Category: Green Page

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a Manufacturers Performance Report that assesses the automobile industry’s progress toward meeting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks in the 2012 model year – the first year of this 14-year program.

As part of the national observance of Earth Day, the U.S. Forest Service recently announced that it is seeking proposals that expand wood energy use and support responsible forest management.

Climate change is one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time. In Wisconsin, scientists with the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI) are documenting and projecting the impacts global warming is having and will have in the future in our state.

In fairy tales, a young maiden kissing a frog may result in the frog transforming into a handsome prince. But there are some frogs you wouldn’t dare touch, much less kiss.

Fans of renewable energy and sustainable practices are invited to free events on April 25 and 26 in Sturgeon Bay to explore Stewardship Today for a Better Tomorrow at the fifth Sustainable Living Fair.

On May 2, 2 – 4 pm, there will be a workshop, titled “The Importance of Early Detection,” about imminent invaders and the technology to fight them. The workshop will be held at the Baileys Harbor Town Hall.

The Forest Recovery Project announces its inaugural tree planting effort. Thanks to contributions from the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County, 600 bare root seedlings have been ordered and volunteers are needed to get the trees into the ground.

A work weekend is being held at the Open Door Bird Sanctuary from 9 am to 5 pm on April 26 – 27. Help is needed to finish the mews (outdoor enclosures) and there is a lot of dirt to move around.

Celebrate Migratory Bird Day with The Nature Conservancy by helping to plant more than 1,600 tree and shrub seedlings to improve migratory bird habitat at the Mink River Preserve.

It’s not too late – the order date was extended for crabapple trees offered by the Jacksonport Women’s Club. Due to weather conditions the order deadline and delivery dates have been revised; the last day to order is April 26.

Gibraltar Area Schools has collaborated across grade levels and with community members to celebrate Earth Day. Students and environmental specialists plan to share earth friendly ideas at a free Earth Day Celebration April 23, 1 – 4 pm, at Door Community Auditorium and Gibraltar Mural Gym.

Martin park hosts the 2014 Sustainable Living Fair in Sturgeon Bay.

There is a farmers market somewhere on the Door Peninsula five days a week come summer, here’s the plan of attack!

Fishing is a man’s world, but Lynn Frederick broke in, first in science and now as a charter fishing captain.

Your guide to all the fishing tournaments and events on the Door Peninsula in 2014.

The fish industry launched a new program to remind people that fish are part of the locavore movement.

The University of Wisconsin’s Sea Grant Institute is reminding consumers to eat locally sourced fish with a new Eat Wisconsin Fish campaign. Wisconsin’s aquaculture ranks number one in the Midwest and is an important industry that contributes more than $21 million to the local economy.

Jim Laughlin came into the fishing industry by way of his high school sweetheart. “I was dating Mark’s daughter, the next thing I knew I was on the boat,” he said.

Her 28-foot Bertram Yacht is named The Fish Doctor, but it’s much more than a nickname. Lynn Frederick has spent 40 years not just fishing the lake, but studying it.