Category: Nature
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Questions & Artists: Printmaker Erin Nolan
When Illinois artist Erin Nolan presses her carving tools into a Tengucho-covered woodblock to create her nature-inspired woodprints, her goal is to share the “haiku moments” of her life – the glimpses of heightened awareness and spiritual clarity she experiences in the great outdoors. So it makes sense that many of the relief prints reflect […]
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Viewing Nights Held Rain or Shine at Leif Everson Observatory
With the first peep of the spring peepers, Crossroads at Big Creek launched a Challenge Match to raise money to expand their parking lot in an environmentally responsible way. They hope to develop a storm water runoff system to ensure that the water leaving the lot and entering the wetlands will be as clean as […]
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Volunteers Needed for Midwest Crane Count
The Ridges is seeking volunteers to participate in the 41st Annual Midwest Crane Count on April 16, 5:30 to 7:30 am. Join volunteers from across Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan to monitor the return of cranes to their northern breeding grounds. Counters are needed to survey on designated sites throughout Door County. No […]
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Dark Sky Celebrations, Folk Icons & More Weekend Plans
The Door Peninsula is coming alive with the sights and sounds of spring, from blooming buffaloberry to the sweet sounds of folk at a local gallery. Take a look at our top picks for the weekend ahead! Friday, April 8 In Search of Blooming Buffaloberry Join a Peninsula State Park naturalist for a 2.5-mile hike […]
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Natural Resources Board to Discuss Administrative Changes
Approval of the 2016 Wisconsin migratory game bird hunting season structure and proposed rule changes governing activities, visitor use and management of state properties including parks, forests, trails, shooting ranges and other recreation areas are among the items the state Natural Resources Board will address when it meets April 13 in Madison. The board will […]
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Kelli Bruns Wins Property Supervisor of the Year Award
Kelli Bruns, Superintendent of Peninsula State Park, has been presented the “2014 Property Supervisor of the Year” award. The Wisconsin State Park System presents this annual award to a supervisor who excels in the management of a state park property. During 2014, Bruns provided solid leadership to park staff delivering customer service; visitor and resource […]
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Be A Beetle Parent: DNR Seeks People to Help Raise Insect that Eats Purple Loosestrife
State officials are asking observant citizens to be on the lookout for resurgent populations of purple loosestrife – an exotic and potentially destructive wetland perennial – and to consider joining the battle against this harmful invader. The best weapon against purple loosestrife is the leaf-eating Galerucella beetle, an import from Europe. Careful research in Wisconsin […]
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Volunteers Needed for Camp Meenahga Anniversary at Pen Park
Peninsula State Park seeks volunteers to commemorate Camp Meenahga. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of Camp Meenahga, a girls camp that operated in Peninsula State Park from 1916 – 1948. To celebrate, the park is featuring art from one of the camp’s yearbooks as its Like to Hike pin, creating a […]
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2016 Artful Garden Walk Tickets Go On Sale May 1
The 2016 Artful Garden Walk to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Door County is scheduled for July 30, 10 am – 4 pm. Eighteen unique Door County artists will show their work in blooming shore and bluff gardens. Tickets are $15 in advance/$20 day of event. Online ticket sales begin May 1 at […]
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Take A Guided Hike of Appel’s Bluff with Ridges Naturalist
Shake off the winter doldrums and join a Ridges naturalist on April 3 at 2 pm for a guided hike through the varied landscape of Appel’s Bluff. Recently acquired by The Ridges, this 67-acre tract features dense lowland cedar forest with ephemeral ponds and wetlands in the southern portion and upland forests of maple and […]
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Evening Walks and Video Astronomy at Crossroads at Big Creek
As the snow melts the woods seem to come alive with the sounds, smells, and colors of the coming spring. Two evening walks have been scheduled at Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay. The walks are scheduled for April 1 and April 4 at 7 pm. If hikers are lucky they might hear spring […]
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Learn How to Create Cottage Garden at Next Master Gardener Program
The April 19 Door County Master Gardeners Continuing Education Program is “Cottage Gardens” with guest speaker Mark Konlock, Director of Horticulture, Green Bay Botanical Garden. The program begins at 7 pm at Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay. Cottage gardens combine a little bit of everything – vegetables, fruits, annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs – […]
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Raku Firing, Spring Hikes & More Weekend Plans
Usher in the first full month of spring with a gallery open house, pig auction or some good ol’ fashioned line dancing with our top picks for the weekend ahead. Friday, April 1 Gallery Open House Head to Steele Street in Algoma for Clay on Steele’s family-fun open house. There will be Raku firing, wheel […]
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Gardening For Bees And Other Pollinators
Annie Deutsch will present some interesting and informative tips on the basics of planting for attracting pollinators at the next Door County Bee Keepers Club meeting on Tuesday, March 29 at 6:30 pm at The Ridges Sanctuary, 8166 WI-57, Baileys Harbor. Annie is the Agricultural Agent for Door County UW-Extension in Sturgeon Bay. Open to the Public. Free will donation.
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Shade Tree Offered for National Arbor Day
National Arbor Day is Friday, April 29, this year, and the Arbor Day Foundation is making it easy for anyone to celebrate the annual tree-planting holiday. Join the Foundation in April and receive 10 free shade trees. By joining the Foundation in April, new members receive the following trees: red oak, sugar maple, weeping willow, […]
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The Climate Corner: Climate Change’s Unseen Consensus
By Anthony Leiserowitz, Ph.D., School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University In the history of science, there have been few instances in which almost all experts in a particular field were in complete agreement. Climate change is one of those instances. Nearly two decades of research has converged on the following fact: More than […]
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Easy Winter Kicks Off Bird Survey Early
Thanks to an easy winter, volunteer sightings of species breeding early are coming in daily for a statewide breeding bird survey. “Reports are coming in to the Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II detailing early nesting activities. Sandhill cranes and northern cardinals are pairing up, crows and ravens are building nests, and great horned owls and […]
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It really isn’t spring until we hear the peeping choruses of tiny frogs, which, for obvious reasons, are called spring peepers. That usually happens around Good Friday, an odd coincidence because the species name for forest dwelling frog is “crucifer.” Because early scientists often had strong religious affiliations, the name probably refers to the distinct […]
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Door County Adventure Center Now Offers Mink River Eco Adventures
Get ready to experience the outdoors through nature-based activities with Door County Adventure Center, now offering Mink River Eco Adventures. During this overnight camp experience, campers will explore the natural environment in a safe and exciting setting where participants can develop life skills and make new friends. Camp is scheduled for Aug. 2 – 4 […]
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“Garden Rooms & Structures” Discussed at April 12 Master Gardeners Meeting
The April 12 Door County Master Gardeners Continuing Education Program is “Garden Rooms & Structures” with guest speaker Tom Luebker. The program begins at 7 pm at Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay. Garden design and practices throughout the United States are steeped in European origins. In 1900, during the arts and craft movement, […]