Category: Outdoor
Getting outside in Door County is a must! While you can always explore a trail or lake shore on your own, the calendar is dotted with guided hikes, wildlife tours, bird watching treks, and cross-country skiing meetups. Find a group bicycle ride, a naturalist session, or paddleboard tour and explore Door County’s natural wonders.
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Newport State Park Holds Tree Identification Program
Newport State Park’s Feb. 18 program is “Tree Identification in Winter” at 1:30 pm. Arborist and horticulturist Tom Wolfe will share his vast knowledge of trees as attendees learn to identify trees during winter months. There could be some time spent outdoors, depending on the weather. Please dress accordingly. Meet in the Nature Center.
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All Invited to the Annual Wisconsin Prairie Chicken Festival
For a number of years the annual Wisconsin Prairie Chicken Festival (WPCF) in Central Wisconsin has been a gathering of bird lovers and nature enthusiasts. Every April is the prime time to monitor the bird count, and see the mating of the greater prairie chicken at the Paul J. Olson Wildlife Area and other select […]
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2018 Door County Runs and Rides
We’ve made your planning easy with this guide to getting active with 2017 Door County runs and rides to check out. If you want plan to take on many runs, consider signing up for the Run the Door race series. Door County has become a hotbed for silent sports competition and experiences. Whether you want […]
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Ski for Free and Master Gardeners Lecture Offered at Crossroads
Snow conditions permitting, Crossroads at Big Creek will continue to offer the Ski for Free program. Ski for Free is offered on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1 – 3:30 pm. Ski equipment and snowshoes in a wide range of sizes will be available from the Maintenance Building, free of charge. This program is staffed […]
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Door to Nature: Ice and American Tree Sparrows
The snowstorm of mid-January brought 17 to 18 inches of dry powdery flakes that were easily shoveled away from the feeders. I was not concerned with the seven gray squirrels being able to jump from the piles to the feeders because the snow was so soft and non-supportive. Then Jan. 22 brought eight hours of […]
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Charlotte Lukes Leads Two Bluebird Programs
Charlotte Lukes will present a bluebird monitoring program for participants in the annual Ridges Sanctuary bluebird nest box building workshop. The event will be held March 17, 10 am to noon at the Cook-Fuller Center at 8166 Hwy 57, Baileys Harbor. The cost for the workshop is $10 for Ridges Sanctuary members, $13 for general […]
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Friends of Peninsula State Park Accepting Applications for 2018 Studies
The Research Grant Committee for the Friends of Peninsula State Park is accepting applications for 2018 studies. Up to $1,000 grants are awarded to undergraduate and graduate students looking to expand their education and get their work published. The committee is open to a broad range of ideas and interests, and encourages submissions from any […]
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Join a Ridges Sanctuary naturalist for a guided hike on their trails Feb. 3 at 10 am and 2 pm. The Ridges guided hikes cover the cultural and natural history of the ridges and swales. Hikes end at the Cook-Albert Fuller Nature Center with a mug of hot chocolate or coffee. No reservation necessary. Snowshoe […]
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Michelle Hefty Leads Mammal Tracking Class
Michelle Hefty, carnivore tracking extraordinaire from Newport State Park, will lead a free mammal tracking class. This class will cover common mammal tracks, carnivore ecology, and an in-field tracking and howling demonstration. On Feb. 8, 2:30 – 5:30 pm at Newport State Park, the class will go into detail on wolf and carnivore tracking and […]
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Explore the Snow at Newport State Park During their 28th Annual Candlelight Ski
Newport State Park will hold its 28th annual Candlelight Ski/Hike/Snowshoe event Feb. 10, 5:30-8:30 pm. Twenty-eight years ago, Newport State Park began the candlelight ski tradition in Door County. The tradition will carry on again this year as a portion of trail will come alive by candlelight, guiding skiers, hikers and snowshoers into a glowing, […]
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Ski for Free Continues at Crossroads
Snow conditions permitting, Crossroads at Big Creek will continue to offer the Ski for Free program. Ski for Free is offered on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1 – 3:30 pm. Ski equipment and snowshoes in a wide range of sizes will be available from the Maintenance Building, free of charge. This program is staffed […]
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Door to Nature: The Northern Saw-whet Owl
There exists a bird of prey in eastern North America so lovely and dainty on the one hand yet such a fearless little dynamo when it comes to killing rats and mice – the saw-whet owl. Even though it ranges throughout much of the northern United States and temperate Canada, relatively few people ever see […]