Landings- Winter 2011 (1.8 mb)*

Landings- Spring 2010 (1.3 mb)*

Landings- Spring 2009 (1.3 mb)*

Landings- Fall 2008 (1.4 mb)*

Landings- Spring 2008 & 2007 Annual Report (1.3 mb)*

Landings- Fall 2007 (1.5 mb)*

A Guide to the Washington Island Nature Preserves of the Door County Land Trust

This guide includes information about four Washington Island Nature Preserves: Richter Community Forest Preserve, Detroit Harbor Nature Preserve, Domer-Neff Nature Preserve and Bird Sanctuary, and Little Lake Nature Preserve. Included in the guide is information about the Land Trust's conservation work to date, the unique natural features of the preserves, some of the plants and animals found there, special points of interest, directions, and trail maps.  The guide also describes two projects on Washington Island in which the Land Trust is working in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

How to Protect your Door County Property-
   A guide to land protection strategies

We invite you to download and read the informative booklet How to Protect your Door County Property- A guide to land protection strategies (545 kb)*. 

This booklet explains in detail the options landowners have to protect the conservation and scenic values of the lands they love and influence what Door County will look like far into the future. 

If you would like to discuss whether the Door County Land Trust may be able to help permanently protect your property, please e-mail us at info@doorcountylandtrust.org or call Terrie Cooper, Land Program Director, at (920) 839-9990.

Also review the Protect Your Land section of our website for more information.

Planned Giving and Estate Planning Brochure

Learn about helping to leave the gift of open spaces and natural places to future generations by making a gift through a will, a bequest, trust, annuity, insurance or other planned or deferred gift. 

If you have any questions about making a planned gift, please e-mail us at info@doorcountylandtrust.org or call Laurel Hauser, Development Director or Dan Burke, Executive Director, at (920) 746-1359.

Also review the Planned Giving section of our website for more information.

Cost of Community Service Study

A Cost of Community Service Study was conducted for Door County in 2004 by an independent consultant, Mary Edwards—PhD in Urban and Regional Planning. 

The Door County Cost of Community Services Study found that:

• residential land use remains the highest demander of public services
   

• open and agricultural land uses place the lowest cost burden upon their communities

A Cost of Community Service Study compares the costs a community incurs servicing certain categories of land use to the revenues generated to that community in the form of taxes, licenses, permits and other fees.

The Door County Study examined two townships: Nasewaupee—selected because of its rural nature, and Gibraltar—selected because it represents an area impacted by tourism and residential development.

This study was sponsored by the Door County Environmental Council and the Door County Land Trust.

Please click on a link below to view or print the following documents relating to the Door County Cost of Community Services Study.

• How Open Space Helps Balance Municipal Budgets Brochure (344 kb)
   
• Cost of Community Services – Questions and Answers (84 kb)
   
• Cost of Community Services – Executive Summary (13 kb)
   
• Cost of Community Services – Full Report (160 kb)
   
• Effect of Land Preservation on Tax Revenue for Washington Island (149 kb)