Category: Nature
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Honey Presentation at Beekeepers’ Club Meeting
The Door County Beekeepers Club (DCBC) will meet March 26, 6:30 pm, at the Peninsular Agricultural Research Station, 4312 Hwy 42, north of Sturgeon Bay. Kent Pegorsch, president of the Wisconsin Honey Producers Association (WHPA), will present a program about honey flavors and color from different nectar sources, offer honey samples from around the world […]
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Charlotte Lukes to Discuss Eastern Bluebirds
Charlotte Lukes will present a program on bluebirds on March 23, 9:30 am, at Newport State Park’s visitors’ center. She will share the success story of the eastern bluebird in Wisconsin, explain all aspects of bluebird monitoring and discuss the Bluebird Restoration Association of Wisconsin and how you can get involved. Lukes will share photos […]
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Family Programs and More at Crossroads
As it continues to celebrate water, Crossroads at Big Creek has launched a lecture series called Fish Tales. The first program was held March 21. Programming on March 22, 2 pm, in the Collins Learning Center is a screening of 3D Sun: a half-hour documentary that was created with images from the twin research satellites […]
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County Deer Advisory Councils Want Feedback from Local Hunters
How many free antlerless deer tags should Door and Kewaunee County hunters get this fall? North to south, you’ll typically get different answers. Many Northern Door hunters say there are not nearly enough deer to warrant giving out any “doe tags” for free. From Sturgeon Bay south, there’s little debate that there are pockets of […]
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Welcome Spring at the Algoma Bird Celebration
Welcome back spring with thoughts of birds, butterflies, gardens and more at the fifth annual Algoma Bird Celebration on April 6, 9 am – 2 pm, at the Algoma Youth Club, 620 Lake Street. This free, family-friendly event celebrates World Migratory Bird Day. Stay for the day, or drop in when you can. Programs will […]
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Register for The Ridges’ Festival of Nature
Explore Door County, and celebrate its precious species, rare habitats and natural beauty at The Ridges’ 17th annual Festival of Nature, May 24-26. It will feature more than 60 programs, including birding, biking, hiking and paddling experiences. Registration begins March 18 at 10 am. To browse a complete listing of festival offerings and register, visit […]
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The Door County Seed Library is hosting a free family gardening class on March 16, 11 am – 12:30 pm, at the Sturgeon Bay Library. Kids can get dirty building soil blocks, and parents will learn from Pat Thorp of Pat’s Patch how and when to plant a garden of nutritious, easy-to-grow vegetables. Participants will […]
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Emma Toft’s Books at Crossroads
The Collins Learning Center at Crossroads at Big Creek houses a collection of books and periodicals that reflect the Crossroads focuses: science, history and the environment. Recently, Crossroads received a special donation of books from Emma Toft’s personal library. Many are out-of-print classics; others have letters and cards tucked between the pages or field notes […]
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Spring Fish and Wildlife Hearings Allow Online Voting for the First Time
After more than a decade of speculation, the spring fish and wildlife rules hearings will finally offer an online voting option next month. Officially known as the annual DNR fish and wildlife public hearing and Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) county meeting, the gatherings are held the second Monday of each April across the state. Locally, […]
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The Door County Maritime Museum’s (DCMM, dcmm.org) 2019 spring and fall Door County Lighthouse Festivals will be held June 7-9 and Oct. 12-13, respectively. The festivals include land-based, boat and adventure tours that reach all 11 lighthouses and provide exclusive access to several that are not typically open to the public, including Chambers Island Lighthouse, […]
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DCMGA’s Lecture Series: ‘The Ecological Garden’
Benjamin Futa, director of UW-Madison’s Allen Centennial Garden (allencentennialgarden.org), will present “The Ecological Garden” on March 19, 7 pm, at Crossroads at Big Creek as part of the Door County Master Gardeners Association’s (dcmga.org) free lecture series. Futa is passionate about connecting people to plants – and one another – through public gardens. He designs […]
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Watch a screening of the Wisconsin Public Television documentary Lakeshore Guardians – about the United States Life-Saving Service in Wisconsin – on March 8, 2 pm, at Crossroads at Big Creek. Ski for Free will be held on March 9, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm; and March 10, 1-3:30 pm. When conditions permit skiing, the program lends, […]
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Deer, Wild Turkeys Struggle through Old-Fashioned Winter
A brutal winter is taxing some wildlife species, and we’re not out of the woods yet. For the first time since 2013, deep snow and extended cold threaten to trim some deer and wild turkeys from the landscape. The good news: It was a fairly easy start to the winter, and most of the wild […]
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The Nature of History: Honoring the legacy of Roy Lukes
by Julie Hein, Lake Ledge Naturalist and Director of Special Projects, Egg Harbor Historical Society Most often, when one reads the word history, it evokes a vision of people, places and artifacts. Even the definition of the word puts humans front and center: History is the study of past events, particularly in human affairs. Yet […]
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Aldo Leopold and More at Crossroads
Celebrate Aldo Leopold Day and the 70th anniversary of A Sand County Almanac with a showing of Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time on March 2, 3 pm, at Crossroads at Big Creek. The Emmy Award-winning documentary traces Leopold’s life journey, which led him to develop his “land ethic.” Refreshments […]
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It’s time for the fourth annual Owl-O-Rama, to be held March 2, 9 am – 4 pm, at The Ridges’ Cook-Albert Fuller Nature Center in Baileys Harbor. The whole family can learn more about owls: fascinating birds of prey known for their distinctive calls, nocturnal habits and silent flight. Activities include night hikes, crafts, workshops, seeing […]
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Participate in Ski for Free at Crossroads at Big Creek on Feb. 23, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm; and Feb. 24, 1-3:30 pm. The program lends, free of charge, an array of ski and snowshoe equipment. When trail conditions permit skiing, volunteers in the Crossroads Maintenance Building will fit you with equipment. On Feb. 23, […]
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Seven Scenarios for Shorter Crossbow Deer Hunt ‘Not the Gospel,’ DNR Says
A seven-scenario proposal to shorten the state’s crossbow deer season has hunters split on what the fairest and best option is for whitetail fanatics. The short answer: maybe none of them. DNR wildlife director Eric Lobner said the seven options introduced at last month’s state Natural Resources Board (NRB) meeting “are not the gospel” and […]
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Catch Paperback Edition of Award-Winning ‘People of the Sturgeon’
Just in time for Wisconsin’s annual sturgeon season (Feb. 9-24), the Wisconsin Historical Society Press has released a new paperback edition of its top-selling, award-winning fishing history, People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin’s Love Affair with an Ancient Fish by Ronald Bruch, Kathleen Schmitt Kline and Frederick Binkowski. It features photos by the late Bob Rashid. […]
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Kristina Beuning, owner of Sunbow Farm in Eau Claire, will present a free, public program on March 5, 7 pm, in the Collins Learning Center at Crossroads at Big Creek as part of the Door County Master Gardeners’ lecture series. Beuning will discuss conserving and preserving vegetable-garden ecosystems by focusing not only on what’s grown, […]