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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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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Lake Michigan Anglers Need to Be Flexible
Lake Michigan anglers increased their efforts and reeled in greater numbers of native species including lake trout and walleye in 2015, even as the overall sport fish harvest declined due to lower catches of salmon and stocked trout. Results from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ 2015 survey of anglers on Lake Michigan bear out […]
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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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Eggs Are the Focus of Crossroads’ EGGstravaganza
Crossroads at Big Creek’s traditional EGGstravaganza, scheduled for the afternoon of March 26, is not an egg hunt, though finding the entrance to Crossroads might seem like a hunt during the construction of the roundabout on Michigan Street. During the EGGstravaganza, Crossroads, in collaboration with the Door County Historical Society, celebrates eggs with educational activities. […]
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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, […]
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Peninsula Park Hike, Acoustic Song Jams & More Weekend Plans
It will be a quiet weekend on the Door Peninsula. Why not take advantage with an acoustic music session, naturalist-guided hike or story time? Friday, March 25 Acoustic Tunes Aplenty Grab your acoustic instrument and share in the fun of the weekly Door County Acoustic Song Circle, today at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church coffee […]
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Tree Beautification Program Returns to Jacksonport
The Jacksonport Women’s Club (JWC) will continue their Tree Beautification Program again in 2016. The successful first year blooms of the trees planted from the past three years’ sales have already captured the attention of residents and visitors along scenic byways, backroads and small lakes with their beautiful late-May blooms. The Prairifire Crabapple was developed […]
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Play in Sheepshead Tournament to Raise Funds for Tree Plantings
The Forest Recovery Project is once again hosting a tree planting fundraiser in the form of a sheepshead tournament at Door County Brewing Company in Baileys Harbor. Cards for Trees is scheduled for March 20 at 1 pm. This event is raising money to buy trees for a collaborative “Dig Door County” public tree planting […]
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Nominate A Lake Michigan Champion of Conservation
It’s time to nominate a favorite Lake Michigan Champion of Conservation for the annual 2016 Lake Michigan Champions of Conservation Awards, sponsored by the Lake Michigan Stakeholders. This environmental award program recognizes and honors the outstanding achievements in four categories: individuals, businesses, community organizations and policymakers. Nominations are open to any group, program, organization, business, […]
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Make the Most of March with Ridges Guided Hikes
Make the most of the mild March weather and join a Ridges naturalist on March 20 at 2 pm for a guided hike through 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 birch […]