Discover Oak Bluff Natural Area: A New DCLT Protected Place
Discover the Land Trust’s newest natural area in southern Door, the 118-acre Oak Bluff Natural Area whose 150’ Niagara Escarpment bluffs tower over 1700 feet of undeveloped Green Bay shoreline. This beautiful property hosts an old growth forest of red and white oak, sugar maple, white and red pine, hemlock, and American beech and provides…
Join the Stewardship Crew – Gilson-Peterson Forest Natural Area
Work outdoors! Meet fellow land enthusiasts while you provide an important community service. Join us for a stewardship workday on one of the land Trust’s nature preserves or natural areas. Volunteers help steward DCLT properties by assisting with a variety of projects and tasks. These projects include tree trimming on trails, trail maintenance, invasive species…
Aquatic Creatures Discovery
Heins Creek Nature Preserve 7112 Highway 57, Baileys Harbor, United StatesJoin us for a citizen science adventure at the Door County Land Trust's Heins Creek Nature Preserve as we enter the creek and search for aquatic creatures. Heins Creek drains out of Kangaroo Lake into Lake Michigan and is home to a host of species including salmon, trout, northern pike, frogs, salamanders, Belted Kingfishers, ducks,…
Washington Island Protected Lands Open House
Washington Island Washington island, WI, United StatesCome explore our beautiful protected lands on Washington Island through a series of naturalist guided walks. Choose one preserve to hike in the morning, and another in the afternoon. With over 800-acres of protected lands on the island, this year’s open house will feature: Domer-Neff Bird Sanctuary led by Jesse Koyen, Sigwald Jacobsen Natural Area…
Creation of a Nature Preserve: Bayshore Blufflands
Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve 5454 Bay Shore Dr, Egg Harbor, United StatesDiscover the exciting story of how the Door County Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, and the Bayshore Blufflands Property Owners Association made the impossible - possible! The discovery of state threatened orchids and federally endangered relict snails along the Niagara Escarpment led to the Land Trust’s purchase of this 180-acre property slated for a 74-unit…
Creation of a Nature Preserve: Bayshore Blufflands
Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve 5454 Bay Shore Dr, Egg Harbor, United StatesDiscover the exciting story of how the Door County Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, and the Bayshore Blufflands Property Owners Association made the impossible - possible! The discovery of state threatened orchids and federally endangered relict snails along the Niagara Escarpment led to the Land Trust’s purchase of this 180-acre property slated for a 74-unit…
Join the Stewardship Crew – Heins Creek Nature Preserve
Heins Creek Nature Preserve 7112 Highway 57, Baileys Harbor, United StatesWork outdoors! Meet fellow land enthusiasts while you provide an important community service. Join us for a stewardship workday on one of the land Trust’s nature preserves or natural areas. Volunteers help steward DCLT properties by assisting with a variety of projects and tasks. These projects include tree trimming on trails, trail maintenance, invasive species…
A Conservation Easement Experience in Southern Door
Schmidtke Conservation Easement Property WI, United StatesCome discover one of the Door County Land Trust’s newest conservation easement properties in Southern Door - the 20-acre Schmidtke Conservation Easement. In 2019, bothers Erich and Peter Schmidtke protected their beautiful 20-acre property from future development. Near the Gardner Swamp State Wildlife Area and less than 325 feet from the shores of Green Bay, their…
Saving the Bats at Three Springs Barn
Three Springs Nature Preserve 10442 3 Springs Rd, Sister Bay, United StatesDiscover the roosting colony of little brown bats who have been raising their young in the Three Springs barn for decades. Marilyn Hansotia has been monitoring this bat colony since 2011 providing a benchmark for scientists to discover the tragic population drop beginning in 2014 from white-nose syndrome. The decline in the Three Springs barn…
Discover Bear Creek Nature Preserve: A New DCLT Protected Place
Bear Creek Nature PreserveCome 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…
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