Jay Creek Pine Forest State Natural Area
Jay Creek Pine Forest State Natural Area
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715-284-1400
This property is a mix of wet to dry pinewoods developed on the flat and poorly drained soils of extinct Glacial Lake Wisconsin. The uplands are a northern dry-mesic forest of red and white pines, red maples and white oaks. Of special interest is a site that runs along Jay Creek, a fast moving, cold-water stream populated by brook trout. This unusual community is a white pine and red maple swamp that grows on the gently sloping wet sand along the creek. Black spruce is a common tree near the stream along with paper and yellow birch and some tamarack. Interesting birds found here include Ovenbird, Pine, Canada and Black-throated Green Warbler and Blue-headed Vireo.
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1
Annual Freeze Fest
1/27/2025 - 2/01/2025
Tomah - 13.24 miles away
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Annual Freeze Fest
1/27/2025 - 2/01/2025
Tomah - 13.92 miles away
3
Heritage Hollyday - Historic Point Basse
12/21/2024
Nekoosa - 31.93 miles away
4
New Year's Eve Party at Sand Valley
12/31/2024 - 1/01/2025
Nekoosa - 32.45 miles away
5
Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings Game
1/03/2025
Wisconsin Rapids - 37.4 miles away
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Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings Game
1/04/2025
Wisconsin Rapids - 37.45 miles away
7
La Crosse Skyrockers New Year's Eve Fireworks at the Bluff
12/31/2024
La Crosse - 42.88 miles away
8
String Ties
12/19/2024 - 12/20/2024
La Crosse - 44.86 miles away