wildlife. Our Nawakwa’s beautiful glacial lake and pine forests are host to songbirds, raptors, ducks… and maybe a loon if we’re lucky! All birdwatching skill levels are welcome, and limited numbers of binoculars and field guides will be available to borrow.
Participants of Beaver Creek programs during the month of April will be entered into a raffle to win a prize donated by a local business.
Please plan to arrive 10 minutes early to sign Our Nawakwa’s participant waiver.
Ages: 12+ (Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult)
Cost: BCR Members $8 and Non-members $12
Location: Our Nawakwa
Register by: Wednesday, April 15 | Walk-ins will not be accepted.
Camp Host Training!
📅 Dates: Sunday, April 19nd 2026 @ 10am-6pm
📍 Location: Cornell, WI & Camp Nawakwa
Is camp good for the soul? If you answered YES, consider sharing Our Nawakwa as a camp host—for a day, a weekend, a week!
Camp hosts and camp rentals go together like campfires and s’mores: You need one to make the other!
Camp hosts contribute to Our Nawakwa’s youth-driven mission by sharing camp–for a day, a weekend, a week!
Find out how to be a camp host at our April 19 training.
Celebrate Earth Day!
📅 Dates: Wednesday, April 22nd 2026 @ 9am-4pm
📍 Location: Cornell, WI & Camp Nawakwa
Chippewa Trail Races Aid Station and Lodging!
📅 Dates: Saturday, April 25th 2026
📍 Location: Cornell, WI & Camp Nawakwa
More information to come on volunteering for the Aid Station!
Information about lodging for Racers can be found at:
Bat Talks & Night Hikes

📅 Dates: Saturday, April 25th 2026 7:30PM-9:30PM
📍 Location: Cornell, WI & Camp Nawakwa
Citizen Scientists Welcome!
Join us for an evening of bats, science, and night hiking at Camp Nawakwa! We’ll begin with a short bat talk, gather by the bat houses at sunset, and then head out on a guided bat monitoring hike around the lake.
Schedule:
• Bat Talk: 7:30 PM (on the flat)
• Sunset by the Bat Houses: 8:03 PM
• Bat Monitoring Hike: 8:30 PM Hike length: ~60 minutes
What to Bring:
• Headlamp or flashlight (required)
• Red lights highly preferred
• Dress appropriately for a night hike
Good to Know:
• Weather contingent
• Bats do not emerge in the rain
• Family‑friendly and curiosity encouraged
Donations are appreciated and help support our mission of connecting youth to nature and offering educational events like this at Camp Nawakwa.
Come experience Camp Nawakwa after dark and learn more about our local bat populations!

