Come discover the Door County Land Trust’s newest preserve in Southern Door- the 75-acre Bear Creek Nature Preserve. Hike up a 50-foot ancient glacial streambank for an overlook of the beautiful, forested valley of Bear Creek. Stroll the farm roads along the banks that provide important aquatic habitat for native fish who swim ½-mile up…

The Oak Road Nature Preserve is abuzz! We will be going "beyond the honeybee" to discover the fascinating and overlooked world of our native bees. Did you know Wisconsin has around 400 species of native bee species?! We will discuss the lesser-known types of bees – their life cycles and behaviors – as well as how…

Discover the beautiful forests at the Lautenbach Woods Nature Preserve located on the Niagara Escarpment- the backbone of Door County’s celebrated landscape. This preserve hosts boreal, northern hardwood, and wet forests which provide excellent habitat for a host of plants and animals. As we hike through the higher elevations and follow the trail down and…

Learn how the Door County Land Trust and Nature Conservancy have protected over 650-acres to create the Kangaroo Lake Nature Preserve- one of Door County’s ecological gems. Private landowners have also played a big role in protecting this area. Visit one of our private conservation easements adjacent to the Kangaroo Lake Nature Preserve and learn…

We’ll meet at the home of Jamie Krumenacher for this unforgettable evening tour of Northern Door’s night sky. Gaze upon the galaxies, nebula, globular and open clusters, and constellations. We’ll be using Jamie’s state-of-the-art telescopes for this deep sky tour. Proceeds from the evening will help provide astronomy equipment for Newport State Park’s Dark Sky…

Explore the new properties the Door County Land Trust has protected along Hibbard Creek, one of Door County’s longest and most important creeks for fish. White suckers, northern pike, trout, chubs, shiners, mudminnow and coho salmon spawn here. Learn about the Land Trust’s plans and the tools we use with private landowners to protect this…

Join mushroom enthusiast Charlotte Lukes on a 1.25-mile stroll through the Door County Land Trust’s Lautenbach Woods Nature Preserve. As the days shorten and the temperatures cool, Door County’s forests transform into a wonderland of fall color. For those who know where to look, the appearance of ephemeral and mysterious fungi can be a spectacle…