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
Tomah's Annual 4th of July Celebration
7/04/2025
Tomah - 12.95 miles away
2
Downtown Thursday Nights Tomah
7/03/2025 - 7/17/2025
Tomah - 13.27 miles away
3
Jared Freiburg and the Vagabonds
5/10/2025
Tomah - 13.33 miles away
4
5th Annual Kindness Community Classic Race
6/14/2025
Tomah - 13.33 miles away
5
Budweiser Dairyland Super National Truck & Tractor Pull 2025 - 50th Anniversary
6/26/2025 - 6/28/2025
Tomah - 13.89 miles away
6
Monroe County Fair
7/23/2025 - 7/27/2025
Tomah - 13.9 miles away
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Tomah's Annual 4th of July Celebration
7/04/2025
Tomah - 13.91 miles away
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Festival in the Park
7/12/2025
Black River Falls - 19.76 miles away