Category: Green Page
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Land Trust Finishes 2023 With Last-Day Deal
Door County Land Trust wrapped up a busy 2023 by completing one additional land-protection deal on the last business day of 2023. DCLT on Dec. 29 completed negotiations to create a conservation easement to protect 689 feet of shoreline and rocky Niagara Escarpment bluff. DCLT did not release full details on short notice, but noted […]
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The Clearing and CCC Host Climate Action Workshops
The Climate Change Coalition of Door County will welcome input while planning activities to improve the environment during Climate Action Workshops 9 am-noon Thursdays, Jan. 4 and 11 at The Clearing’s Jens Jensen Center at Ellison Bay. With Deneen Wiske, Roy Thilly and Jeff Lutsey on hand, the CCC will take suggestions and examine the […]
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Thousands of trees were planted, more lands were protected, the future of local conservation organizations was plotted and celebrated and light was shed on the numerous environmental issues important to Door County. Meanwhile, a film that chronicles the history of Door County conservation was released in time for Earth Day 2023. Pulse Celebrates Conservation Volunteers […]
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Land Trust Protects Four More Sites To Wrap Up 2023
Door County Land Trust (DCLT) wrapped up 2023 in a big way, announcing the future opening of its 15th nature preserve for the public in mid-December and then the completion of three additional land conservation projects just before Christmas. One week after announcing the future development of the 75-acre Bear Creek nature preserve in the […]
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Salamander Study Receives Award
The Wisconsin Master Naturalist Program received an award for the Ephemeral Pond Salamander Research Project that included work at two Door County Land Trust (DCLT) preserves and was conducted by Greg Burns, a Wisconsin Master Naturalist. The program’s work was recognized by the Alliance of Natural Resource Outreach and Service Programs as the 2023 Outstanding […]
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DNR Study On Phosphorus Levels Approved By EPA
The United States Environmental Protection Agency recently approved the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Northeast Lakeshore Total Maximum Daily Loads for Total Phosphorus and Total Suspended Solids study. The DNR developed the study to reduce the amount of nutrients entering waters within the Lake Michigan watershed from just south of Sturgeon Bay to Port […]
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PFAS Well Sampling Results Available
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the results of a study conducted to understand the extent of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in shallow groundwater throughout Wisconsin. PFAS are a group of human-made chemicals used for decades in numerous products, including non-stick cookware, fast food wrappers, stain-resistant sprays and certain types of […]
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Crossroads is cleaning up the remnants of past orchard management practices that left high concentrations of lead and arsenic in the soil Bill Schuster, Door County’s founding and now-retired county conservationist, spent about a decade of his almost 40-year career cleaning lead and arsenic out of Door County soil – remnants of the cherry and […]
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$40,000 Matching Gift Challenge For Land Trust
World-traveling photography teammates John and Jean Van Den Brandt are putting their money where their passion lies – in protecting the wild spaces of Door County for future generations. The wildlife photographer and his wife and field assistant, Jean, have visited some of the most remote landscapes on the planet – hundreds of miles from […]
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Astronomical Society Celebrates Dark-Sky Victory
As part of an ongoing campaign against light pollution that affects stargazing, Door Peninsula Astronomical Society (DPAS) celebrated a local business’s project that improved lighting about two miles from the society’s 17-inch telescope. Tom Gwilym, DPAS Vice President and northern Wisconsin advocate for the International Dark-Sky Association, persistently wrote letters and lodged complaints for more […]
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Ridges To Host Ephraim Circle Bird Count
The Ridges Sanctuary citizen scientists are gearing up for the annual Christmas Bird Count, the nation’s longest-running community science bird project. The Count records bird encounters within a 15-mile diameter during one calendar day. The Ephraim Circle bird count, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 16, and sponsored by the National Audubon Society, is open to anyone […]
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Post-Millpond Drawdown Study Still In Progress
The study to evaluate post-drawdown conditions of the Forestville Millpond continues. Conducted by the Door County Soil and Water Conservation Department (SWCD) in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, the study’s results will be used to assess changes in water quality, clarity, depth, the aquatic plant community, and the overall health of the waterbody following […]
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Voluntary, Citizen-Science Opportunities
Want to take volunteering to another level? Several area organizations rely on volunteers and provide training for citizen-science projects. Those range from simple planting, watering and monitoring of trees, to taking samples and keeping detailed logs to help scientists monitor populations or seasonal changes related to climate conditions. While other agencies and organizations offer volunteering […]
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Register For Early Notice On Pesticide Applications
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites homeowners and renters to sign up for 2024 growing season notices in the landscape pesticide registry through Feb. 1, 2024. Registrants receive advance notice from commercial lawn care companies that apply pesticides to lawns, trees and shrubs to nearby properties. You can submit addresses […]
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Authors Discuss Fox River Book
Authors David Allan and Susan Campbell took part in a presentation and panel discussion at the Kress Pavilion on Oct. 30 centered on their new book Paper Valley: The Fight for the Fox River Cleanup. The book tells the history behind the world’s largest environmental river sediment cleanup of its kind. The event, presented by […]
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Ridge and Swale Showing at Auditorium, Miller
Encore presentations of Ridge and Swale will be held this month at Door Community Auditorium and the Miller Art Museum. Discover the inspiring story of conservation in Door County in this two-part documentary from Peninsula Filmworks that celebrates the peninsula’s legacy of conservation and community. The film tells the story of how the Door County […]
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VIDEO: The Fox River Fix Discussion
Authors David Allan and Susan Campbell took part in a presentation and panel discussion at the Kress Pavilion on Oct. 30 centered on their new book Paper Valley: The Fight for the Fox River Cleanup. The event, presented by the Door County Environmental Council, in partnership with the Door County Land Trust and the Door […]
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DNR Orders Minimum Water Level for Forestville Millpond
The Friends of the Forestville Dam have convinced the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to order the County of Door to maintain a minimum water level at the millpond dam the county owns and operates at the Forestville Dam County Park along the Ahnapee River. “The Friends are fairly happy with the DNR ruling, […]
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State Releases 2022 Report On Soil And Water Conservation
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s (DATCP) Bureau of Land and Water Resource Management has released the 2022 Wisconsin Report on Soil and Water Conservation, which provides an overview of conservation efforts and accomplishments by the state’s 72 county conservation departments to achieve local and state conservation and natural resource protection objectives. […]
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Volunteers helped the Climate Change Coalition of Door County plant 260 trees during a two-day effort between The Shoals and DoCo Dwell apartment complexes in Sister Bay on Oct. 20-21. The planting of native white spruce, white and red pine and balsam first was sponsored by Door County Medical Center and Bridenhagen Landscaping. Over two […]