“Explore the Door” Outing Series
Hikes, Snowshoeing and Other Outdoor Adventures
 The
“Explore the Door” series offers guided adventures for
Door
County Land Trust members to experience the
beautiful places they’ve helped the Land Trust protect. Outings will be
led by trained Door County Land Trust volunteer hike leaders
and/or Land Trust staff. All “Explore the Door” outings are free of
charge for Land Trust members, but pre-registration is required. To
register for the outings listed here and to receive notice of
additional events that may be added, please send your name and email
address to
explore@doorcountylandtrust.org.
Registration for “Explore the Door” events is limited. You will be
emailed a confirmation of your registration and directions to the event.
If you do not have access to email, please call Kristi at (920)
746-1359. All outings last approximately two hours. Please dress
appropriately for the weather
Fall & Winter 2010 Hike Schedule:
Sandhill Cranes at the Brussels Hill/Kayes Creek Bissen Property
Thursday, September 9th at 5:00 p.m.
or
Saturday, September 11th at 5:00 p.m.
Back by popular demand! September is the perfect time to explore the
conservation easement property of Ivan and JoAnn Bissen in Southern Door
County. We’ll view the deep ravines, stately forests, scenic overlooks,
and large wetlands on the property. If we’re lucky, we’ll see the
sandhill cranes that visit the property each fall.
Fall Colors at the Lautenbach Woods Nature Preserve
Thursday, October 14th at 1:00 p.m.
or
Saturday, October 16th at 10:00 a.m.
Spectacular fall colors will impress us as we hike the easy to
moderately difficult 1.25 mile trail through the dense hardwood and
hemlock forest located a few miles south of Egg Harbor.
Picha Woods Nature Preserve
Thursday, November 11th at 1:00 p.m.
or
Saturday, November 13th at 10:00 a.m.
For many, the location of the Picha Woods Nature Preserve is a
mystery. Join us as we solve the mystery and take you to the 40-acre
preserve located off the beaten path to hike the woodlands and learn
about the surrounding lands in the Thorp Pond State Natural Area and
Hibbards Creek. The preserve was donated to the Door County Land Trust
by the family of George and Lila Picha.
Explore New Additions to the Bayshore Blufflands Nature Preserve
Saturday, December 11th at 10:00 a.m.
Celebrate the Year of the Escarpment by exploring some of the newly
acquired portions of the Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve west of
Carlsville. The recent additions have helped bring the protected acres
in the area to over 500!
Don’t miss this special opportunity to visit the Aldo Leopold Legacy
Center!
Aldo Leopold Legacy Tour
Saturday, October 9— 8:30 a.m. departure, $110 per person
Enjoy the beautiful fall colors with Land Trust friends as we travel by
luxury coach to the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center near Baraboo, Wisconsin.
Estella and Chuck Lauter will share bits of wisdom from Leopold’s, A
Sand County Almanac, during the ride. We will eat a box lunch prior to
taking a guided tour of the Legacy Center where we’ll hear how solar
power, geothermal, and sustainable building materials have helped this
facility earn the rating of "greenest building in the world." We’ll then
tour Aldo Leopold’s converted chicken shed shack and farm. We’ll learn
about the land ethic Leopold espoused and his legacy as the father of
wildlife conservation. On the return trip, we will stop for a casual
dinner at Stone Cellar Brew Pub in Appleton and arrive back in Sturgeon
Bay at approximately 9:30 p.m. The coach, tour fee, snacks, lunch and
dinner are included in the cost. A cash bar will be available during
dinner. See the
Aldo Leopold
Legacy Tour Flyer (184 kb)
for more details.
Call the Door County Land Trust office at (920) 746-1359 to
reserve your tickets.
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