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…

Learn how Door County Land Trust partnered with the City of Sturgeon Bay and its community to create the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Nature Preserve. For hundreds of years, Native Americans used this area to portage their canoes from Lake Michigan to the waters of Green Bay. Between 1872-1871 the ship canal was dug out…

Gaze in awe at the natural beauty of autumn at Kangaroo Lake Nature Preserve while learning the biological secrets of how the tree’s leaves change color. Travel along the trail beginning atop the Niagara Escarpment that winds down to the edge of Kangaroo Lake, all the while experiencing stunning views and opportunities for wildlife observation.…