A strict reserve in the Beskids protecting spruce-fir forest with Istebna spruce on the slopes of Rachowiec.
The Butorza reserve (30.08 ha) lies in Rajcza municipality, on the northern slopes of Rachowiec mountain in the Wielka Racza Group, in the Żywiec Beskids, at an altitude of 600-720 m above sea level. It was established on 27 July 1961 and lies in the Żywiec Landscape Park, under the care of the Ujsoły Forest District.
The subject of protection is lower montane spruce-fir forest with Istebna spruce. The spruces are about 50 cm in diameter at breast height, and many of them exceed 35 m in height. Also growing here are European beech, sycamore, grey alder and goat willow. Besides the spruce-fir forest there are fertile Carpathian beech wood and boggy montane alder wood. The reserve is under strict protection.
Within a few kilometres are the Oźna Mountain Hut and the Lace Museum in Koniaków.
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