Earth Day Walk is a Runaway Success!

On Saturday, April 22nd, Beaver Creek Reserve broke out our best matching t-shirts to celebrate Earth Day with a ton of activities going on around the Nature Center! From crafts to scavenger hunts to self-guided nature walks, attendees learned all about sustainability and had fun doing it.

Our self-guided Earth Day Walk had participants start on the South Campus and make their way to the North. Sign posts guided walkers, provided educational facts about sustainability, and encouraged them to admire the nature around them. Despite on-and-off rain and snow, the weather cleared up just in time to celebrate the big day in the great outdoors.

Back at the Wise Nature Center, more activities awaited. A scavenger hunt took searchers on a tour of the center to see a snapping turtle in the Discovery Room, bird feeders outside, and more in, out, and around the center. 

Those wanting to bring home their own piece of nature were in luck. Our seed starter station provided everything folks needed to make sustainable seed starters that could grow into their own plants. Also donated to us by Paint Creek Nursery were swamp milkweed plants and white pine trees, both native to the area, for visitors to take home and plant outside after the final frost. Unfortunately, given our temperamental weather, we may be waiting for that day for a while now.

All in all, we had a fantastic time celebrating Earth Day! If you didn’t get a chance to join, the good news is that the festivities aren’t quite over. Sign up for an event during the last week of April and you may win a gift card! Check out our events calendar!