Category: Nature
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Honeybees have a new home at Crossroads at Big Creek and all are invited to the dedication of Door County Beekeepers Community Hive on June 14 at 4 pm. Attendees gather at the Collins Learning Center and walk the short distance to the hive area, view the comings and goings of the honeybees, and explore […]
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Hike Peninsula State Park with a Naturalist June 9, 10
Take a hike with a Peninsula State Park naturalist on the park’s most spectacular trail, Eagle Trail, Saturday, June 9, from 1 to 3 pm. You will learn how the bluffs formed as well as some of the park’s history. Trees and flowers will be identified along the way. It is considered a difficult hike. […]
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Crossroads at Big Creek Nature Hike
Crossroads at Big Creek is taking advantage of the nice weather ahead with a nature hike. Join the naturalists in a gentle ramble through the Big Creek Preserve on June 3 at 4 pm. The wetland flowers should be in bloom. The hike is free and open to the public, and hikers should meet at […]
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Want to get up close and personal with a smallmouth bass or bowfin? Visit the Peninsula State Park Nature Center on June 2 & 3, 10 am to 4 pm. Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists have stocked and set up a 600-gallon fish tank. Professional natural resources educators will be on hand to share […]
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The Collins Learning Center at Crossroads at Big Creek is closed May 25 and 26 to participate in the Door County Festival of Nature and the Master Gardener Plant Sale. Crossroads is a partnering organization for the Festival and the Master Gardeners hold information presentations at the center. Even though the Collins Learning Center is […]
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Washington Island Birding Festival Returns
Chari Rutledge will be working behind the scenes during the three-day Washington Islands Birding Festival this weekend, but every day is a birding fest for the island resident. “I just took a walk up the driveway and saw birds I haven’t seen here in years – a golden-winged warbler and a blue-winged warbler. I haven’t […]
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Mother’s Day Hike at Crossroads
Crossroads at Big Creek continues to celebrate water and nature with this week’s hikes. Hikes are free and open to the public. On May 12, Crossroads focuses on water with a walk to the dock and lecture. At 10 am join in for an hour-long walk to the dock on The Cove Preserve. Participants can […]
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Spring Fling: Nature Walks in Peninsula State Park
Peninsula State Park offers two spring nature walks this week. On May 10, from 10 to 11:30 am, walk a two-mile route to see sky-high bluffs of the Niagara Escarpment, to watch for trilliums and to learn park history. Eagle Trail is muddy, slippery and a difficult trail. Meet at the Eagle Tower parking lot. […]
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Crossroads Celebrates Earth Day in May
In May Crossroads at Big Creek offers a number of Earth Day events starting with a few hikes and educational presentations this week. On May 7 at 7 pm, a Crossroads naturalist will lead “Evening at Big Creek,” an evening ramble in the Big Creek preserve. Hikers listen for sounds of spring and visit the […]
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Peninsula State Park Looks for Shorebirds During this Naturalist-led Walk
Look for palm, yellow-rumped, and other warblers as well as shorebirds on May 8 during an hour-long, naturalist-led walk at Peninsula State Park. Limited binoculars are available for loan or bring your own. These walks are easy and less than half-a-mile. The programs are weather dependent. Participants meet at Weborg Shelter at 8am. This program […]
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The Clearing Starts Docent-led Hikes May 5
The Clearing Folk School offers free, docent-led hikes that cover the 128-acre property. These interpretive hiking tours visit the historic buildings and campus led by volunteer docents. The two-hour hikes begin at 1 pm on Saturdays and Sundays starting May 5, and run through the end of October. Hikers meet at the Jens Jensen Visitor […]
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Ridges Ramble – Hiking The Ridges Sanctuary
Nestled along the Door Peninsula’s eastern shore is one of the state’s most biologically diverse ecosystems: The Ridges Sanctuary. A springtime hike among these 1,500 acres introduces visitors to flora and fauna almost exclusive to this little patch of North America, from native orchids to the federally endangered dwarf lake iris. The sanctuary’s namesake comes […]
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Crossroads Celebrates Arbor Day with a Hike
Celebrate National Arbor Day with an Arbor Day hike at Crossroads at Big Creek on April 27, 4 pm. Join the naturalist for a gentle hike to the various forest types on the Big Creek Preserve. Hikers will celebrate water and trees. Wear footwear that can get wet. The hike is free and open to […]
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Peninsula State Park Offers Spring Walk
Peninsula State Park offers a spring walk to a black ash swamp on April 28, 10-11 am. Tucked behind Peninsula’s Nature Center, fed by spring water oozing from the bluff edges, is a temporal wetland. Sturdy black ash trees rise up from a forest floor carpeted with ferns. Despite recent snow, the swamp is greening […]
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Len Villano’s Pic of the Week: Friendly Porkie
My pic of the week this week is of a friendly porcupine I spotted while hiking. She sat along the trail for a moment before heading up a nearby cedar tree. Significant not only for the photo itself but also because the snow had finally melted enough to allow hiking without the aid of snowshoes. […]
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Land Trust Leads Hike Through Ship Canal Preserve
Join Dale and Mary Goodner, Tim Stone and Door County Land Trust Executive Director Tom Clay May 12, 9-11 am, on a leisurely hike through varied habitats in the Land Trust’s Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Preserve. Discover some of the migratory as well as resident birds that can be found here. All level of birders […]
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Door County Master Gardener Program Talks about Fairy Gardens
Door County Master Gardener volunteer Chriss Daubner will demonstrate how to make a fairy garden on May 2, 6:30 pm in the Peninsula Room on the first floor of the Government Center in Sturgeon Bay. Daubner will provide handouts and give a PowerPoint presentation. This program is hosted by Door County Home and Community Education […]
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Peninsula State Park Hosts Campfire Reading for Earth Day
Gather round a Peninsula State Park campfire April 22, 11 am to noon, to hear The Lorax read. This classic Dr. Seuss story is about taking care of Planet Earth. Meet at the Nature Center. Kids can decorate a Lorax wind-sock with truffula trees and swomee swans. All ages welcome. The program is free but […]
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Open Door Holds Program at Kress Pavilion for Migratory Bird Day
Open Door Bird Sanctuary will help Egg Harbor celebrate International Migratory Bird Day April 21 with a engaging program at the Kress Pavilion from 12-1 pm. This is a formal program and the presenter will talk about birds in general and about each of the program’s featured raptors. In addition, volunteer educators will be on […]
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Door County Land Trust Plans a Few Hikes for Earth Day
Join the Door County Land Trust for an Earth Day hike at the Door County Land Trust’s Heins Creek Preserve on April 26 at 1 pm. This year, the organization is also celebrating their 32nd anniversary of protecting more than 8,000 acres in the county and the sixth anniversary of the 74-acre Heins Creek Preserve. […]